Kayla's Kitchen

2012-05-01T16:12:00.002-07:00

Ground Beef with Sauteed Leaks and Parsnip Potato Puree

Ingredients

2 heads of leaks
Ground beef
1 tomato
Jalapeno pepper
Fresh garlic
Salt
3 potatoes
4 parsnips
Dry dill
Smart balance butter
Olive oil

For the ground beef. Clean the leaks very well. Slice the leaks very thinly. Throw it in the pan with olive oil and minced garlic. Saute until soft. Set it aside in a dish. In the pan add the ground beef until its cooked. Add the sauteed leaks, minced jalapeno pepper (if you don't like spicy you can omit this ingredient altogether), chopped tomato. Salt to taste. Let it cook for 10 minutes.

For the puree. Peel and chop potatoes and parsnips. Cook until soft. Drain. Puree it with immersion blender. Add salt, and dill to taste, and 1 tablespoon of non- dairy smart balance butter.

And you are done, enjoy!

2012-05-01T10:54:00.001-07:00

Rosemary Lovers

Tilapia in Parchment Paper

Ingredients

Fresh rosemary

4 pieces of tilapia

Lemon juice

Minced garlic

Salt

Pepper

Olive oil

Parchment paper

Lay fish in a large piece of parchment paper (you can youtube how to wrap the fish in parchment paper) Drizzle olive oil, lemon juice then sprinkle the rosemary leaves, the minced garlic and the salt and pepper to taste. Close the parchment paper folding all edges. This will keep the flavor and smell extremely delicious when your customer opens the parchment paper. Put in oven for 30 minutes on 350.

2012-04-24T16:22:00.001-07:00

Olive and Raisin Chicken with Onions and Mushrooms

Ingredients

4 Pieces of chicken with or without bones
Green or black olives (pitted)
Sliced mushrooms
1 Onion
Raisins
Salt
Pepper
Olive Oil
Any type of sweet wine

In a frying pan saute one sliced onion. When it's browned add the sliced mushrooms. When mushrooms are tender add olives and raisins. Add salt to taste. Set aside in a bowl. In same pan drizzle a little olive oil turn up the flame to high when oil is hot place chicken skin down till browned, than turn over. Add the vegetables. Add some wine about 3/4 cup. Turn heat to low and let cook for 30 minutes or until chicken is cooked.

2012-04-18T16:59:00.000-07:00

Baked Tilapia with Mushroom and Sun-dried Tomato Pasta

Ingredients

4 pieces of tilapia
pepper
salt
olive oil
fresh white mushrooms
sun-dried tomatoes in oil
fresh garlic
tomato paste
pasta

1. Put pasta up (any type you want)

2. Drizzle olive oil in a pan. Sprinkle salt and pepper on tilapia. Place fish in the pan 2 minutes on each side, then place covered in the oven 400 for 5 minutes.

3. In a pan drizzle some oil from the sun-dried tomatoes. Mince 2 cloves of garlic. Put in pan, saute the mushrooms, a half cup chopped sun-dried tomatoes and 2 tablespoons of tomato paste.. Salt and pepper to taste. When pasta is cooked, drain and mix it with the cooked mushrooms and sun-dried tomatoes.

Enjoy!

2012-04-02T18:12:00.003-07:00

Pasta with Tomato Sauce and Breaded Turkey Balls

Ingredients

Pasta

Tomato sauce

Mushrooms

Red Pepper

Minced Garlic

2 Tomatoes

Ground Pepper

Salt

Ground Turkey

2 eggs

Bread crumbs/corn flake crumbs

Matza Meal

Make pasta (always salt pasta water).

Breaded Turkey Balls

In a bowl put ground turkey, salt, pepper, one egg and 2 tablespoons of Matza Meal. Mix. Then form them into balls. In a frying pan drizzle a little olive oil, brown the turkey balls. While its cooling off. Make the sauce.

Sauce

In pan brown some garlic, than add sliced mushrooms, sliced red pepper, and diced tomatoes, cook until tender. Add a can of tomato sauce to the pan, salt and pepper to taste. Mix with pasta.

Egg the turkey balls and coat with bread crumbs put it in a pan and bake for 15-20 minutes.

TADA! Delish :)

2012-03-27T15:45:00.001-07:00

Steak Stir Fry

Ingredients

Minute steak/pepper steak
Snow peas
Carrots
Celery
Soy sauce
Brown sugar
Sesame Oil
Fresh Garlic
Sesame seeds
Onion Powder

Thinly slice minute steak if you're using pepper steak its usually sliced already. Put in a hot pan with olive oil and mince garlic when meat is just browned (1-2 minutes) set it aside. Cut the celery and carrots matchstick style. In a pan add some olive oil when pan is hot add all the vegetables. Let it cook for about 5 minutes. Then add the meat. Let it cook for another 5 minutes. While it's cooking...in a small bowl add half cup of soy sauce, 4 tablespoons of brown sugar, 2 tablespoons of sesame oil, and a shake shake of onion powder. Add it into the pan and turn off. When you serve it you can sprinkle some sesame seeds for garnish.

2012-03-21T16:12:00.000-07:00

Grilled Vegetables

Grilled Chicken

Grilled Chicken Wrap with Grilled Vegetables

Ingredients

Chicken breast cutlets

2 tomatoes

2 carrots

1 onion

I used a whole wheat wrap (you can use any other wrap)

mayonnaise

Take the chicken breast and marinate with a little olive oil, salt and pepper. Let marinate for 30 minutes. Grill the chicken on the grill pan and set aside. Drizzle a little olive oil on the grill pan and grill all the vegetables separately. Spread mayo on wrap (or any other sauce you like) slice a chicken breast, and put the vegetables on top. Wrap it, Cut it, Enjoy it! :)

2012-03-19T14:02:00.001-07:00

Easy Meatballs in Sweet Cranberry Sauce

Ingredients

1 can of tomato sauce
1 can of cranberry sauce
1 clove garlic
salt
ketchup
brown sugar
ground meat
half onion
1 egg

Put ground meat in a bowl with the egg, grated half onion, salt. Mix it up well. Form meatballs and brown in a frying pan. Set aside. Now, mince garlic and brown in pan with little olive oil, then add tomato sauce, cranberry sauce, 2 tablespoons of ketchup, 1 tablespoon brown sugar, sprinkle salt to taste. Mix it all up. When sauce is hot add the meatballs to the sauce let it cook covered for 30 minutes under medium flame. It's great with spaghetti or mashed potatoes.

2012-03-15T20:51:00.000-07:00

Pinson Challah Recipe

53oz of white flour
27oz of whole wheat flour
12 tsp yeast
3 eggs (one will be for glazing challah)
1 cup oil
1 2/3 cups sugar
4 1/2 cups of warm water
1 teaspoon of salt

Preheat the oven to 350.
First sift the flour, and put it in a large bowl with salt mix well. Then take 12 tsp yeast mixed into 2 cups of warm water (1 cup hot and 1 cup cold is perfect) then add 2/3 of sugar to the yeast and wait till it gets foamy, then add the yeast to the flour and knead, add the 2 eggs, oil, sugar and 2 cups of warm water (1 cup hot and 1 cup cold) and knead for about ten minutes. If it's still very sticky add a little more flour, then...basically let it rise. Punch the dough every 20 minutes for an hour... by this time it should be risen and ready for shaping. Shape and let the dough rise for another 20-30 minutes. Then glaze with egg and sprinkle sesame seeds or poppy seeds or both. Put in the oven until it turns golden brown..like this picture!
It's the best challah recipe ever!

2012-03-15T14:52:00.001-07:00

Moroccan Chicken

Ingredients

Whole Chicken
Garlic Powder
Onion Powder
Paprika
Salt
Turmeric
Cinnamon
Olive Oil
Pitted Olives
Raisins
Onion

Take large bowl and mix approx. 1 tsp of each spice except the cinnamon and salt which just needs a sprinkle. Add 1/2 cup of olive oil and mix. It should turn into a paste. Cover the chicken in the paste. Then in a pan put a drizzle of olive oil. Lay the chicken skin down. Let it brown a little then turn it over and add 1/2 cup of olives. 1/2 cup of raisins and 1/2 sliced onion, you can add a splash of any semi dry wine. Cover and cook on low flame for about 45 minutes to an hour.

Option: fresh parsley.

PS. I tried the same recipe in the oven and it was delicious too!

2012-03-15T14:47:00.001-07:00

Spinach Lasagna

Ingredients

1 Package of frozen spinach

1 container of ricotta cheese

1 package of no need boil lasagna

1 jar of flavored tomato sauce

2 cloves of fresh garlic

1 package of mozzarella cheese

1 tablespoon of olive oil

In frying pan brown two cloves of minces garlic in olive oil add the spinach and cook till it's soft. In a bowl mix the ricotta cheese and spinach. In a 9"13 pan spread tomato sauce on the bottom of the pan and add 3 lasagna sheets. Layer spinach ricotta mixture then add three more lasagna sheets, another layer of tomato sauce and another layer of spinach mixture, 3 more sheets of lasagna, the rest of the tomato sauce and sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top (you don't have to use all of it, depends how much you like)

Another option is to add mozzarella cheese in between the layers.

Bake on 350 for 50 minutes to an hour. Covered. Enjoy!