Friday, April 23, 2010

Zucchini Bread

I tried out Food Network's Paula Deen's Zucchini Bread recipe. Sorry, I didn't get a chance to take a picture this time :(

Ingredients
3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 cups sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs, beaten
1/3 cup water
2 cups grated zucchini
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large bowl, combine flour, salt, nutmeg, baking soda, cinnamon and sugar. In a separate bowl, combine oil, eggs, water, zucchini and lemon juice. Mix wet ingredients into dry, add nuts and fold in. Bake in 2 standard loaf pans, sprayed with nonstick spray, for 1 hour, or until a tester comes out clean. Alternately, bake in 5 mini loaf pans for about 45 minutes.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/zucchini-bread-recipe/index.html

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Dinner 7

Tonight we had Baked Chicken with Dijon and Balsamic Vinaigrette , Chinese Fried Rice, Cheesesticks (just baked pizza sticks), and Mango Lassi :].

Baked Chicken with Dijon and Balsamic Vinegar:
Ingredients:
1 (3 1/2- to 4-pound) chicken -- cut up or bone-in chicken parts, as desired
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
1 clove garlic, chopped
Salt and pepper -- to taste
2 1/2 tablespoons Balsamic vinaigrette

Directions:
Preheat oven to 400: F. Marinate chicken in Balsamic Vinaigrette along with salt, pepper, and Dijon mustard for 10 minutes. Place the chicken in a single layer in a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking dish, on a baking rack if desired. Sprinkle with dried parley leaves and chopped garlic. Place in the oven and bake until chicken is brown and done, basting occasionally with pan juices, about 50 minutes. This is good hot or at room temperature.

Chinese Fried Rice (recipe)

Mango Lassi (recipe)