Caprese Salad

Fresh Mozzarella
Tomato's whatever color you like

Slice and top with Olive oil, salt and pepper; then top with a basil leaf. Sometimes I add a little balsamic vinegar.

Super fast super good!!

Potato night- Best potatoes ever!

I think after I post this one I am caught up. Thanks Cami for the reminder.

Best Potatoes ever!(That really is what the recipe is called)

Ingredients

• 4 large potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 1 1/2 tablespoons ghee (clarified butter)
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 2 green chile peppers, chopped
• 1 (1 inch) piece fresh ginger root, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon coriander, ground
• 1 teaspoon amchoor (dried mango powder)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 bunch fresh cilantro, chopped

* I used fresh lemon juice instead of the amchoor. I read somewhere that you could do that.

Directions

1. Place the potatoes in a saucepan with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, and cook 10 minutes, until tender. Drain and allow to cool slightly.
2. Heat the ghee in a large skillet over medium heat. Lightly toast the cumin seeds in the ghee. Mix in the green chile peppers and ginger. Season with chili powder and coriander. Stir in the potatoes, and cook about 5 minutes. Season with amchoor and salt, and continue cooking about 15 minutes. Garnish with cilantro to serve.

Coconut night- Chicken Satay

Chicken Satay

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup coconut milk
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon curry powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 3/4 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cut into 1 inch strips
• 1 cup coconut milk
• 1 tablespoon curry powder
• 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
• 3/4 cup chicken stock
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons lime or lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• Salt to taste
• 10 (6 inch) wooden skewers, or as needed, soaked in water for 30 minutes

Directions

1. Stir together 1/2 cup coconut milk, garlic, 1 teaspoon curry powder, brown sugar, salt, and pepper until the sugar has dissolved. Toss marinade with the chicken, cover, and marinate for at least 2 hours.
2. Bring 1 cup coconut milk, 1 tablespoon curry powder, peanut butter, chicken stock, and 1/4 cup brown sugar to a simmer in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Simmer for 5 minutes, stirring constantly, until smooth and thickened. Remove from heat and stir in lime juice and soy sauce; season to taste with salt.
3. Preheat a grill for medium-high heat.
4. Thread marinated chicken onto skewers, then grill 4 to 5 minutes per side, or until cooked through. Serve with warm peanut sauce.

*I didn't put these on skewers, and I didn't grill them either. I broiled them in the oven.

Basil Butter bread things, I can't remember what I called them on basil night.

Basil Butter

Ingredients

• 4 cloves garlic
• 15 leaves fresh basil
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 cup butter

Directions

1. Place garlic, basil, and pepper in the bowl of a food processor. Process until the garlic is in small bits. Add the butter, and process just to mix together. Spoon into container, and refrigerate until firm.

* The bread was Pattie Wrights round peasant bread dough, here is that recipe.

1 Pkg. yeast
2 C. warm water
1 T. Sugar
2 t. salt
4 C. flour
cornmeal
butter melted

Place yeast, water, sugar and salt in a warm bowl and stir until dissolved. Add flour and stir until blended. Do not knead. Cover and let rise one hour or until doubled in size. Spray a cooking sheet with a non-stick spray and sprinkle with corn meal. Flour hands, remove dough from the bowl and place in 2 rounds on cookie sheet. Let rise and additional hour. Brush tops with melted butter and bake at 425 for 10 min. Reduce oven temp. to 375 and cook an additional 15 min. Remove from oven and brush again with butter.
*I did change this slightly, I made the dough in my mixer and I added a bit more flour so I could shape it into loaves, like french bread. Every thing else I did the same.
* The individual pieces of bread I spread the butter on and but a bit of sliced basil and some parmesan cheese, and toasted in the oven.

Turkey Burgers

1 pound ground turkey
1 egg (I think?)
2 tbls basil pesto
1 tsp minced garlic
1/4 cup onion (I used red onion)
1/2 cup crumbled feta (I used Athenos basil and tomato feta)
1.5 tsp seasoned salt
1/2 cup of crumbled bread

Mix ingredients together until blended. Shape into patties. (I refridgerated the patties for 2 hours and it seemed like they stuck to the grill less than the ones I grilled immediately). Sprinkle seasoned salt on each side and grill until done.

Blackberry Basil Tart

Ingredients
Serves 6
2 cups sour cream
3/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons sugar
1/2 vanilla bean, halved lengthwise
Cornmeal Shortbread Dough
2 cups blackberries (about 1 pint)
1/4 cup loosely packed fresh basil leaves, plus sprigs for garnish
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Directions
1.Stir together sour cream and 3/4 cup sugar. Scrape in vanilla bean seeds; stir to combine. Discard pod. Refrigerate filling, covered, until firm, about 3 hours or up to 2 days, before using.
2.Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Press dough into a 13 3/4-by-4 1/4-by-1-inch oblong tart pan with a removable bottom. Trim edges of dough flush with pan. Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes. Bake until golden and crisp, about 18 minutes. Let cool completely on a wire rack.
3.Stir together blackberries, remaining 3 tablespoons sugar, 1 tablespoon water, basil, and cinnamon in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring gently, until berries have softened and released their juices and mixture is warmed through, about 2 minutes.
4.Spoon sour cream filling into tart shell. Top with the berry mixture. Garnish with basil sprigs.

Cornmeal Shortbread Dough
Ingredients
Makes enough for 1 tart
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons fine yellow cornmeal
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 large egg yolk
1 1/2 tablespoons heavy cream
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
3 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon finely grated orange zest
Directions
1.Whisk together flour, cornmeal, and salt in a large bowl; set aside. Whisk together yolk, cream, and vanilla in a small bowl; set aside.
2.Put butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Mix in yolk mixture and orange zest until combined. Mix in flour mixture until just combined. Shape dough into a disk; wrap in plastic. Refrigerate until cold, about 30 minutes or up to 1 day, before using.