Greek pasta with baked lemon chicken

Ingredients:

4 ounces crumbled feta cheese
1 cup halved grape or cherry tomatoes
1/4 cup pitted kalamata olives
1/4 cup minced fresh parsley
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup olive oil
1 tablespoon freshly chopped oregano

12 oz of your fave pasta(I used twirls so it would into the nooks)

Chicken:
6 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves

pepper to taste

kosher salt to taste

2 tablespoons olive oil

2 lemons, cut into wedges

Directions:

Preheat oven to 450°.
In a large bowl, combine feta, tomatoes, olives, parsley, lemon juice, 1/4 cup olive oil and oregano. Cover and chill in refrigerator.

Boil pasta. Once done mix with feta mixture. 

Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large roasting pan over medium-high heat. Season chicken with kosher salt and pepper. Sear chicken, about 1-2 minutes each side; remove from heat.
Squeeze lemon wedges over chicken to coat. Place the squeezed lemon wedges around the chicken breasts. Roast for about 25-30 mins. 

Slice and put on top of pasta. Enjoy!!

Naan Bread(bread machine)

INGREDIENTS:

1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon instant yeast

1/2 cup milk

1 egg

DIERCTIONS:

1. Put the milk and egg in the bread machine.

2. Mix flour, sugar and salt together and then put them on top of the milk.

3. Add the yeast on top the flour.

4. Use the “dough” function of your bread machine to make the dough.

5. Turn out the dough on a lightly floured working surface and divide it into 5 equal portions. Form each one into balls.

6. Heat a skillet over medium heat until hot, and grease lightly.

7. Flatten the dough a little bit just so you can sprinkle some salt and mined garlic on it. Use a rolling pin to press the minced garlic into the surface of the dough.

Coconut Curry Chicken

I have always wanted to eat Indian food but my number one problem was that I didn't know where a good place to go was AND of I didn't like it it would be a waste of time and money. So I decided to try to make my own. I know the basic flavored of India and I know that have a fantastic. Read, naan. So here it is my experiment of Indian cuisine....and I must say so myself that I was FANTASTIC!!!! Enjoy......and Eat on!!!!

INGREDIENTS: 

2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts

3 tbsp  EVOO

1 tsp ground cumin

1 1/2 tsp ground coriander

2 tbsp soy sauce

1 1/2 tsp kosher salt

2 tbsp sugar

2 tsp curry powder

1 cup coconut milk

pinch cayenne

Fresh limes, cut into wedges

DIRECTIONS:

1. Trim fat from chicken breasts. And place in a ziplock bag. 
2. Mix all remaining ingredients except limes.
3. Add chicken and marinade to a large bowl or ziploc bag and chill in the refrigerator for up to two hours.
4. Once you are ready to cook the chicken, remove each breast from the marinade.
5. Pour the marinade into a small saucepan and bring to a rolling boil.  Boil continuously for at least 2 minutes, stirring occasionally so it doesn’t burn.
6. Grill chicken.
7. Sprinkle with fresh lime juice. Serve with sauce on the side and naan(Indian bread, recipe on blog)

Chocolate Pie

• My husband LOVES chocolate pies so he makes them like once a week....lol...that might be a stretch but it's a close guesstimate!!! He makes it the very quick way with a bought graham cracker crust and chocolate pudding, which is ok BUT I wanted to make him one the way I was taught to make them in school, with real chocolate custard and a yummy crust. So here it is, chocolate pie with a simple shortbread crust!! Enjoy.....and Eat on!!!

Shortbread pie crust

• 4 tablespoons softened unsalted butter
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 large egg yolk
• 1 cup all-purpose flour 
• 1 teaspoon coarse salt

Stir together butter and sugar in a medium bowl. Stir in yolk. Add flour and salt, and stir until mixture is dry and crumbly. Press dough into bottom and up sides of a 9-inch pie dish. Freeze until firm. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Bake just until crust turns golden brown, 20 to 22 minutes. Let cool. 

This crust is so simple and delicious it could be the crust to any pie!!!

Chocolate pie filling

1 can Evaporated Milk

2 large egg yolks

2 cups Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels

Whipped cream(from scratch by putting cold heavy whipping cream in a mixer and let it mix until it has stuff peaks...and confectioners sugar and fold in)

Whisk evaporated milk and egg yolks in medium saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is hot and starts to thicken slightly; DO NOT boil. Remove from heat; stir in chocolate until completely melted and mixture is smooth.

Pour into crust; refrigerate until firm. Top with whipped cream before serving.