Saturday, November 27, 2010

Chicken breast with black cherry cream sauce


1 white onion
1 tbsp. butter
1/2 c. light cream
1/4 c. roasted sesame seeds
1 tbsp. soy sauce
1 tbsp. curry paste
1/8 c. black cherry jam
1/4 c. white cooking wine
1/2 red kidney beans
salt and pepper to taste

Sautee cubed onion in butter. Add ingredients and reduce until thickened. Serve over medium whole wheat shells.

Ensalada de espinacas con vinagreta de mostaza y miel


Dijon mustard
honey
Balsamic vinegar
olive oil
1/4 tsp. salt
yogurt

Mix and serve over baby spinach.

Saturday, November 13, 2010

Carrot-apple salad à la Arcaios


1 Cortland apple
1 c. grated carrot
1/2 c. chopped fresh cilantro
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
2 1/2 tsp. lemon juice
1/2 tsp. ground cumin

Chop apple into tiny cubes. Add to grated carrot and finely chopped cilantro, harvested from the field, into a bowl. Squeeze lemon juice. Add garlic, olive oil, and cumin.

Toss ingredients with your fingers as you think very seriously about archaeology and the ingenious nature of Arcaios products. Serve with the smug certainty that Arcaios will change the face of archaeological practice.

Arcaios spicy chicken pot pie


1 1/2 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 tsp. paprika
1 tsp. ground cumin
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 lemon
3 tbsp. butter
1 large onion, cut in 1/2 in. cubes
1 c. pitted green olives, coarsely chopped
1/3 c. golden raisins
2 tbsp. all-purpose flour
1 c. chicken broth
1 refrigerated pie crust

Cut chicken breasts into 1/2 in. cubes. In large bowl, mix with spices to coat. Add generous salt and pepper. Cut lemon in half and remove seeds. Scoop out pulp and juice to measure 2 tbsp. Add to chicken mixture; stir to blend.

Melt butter in large skillet over medium heat. Add onions, olives and raisins and sauté until onion is almost tender, about 4 minutes. Add chicken mixture and stir 1 min. Sprinkle flour over and stir 1 min. Add broth and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Transfer to 9-in. deep glass pie dish.

Place pie crust over dish and pinch to seal edges. Cut slit in crust to vent. Use second pie crust to carve out Arcaios logo. Brush underside with water and place on top of pie. Brush logo lightly with olive oil to brown.

Bake at 425° until juices are bubbling thickly, about 20 min.

Saturday, November 6, 2010

Spicy broccoli potato cream soup


2 heads broccoli
1 large white onion
5 medium potatoes
2 c. heavy cream
chicken broth
Tabasco sauce

Bring one liter of water to a boil. Add chicken broth, cleaned and cut broccoli (with stem), diced onion, peeled and cubed potatoes. Cook 45 minutes. Add two ladles heavy cream and a copious amount of black pepper. Add tabasco sauce to taste.