Indian Night

(Leeksmas) Butter chicken

Serves 4-6

Ingredients

1kg/2lb chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces

3 tablespoons tandoori paste

½ cup natural (plain) yoghurt

12 oz can chopped tomatoes

1 teaspoon garam masala

½ teaspoon paprika

1 cup single (light) cream

2 tablespoons brown sugar

50g/1 ¾ oz butter

½ teaspoon salt

Put the chicken into glass tray, add tandoori paste and yoghurt and mix well to coat the chicken. Arrange in dish and cook under broiler set on a high heat until tender. Remove the chicken and set it aside.

Pour the juices from the chicken into a pan, add tomatoes, garam masala, paprika, cream and sugar.  Bring the mixture to a boil and cook it over high heat for 20 minutes or until the sauce is thick and creamy. Add the chicken, butter, salt and simmer for 3 minutes, or until the butter melts and the chicken is heated through. 

Green thoren
feeds: 4-6
Ingredients:

• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 tsp black mustard seeds
• 2 dried red chilies, or chilli flakes
• 2 tsps curry powder
• 500 green beans
• 1/2 tso salt
• 2 tsp brown sugar

Heat oil in pan and add mustard seeds until they start to pop, this can be messy so it's best to cover with a splatter screen (cheap at ikea: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10112530/). Add chillies or chilli flakes, add curry powder, beans, salt and 2 tbsp water and simmer uncovered for (5-10 min) or until beans are soft. Add the sugar and cook until heated through (about 5 min)

Green goddess grilled cheese sandwich and butternut squash soup

This sandwich is so good!!!!! It includes, cheese, spinach, pesto, avocado, goat cheese and bread. MIAM

sandwich:  http://www.tastespotting.com/features/green-goddess-grilled-cheese-sandwich-recipe

It goes great with the thai curry and coconut butternut squash soup!
soup: http://www.eclecticcook.com/thai-curry-and-coconut-butternut-squash-soup/

Hats on hats on hats! Made in Mexico - Newmarket

http://madeinmexicorestaurant.com/`

This restaurant what featured on you gotta eat here on the food network. The portions where massive, the food was good and the price was cheap! I could of enjoyed a little more spice though. I had a chimichanga with the pulled pork, rice and house salad. We also had the guacamole trio and a small Margarita (which was massive). If it weren't for the drive I think I would of gone back already and also spent some time on the main street in Newmarket before dinner. On the food network they have a recipe for the mexicana quesadilla carne, which I should try soon.
http://www.foodnetwork.ca/ontv/shows/you-gotta-eat-here/recipe.html?dishid=13557&titleid=265117

Sushi making extravaganza

This took us all day and we got told a couple times that we would never be able to make money at the rate we were going, but it can be fun if you're a team to make it.

We purchased most of what we needed at Galleria market (http://www.galleriasm.com:8888/) place at 865 York Mills Rd, Toronto. 

Our grocery list included: salmon sashimi, white tuna sashimi, avocado, roe, crab, shrimp tempura, rice wine vinegar, sushi rice, ginger, cucumber, cream cheese and then other veggies you want to add.

What worked well was putting Saran wrap on the bamboo mats, we also only had one mat so sometimes we covered a magazine in saran wrap. It was an adventure.

  

This is the video I used to make the caterpillar roll:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8klrdZVTfEk

Museum Tavern

I had a CAP today with the CAO(conseils des arts de l'Ontario) on Bloor st and they  treated us for lunch. We went to the museum tavern where I enjoyed one of their Torpedo sandwiches. I had the Lamb Sloppy Joe, which had rosemary goat cheese and pickled celeriac. It was very good and very spicy, which was great for me but not for everyone else. Some people also had the Chicken thigh paillard salad, but i'm not sure it looked like it was worth the 16$, basically a chicken thigh with a greek salad on top.

http://www.museumtavern.ca/Menu

Summer rolls

 Ingredients:
-chicken (done in the oven with olive oil or Costco roasted chicken)
-shrimp
-peppers of your choice
-cucumber
-mint
-coriander or cilantro
-vermicelli noodles





-combine everything into the wrap and roll, I usually separate the chicken and shrimp.

Served best when dipped in Presidents choice peanut sauce:
http://reviews.presidentschoice.ca/6584/F9380/reviews.htm.  So good!
Another variation is to use lettuce leaves instead
of rice paper.

Kensington market latte

Moonbeam coffee latte, so good everytime!

http://www.moonbeancoffee.com/

Roasted Quinoa Salad

Ingredients:
-quinoa
-red pepper
-yellow peppers
-feta
-spinach
-vinagrette of your choise
-any other veggies you'd like to add






-the roasted quinoa gives a nuttier flavor
-rinse it in a sieve, then dry roast it in a pan for about 5 minutes, make sure to stir
-cook the quinoa using the recipe on the package

-combine everything together with a vinagrette of your choice (olive oil and balsamic vinegar is always good)

California sandwiches

Always tasty and always filling!
We often get the meat ball sanwich or the veal one.

http://www.californiasandwiches.com/

Panini

We've made many varities of paninis this year. The best usualy include
-pesto
-sauted onions (leave them on low for a while till they become sweet)
-cheese
-leftover meats (pork tenderoin, steak)
-spinach
-advocado
-olive oil

We use a Cuisinart Griddler Grill, Griddle & Panini Press

http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/cuisinart-griddler-grill-griddle-panini-press/