Sunday, May 13, 2018

Honey Orange Glazed Chicken

Ingredients:
6 Bone-in Chicken Thighs    
1 Tsp salt
1 Tsp. ground Pepper
1/2 Tsp onion powder
1/2 Tsp. garlic powder
3 Tbsp. vegetable oil
1 Tsp. Cornstarch
1 Tsp. water

Orange sauce:
1 Cup fresh squeezed orange juice
1 Tbsp. honey
1 Tbsp. vinegar
1 Tbsp. sugar
1/2 Tsp. red pepper flakes
1 Garlic, crushed
1 Tsp. fresh ginger, Grated





Instructions:
  1. Rinse, remove excess skin from chicken thighs and season with salt, pepper, onion powder and garlic powder. 
  2. Heat oil in a pan over medium heat, add chicken thighs skin side down and sear for 5 minutes on each side.
  3. In a saucepan, add orange juice, honey, vinegar, sugar, red pepper flakes, garlic, ginger and bring to a boil. 
  4. Pour orange sauce over chicken and cook for an additional 25 minutes or until chicken is fully cooked. 
  5. In a small container, mix together cornstarch and water, then pour into sauce to thicken. Cook for for an additional 3 minutes. 
  6. Garnish and serve warm.




Sunday, May 6, 2018

Blueberry Cheesecake Muffin

Ingredients:
2 Cups Flour
1Tsp. Baking powder
1/2 Tsp. Salt
1/2 Cup cream cheese
1/2 Cup granulated sugar
1 Tbsp. vanilla extract
 1 Cup Milk
1/2 Cup Vegetable oil
2 Eggs
1 Cup blueberries
1/2 tsp. Lemon Juice


Instructions: 


  1. In a bowl, whisk together flour, salt and baking powder. Set aside. 
  2. In a separate bowl, add cream cheese, lemon juice and sugar. Mix until you get a smooth texture. Then, add eggs, vanilla extract, milk and vegetable oil.
  3. Preheat oven to 400 dregrees F. and line muffin tray with muffin cups.
  4. Add flour mixture to wet ingredients and mix with a spatula until combined. Do not over mix . Fold in blueberries, leaving about 10-20 berries aside for later. 
  5. Divide the batter between muffin cups, add remaining berries on top of each muffin and bake for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of a muffin comes out clean. 
  6. Cool and serve.