Jessica's Aji De Gallina

Traditional Peruvian dish.

Ingredients:
1 whole roaster chicken, pullet or hen (about 5 lb / 2½ kg)
3 slices white bread, crusts removed
2 cups chicken broth
½ cup vegetable oil
2 cups, finely chopped red onion
4 cloves garlic, crushed
½ tsp dried oregano
Pinch of cumin
1 ½-6 Tbsp ají amarillo paste (spicy yellow pepper paste). Add as much as you want the dish to be spicy. Can order on Amazon.com
2 Tbsp ají mirasol/panca paste (can use chili paste/powder if want to). Can order on Amazon.com
3 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
3 tbsp chopped walnuts
1 ½ cups evaporated milk
Salt and freshly ground pepper

Garnish:2-3 hard-boiled eggs, slicedBlack olives

PreparationPreheat oven 475'. Season chicken with salt, pepper.Bake the chicken 475' for 20 mins then at 350' for another 1 1/2 hours (or until done). Remove from heat and set aside to cool. Can save the cooking liquid to use instead of chicken broth if you want. When the chicken is cool enough to handle, pull meat from the bones and shred meat into bite size pieces, discard skin and bones. Set aside. This can be done the day before.

Put bread and 1 cup of the reserved cooking liquid/ chicken broth in blender and let soak.

In a large heavy-based pan, heat oil and sauté onion and garlic over medium heat until soft, about 3 minutes. Add oregano, cumin, ají amarillo paste, ají mirasol paste, salt and freshly ground pepper. Cook for a further 10 minutes.

Meanwhile blend bread and its soaking liquid to form a thick creamy paste. Add Parmesan cheese and nuts. Blend. Add cooked onion and spice mixture from pan into blender. Blend till smooth.

Add blended bread onion mixture to the pan and cook for 2 minutes. If necessary add more chicken stock to keep the dish moist and juicy. Stir in shredded chicken pieces, Cook for 2 more minutes. Just before serving, add evaporated milk and warm through, taking care to ensure that the mixture does not boil.

Serve hot accompanied by rice and potatoes. Garnish with a sprinkling of chopped nuts, hard-boiled egg slices and black olives.

Amy's Chewy Raspberry Bars

They can be Chewy Raspberry, Cherry or Apricot Bars--depending on your liking!
* I've tried strawberry, but it just didn't turn out well. I've never tried blackberry or plum though.

Chewy Raspberry Bars

Cream together in large bowl: 1 1/2 C Butter (3 sticks--do not use margarine)
2 C Brown Sugar


Add: 2 1/2 Cups Flour
1 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
3 Cups Old Fashioned Oats

Press 3/4ths of the mixture into bottom of 9 X 13 pan
Spread 1 C of jam or preserves over the top
Sprinkle/dot remaining crust on top of jam

Bake at 325' for 25-30 minutes--or (longer depending on the pan) until till brown and puffy.
Cool completely and cut into squares.


ENJOY!

Jessica's Potted Dirt

Crush 24 oz Oreo cookies. In medium size bowl Cream 4 Tblsp softened Butter, 8 oz. softened cream cheese, and 1 cup powdered sugar. In separate bowl Mix 3 cups milk and 7 oz instant vanilla pudding then fold in 12 oz thawed whipped topping. Combine cream mixtures. Layer 1/3 cookies, 1/2 cream mix, 1/3 cookies, 1/2 mix cookies, Top with 1/3 cookies. Refrigerate over night.

For display: put in Flower Pot and add fake flower bouquet.
For fun: Add gummy worms.
For Adult Fun: use 1/2 cup Kahlula and 2 1/2 cups milk (instead of the 3 cups milk).
I like adding raspberries on top of the cream mixture.

Valentina's Sticky fruit oat squares

Makes 16

¾ cup unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing

3 tbsp honey

¾ packed raw brown sugar

3 ½ oz smooth peanut butter

2 ¾ cups rolled oats

¼ cup dried apricots, chopped

2 tbsp sunflower seeds

2 tbsp sesame seeds



Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease and line an 8 ½ -inch square baking pan.

Melt butter, honey, and sugar in a pan over low heat. When the sugar has melted, add the peanut butter, and stir until all the ingredients are well combined. Add all the remaining ingredients and mix well.

Press the mixture into the prepared pan and bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes.

Remove from the oven and let cool in the pan, then cut into 16 squares.

Tasty Nuts from Kellie

Ingredients:

1 egg white
1 tablespoon water
2 tablespoons granular sugar substitute
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 cups mixed nuts (pecans, almonds, macadamias, walnuts)
Directions:

Heat oven to 275 F. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil; spray with nonstick cooking spray.In a large bowl, mix egg white, water, sugar substitute, salt, pepper, cumin, cinnamon and cayenne. Add nuts; mix until evenly coated.Spread nuts in a single layer on prepared baking sheet. Bake 50 minutes to 1 hour until golden brown. net carbs is 2.5