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Friday, April 06, 2007

It's FRIDAY FIXINS'

AH yes!!! It's Friday. Here's a great new recipe that I got from Tiny that I call "Tiny's Southern Fried French Green Beans!" I have know Tiny forever; hence I take her opinion as gospel...and she wasnt wrong on this one.

"Tiny's Southern Fried French Green Beans!"
Ingredients:
one small onion
1 tsp of cooking oil
1 tsp of sugar
4 strips of your favorite bacon (I use Wright's Bacon)
2 cans of french style green beans, drained
1 tsp of red wine vinegar

Begin by adding cubed bacon to a hot skillet. As the bacon fries, quarter the small onion and cut one quarter into bits and add to skillet (onion lovers can add more. As the items are frying loudly in the pan, begin to add the green beans in half can increments to maintain the frying temperature, stirring them into the hot bacon grease (smells southern already). After all the green beans have been added, cover and simmer for 5 mins on low heat. Add vinegar, stir, add sugar sprinkled over the top and simmer for another 3 minutes. Stir. Green beans should be a bit duller green with a most delicious aroma. Serve as is or on a bed of crispy battered onions. You can even cook in some fresh mushrooms and/or green peppers and frame a nice steak for the perfect meal.

MMMMMM......mmmmmm; pass the gravy.

!!!
M

Friday, February 23, 2007

Friday Fixins...Hot Chicken Quesadillas

HOT Chicken Recipe Below!!!!
Well it's Friday; so I have dubbed it "Fixins' Friday." As I sit here typing away, the aroma of delicately well-prepared chicken quesadillas fills my imagination. It's no secret that one of my favorite things to do is cook; second only to eating. It's probably true what they say about the road to a man's heart is thru his stomach. I have known some fantastic cooks. Cooks typically have a signature dish that everybody knows them for. (nuf said) Let's cook!

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RECIPE: FINGER LICKIN' CHICKEN QUESADILLAS

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INGREDIENTS:
2 teaspoons Olive oil
2 Boneless chicken breasts, -cut into strips
2 tablespoons Chili sauce
1 Jalapeno pepper, seeded and diced
4 Eight inch flour tortillas
1 cup Shredded Cheddar cheese
4 teaspoons Canola oil or vegetable oil

DIRECTIONS:
Preheat griddle or large shallow frying pan on medium heat on top of the stove. Add the olive oil to the hot pan. Place the chicken strips, chili sauce and jalapeno pepper in the pan and saute until cooked through, approx. 3-5 minutes.

Remove and reserve. Wipe the pan clean. Place the chicken mixture on one half of each of the 4 flour tortillas. Sprinkle with cheese and fold over to form a half circle. Again, preheat pan on medium. Oil the cooking surface with one tsp. Canola oil. Place a filled tortilla on the cooking surface.

Cook until light brown. Turn. Repeat with the other three tortillas. Slice each tortilla into three wedges and serve with salsa and black beans.

Yield: 4 Servings
Category: Appetizers, Chicken

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