Showing posts with label Lemon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lemon. Show all posts

Monday, April 7, 2014

Hollywood Cheesecake

I love this cheesecake recipe.  The hint of lemon makes it taste so fresh and the thin top sour cream layer is so creamy.  I topped mine with whipped cream and drizzled some of the homemade hot fudge I made for a previous recipe and it was amazing.  Enjoy!

Ingredients:
Crust:
1 Cup Graham Cracker Crumbs
3 Tbsp Sugar
3 Tbsp butter (melted)

Cheesecake:
2 8 oz packages Cream Cheese (softened)
1/2 Cup Sugar
1 Tbsp Lemon Juice
1 tsp Lemon Peel (grated)
1/2 tsp Vanilla
2 Eggs Separated

Top Layer:
1 Cup Sour Cream
2 Tbsp Sugar
1 tsp Almond

Directions:
Crust:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.  Combine crumbs, sugar and butter.  Press onto the bottom of 9" springform pan.  Bake for 10 minutes.  Remove from oven.

Cheesecake:
Combine cream cheese, sugar, lemon juice, lemon peel and vanilla.  Mix at medium speed on electric mixer until well blended.  Add eggs yolks, one at a time mixing well after each addition.  Beat egg whites until stiff and then add to the cream cheese mixture.  Mix well and pour over the crust.  Bake at 300 degrees for 40 minutes.

Top Layer:
Combine sour cream, sugar and almond.  Carefully spread over cheesecake.  Continue baking for another 10 minutes.   Let cool for at least 20 minutes and loosen cake from the rim of the pan.  Chill.  Garnish with whipped topping or fruit of choice. 

Combine crust ingredients
Press into the bottom of springform pan
Add cream cheese, sugar, lemon juice, lemon peel and vanilla to blender
Mix together and add egg yolks
Mix one at a time
Add in egg whites

Finish mixing
Remove crust from the oven
Pour cheesecake over the crust
Remove from the oven

Combine top layer ingredients
Mix thoroughly
Gently spread over the cheesecake
Cook 10 minutes and remove from oven
Serve & Enjoy!

In case you are interested in my homemade hot fudge recipe you can find it here:

Thursday, March 27, 2014

Greek Lemon Oregano Chicken

I always love a nice easy baked chicken recipe.  This one is great in that it has minimal ingredients and minimal efforts for a very delicious meal.  Enjoy it!

Ingredients:
4 Chicken Breasts
4 Tbsp Lemon Juice
2 Cloves of Garlic (Mince)
Generous Seasoning of Mediterranean Sea Salt & Mediterranean Oregano

Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Cover a cookie sheet with tin foil (to make for easier clean up).  Arrange the chicken on the cookie sheet with the smooth side up.  Sprinkle the lemon juice, garlic and seasoning on top of the chicken.  Cook until done (about 30-40 minutes).  Serve with pan juices and enjoy!

Get your ingredients out
Arrange the chicken smooth side up and sprinkle with lemon, garlic and seasoning
Cook for about 30 minutes
Serve & Enjoy!

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Lemon Oregano Chicken Tenderloins

A quick and easy delicious recipe :)  You can change the flavor in so many ways! 

Ingredients:
6 Chicken Tenderloins
1/8 Cup Lemon Juice
1/8 Cup Olive Oil
1 Tbsp Orange Emulsion
Seasoning (Alpine Touch, Oregano, Tarragon)

Directions:
Preheat oven to 325.  Combine the Lemon Juice, Oil, and Orange Emulsion in a bowl and mix.  Cover a shallow baking pan with tinfoil.  Take each tenderloin and coat in the lemon mixture and place upside-down on the tin foil.  When complete season the bottom and  turn over.  Season the top of the chicken and slowly pour the remaining lemon mixture over the chicken.  Bake for 18-20 minutes.  Remove from the oven and let stand for a couple minutes, serve and enjoy!  

Combine the oil, lemon juice and orange in a bowl
Coat the chicken with the lemon mixture and place on the tinfoil
Season both sides of the chicken and top with the remaining lemon mixture
Serve & Enjoy!


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Monday, September 2, 2013

What should I cook? YOU DECIDE!

Some days you just want someone to tell you what to cook and then you can be as creative as you want with the dish instead of having to do all of the thinking yourself.  As I was perusing the internet thinking of inspiration for my blog and what I wanted to pour my time into this evening I ended up looking at a lot of delicious recipes.  It brought a brilliant idea to mind.  What if I posted a couple ideas for the main dish and the dessert of a meal and I could have my wonderful readers vote and I will cook that dish within a week and post my version of the recipe with my step by step photo recipe blog.  I am really excited about this!  I hope that I can get some of my readers to actually comment and vote so that this can be very interactive and fun!  I look forward to the results and would love to this at least once a month or more.  If you have any recipe suggestions that I don't post, please feel free to share them with me and if plausible they can be featured on the next What should I cook recipe vote, or just as a regular meal that I prepare and recipe share with you!  Thank you for your support and I am giddy with excitement about the outcome of this!

Here are 4 of my top picks for the Main DISHES:

Option A: Burgundy Pork Tenderloin

This is a delicious pork tenderloin in a hearty red wine based sauce
 
The original recipe
Burgundy-Pork-Tenderloin











Option B: Creamy Lemon-Pepper Orzo with Grilled Chicken

I absolutely love orzo, and for some reason it always seems to go amazingly well with lemon.  Add the grilled chicken on top and you can't go wrong

The original recipe:
Option C:  Apple-Honey Drumsticks
 I love trying new flavors on chicken and don't like to get in the BBQ rut.  This looks like a nice Asian flair to a great drumstick.

The original recipe:










Option D:  Slow Cooker Chicken Chili
I don't use my slow cooker nearly as much as I should, and am always looking for great new recipe inspiration.  I love messing with Chili and this looks like a great recipe to try.

Original Recipe:
Now we move on to the DESSERTS!!!
Option 1: Apple Raspberry Crumble with Oat Walnut Topping
It always makes you feel great when you can make dessert and also feel like you are getting some great vitamins into your body at the same time.  Apple and raspberry are two of my favorite flavors to cook with and these seem like they would make a great combination in this dessert. 



Original Recipe:








Option 2: Caramelized Banana Pudding

One of my all-time favorite desserts is banana pudding, this looks like a delicious twist to an old favorite!




Original Recipe:












Option 3: Slow Cooked Winter Bread Pudding with Dried Pears

 I LOVE bread pudding with the pear addition sounds like a fantastic combination!
Original Recipe:











Option 4: Rice Pudding with Cherries
 Rice Pudding AND Cherries, and there is also WHITE chocolate, I am salivating just thinking about it!




Original Recipe:







Now you have seen the 4 main dishes and the 4 dessert choices.  Please vote by selecting a Letter and Number so that I can go shopping and get everything.  Voting will close in 1 Week and then I will cook the selected dish and dessert and post my version of the recipes along with step by step instruction with photos of what I did.  Thank you very much for your support, I can't wait to see what you have selected for me to make! 

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Rosemary Citrus Chicken

Rosemary Citrus Marinated Grilled Chicken

Ingredients:
2 tsp Orange Zest
1/2 tsp Lemon Zest
1/4 Cup Fresh Orange Juice
2 Tbsp Lime Juice
2 Cloves Garlic Chopped
1 Tbsp Crushed Rosemary
3 Chicken Breasts Skinless

Directions:
In a large bowl (or resealable plastic bag) combine the orange and lemon zest.  Add the orange and lime juice to the zest.  Mix together and add the garlic and rosemary.  Thoroughly mix the ingredients and add the chicken breasts.  Cover completely and marinate for about 20 minutes.  Remove the chicken and grill for about 15 minutes or until thoroughly cooked while still being juicy.  Serve and enjoy!

Orange & Lemon Zest
Add the Orange & Lime Juice
Add the chopped garlic and crushed rosemary
Add the chicken and marinate for 20 minutes
Grill for about 15 minutes
Remove from the grill and cover with juices from cooking
Serve & Enjoy!