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Dinner, Recipes

Satay Chicken with Thai Peanut Sauce

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Ingredients:

  • Chicken:
    • 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken thighs, cut into small pieces
    • 1 clove garlic, minced
    • 2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger root
    • 1 tablespoon fish sauce
  • Peanut Sauce:
    • 1 13.5 oz can of full-fat coconut milk
    • 2 oz (approximately 1/4 cup) of Thai red curry paste
    • 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter (preferably without sugar, but you can also just put less sugar in)
    • 1/2 tablespoon salt
    • 3/4 cup sugar
    • 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar or white vinegar
    • 1/2 cup water
Instructions:
  1. Toss chicken, garlic, ginger, and fish sauce in a bowl until the chicken is coated in the marinade. Cover, and marinate for 1 hour.
  2. While the chicken is marinating, make the peanut sauce.
  3. Mix all of the ingredients in a medium heavy-bottomed pot and bring to a very gentle boil over medium-low heat, whisking constantly.
  4. Let the mixture simmer for 3-5 minutes over low heat; be careful not to let the mixture scorch at the bottom of the pot.
  5. Take the pot off the heat, and let it cool.
  6. If you have a grill, put the chicken on skewers and grill on medium heat for 4-6 minutes a side. Otherwise, broil the chicken in a pan for about 25 minutes.
  7. Serve the chicken with the peanut sauce. You can freeze extra peanut sauce for another day.
Breakfast, Recipes

Cranberry Walnut Bread

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Ingredients:

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg slightly beaten
  • 3/4 cup orange juice
  • 3/4 stick of butter
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 cup walnuts
  • 1 1/2 cup whole cranberries
  • 1/4 cup milk
Directions:
  1. Preheat the oven to 325.
  2. Mix together the sugar, egg, orange juice, and butter (melted).
  3. Mix in the flour, salt, and baking powder.
  4. The batter should be pretty thick, so add a little bit of milk to thin it.
  5. Ground the walnuts, and mix them in.
  6. Mix in the cranberries.
  7. Bake for 50-60 minutes in a greased pan, until the knife comes out clean. (doughy > dry)

Tip: You could also make muffins out of the batter:

 

Dessert, Recipes

Grandpa’s Peanut Butter Balls

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A Christmas tradition
Makes about 120.

Ingredients:

  • 2 sticks of butter
  • 4 cups of crunchy peanut butter
  • 1 1/2 lbs. confectionary sugar (~5 cups)
  • 4 cups of rice krispies (generous)
  • 4-5 cups of chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup Crisco or 1/3 – 1/2 bar of cooking wax

Directions:

  1. Melt the sticks of butter and the peanut butter and mix them together.
  2. Mix in the confectionary sugar.
  3. Mix in the rice krispies (this will be your arm workout for the day)
  4. Roll this mixture into walnut-sized balls.
  5. Melt the chocolate and crisco in a double broiler (bowl over boiling water on the stove).
  6. Dip the peanut butter balls into the chocolate, and place them on wax paper in the freezer or refrigerator to harden.
  7. Keep refrigerated, and enjoy!