Spicy Honey Salmon Creamy Sushi Roll

11 You clothed me with skin and flesh, and knit me together with bones and sinews. 

12 You have granted me life and steadfast love, and your care has preserved my spirit. 

13 Yet these things you hid in your heart; I know that this was your purpose. 

14 If I sin, you watch me and do not acquit me of my iniquity. 

15 If I am guilty, woe to me! If I am in the right, I cannot lift up my head, for I am filled with disgrace and look on my affliction.  - Job 10:11-15

An ej original recipe!

This was so delicious!

I made baked Cajun Salmon and used the left overs for sushi.

Trader Joe's frozen microwave white jasmine rice to which you add 2 T seasoned rice vinegar

Black sesame seeds

Cajun Salmon (recipe this blog under fish/shrimp tab)

Seaweed wrappers Nori ( got at Sprouts)

** See note on rolling sushi 

Cream cheese spread

Carrots, sliced into tiny matchsticks 

Sweet and sour cucumbers, left over from gurkensalat, thin sliced dried in paper towels, cut into strips

Condiments 

Soy sauce 

Wasabi 

Pickled ginger

Slice cold salmon into strips.

Drizzle with honey.

With a spoon, mash into cream cheese spread.

Set aside.

Prep veggies and set aside.

Make rice, add vinegar and black sesame seeds.

Set aside to slightly cool.

Cut nori sheets in half.

Cover bamboo mat with plastic wrap for easy clean up.

Using wet hands, pick up a hand full of rice and put on nori.

Hands must be really wet.

Pat down, flip.

Come 2 inches from edge and put a strip of creamy salmon.

Add carrots and cucumbers.

** Look on YouTube and find how to roll inside out sushi.

I like Kikkoman's site.

To cut, wet sharp butcher knife, cut in half then the size you want.

Set on ends to serve.

Serve with condiments.

Skinnier Lighthouse Inn Potatoes

1 Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth! 

2 Serve the LORD with gladness! Come into his presence with singing! 

3 Know that the LORD, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. 

4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name! 

5 For the LORD is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.  - Psalms 100

I really wanted to cut the fat in the original recipe. You will find the original recipe on this blog under the Potatoes tab.

8-10 medium to large Yukon Gold potatoes, cut into 1 inch chunks

2 c evaporated milk

1/2 water

1/8 t baking soda

2 T butter

2 t salt

1 t pepper

2 T diced roasted Poblanos 

Add ingredients to medium large pot.

Bring to boil on medium heat.

Adjust heat to low boil and stir constantly with a metal spoon. 

This will stick and burn so you must stay with it.

Cook 20 minutes or until potatoes are knife tender.

You want the potatoes not to be soft.

Add topping.

Dump into 13x9 casserole and bake preheated 375 degree oven, middle rack, for 20 minutes.

Topping 

3 T melted butter

1 c panko

1 c grated Parmesan  

Mix with a fork.

Whiskey Chicken in Bean Sauce Mexican Pizzas

22 And I saw no temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb.

23 And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb.

24 By its light will the nations walk, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it,

25 and its gates will never be shut by day-and there will be no night there.

26 They will bring into it the glory and the honor of the nations.

27 But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who does what is detestable or false, but only those who are written in the Lamb's book of life. - Revelation 21:22-27

An ej original recipe!

Makes 5-6 pizzas according to the amount if filling you use

Soft white corn tortillas, lay on rack of a preheated 350 degree oven.

Dry out for 5 minutes.

Remove to a plate.

In a small skillet, add oil and heat.

Fry tortillas until crispy, flipping to crisp both sides.

Drain on paper towels.

Filling

1 t peanut oil

1/2 of a onion thin sliced

3 left over fried chicken tenders, slice thin and chop

1/8 c mild enchiladas sauce

1/8 c Jim Beam

1/8 c water

3 T bean dip (Frito Lay)

Sauté onion in oil.

Add chicken, then the bean dip, stir around.

Add enchiladas sauce, whiskey and water. 

Cook down till sauce is thickened.

Place chicken in bean sauce onto the tortillas.

Top with chopped lettuce, shredded cheese and chopped tomatoes.

Chicken Smoked Sausage Poblano Adobo Mexican Pizza

21 And he said, "Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD."

22 In all this Job did not sin or charge God with wrong. - Job 1:21-22

After reading a lady's blog  talking about the correct way to get your soft corn tortillas crispy, I gave it a try. Great tip! She said to heat your oven to 350 degrees and lay the tortillas on the rack for 5-10 minutes to dry them out. Then fry, mashing down with a fork, in a small amount of hot oil to crisp up.

They do puff up.

Drain on paper twirls.

Soft white corn tortillas 

Chicken sausage filling

1 c rotisserie chicken

1/2 c diced smoked sausage

2 T Smoked poblano, diced

1 t olive oil

1/2 onion 

1/2 bell pepper 

1/2 t Adobo seasoning

2 T Tomato sauce concentrate

2 T whiskey

1/4 c water

Sauté veggies along with seasonings in oil, add meat.

Lastly add whiskey then water.

To serve 

Make tortillas according to the above instructions.

Set aside on paper towels to drain.

Toppings, choose your favorite!

Lettuce 

Onions

Tomatoes

Cheese

Avocado
Cabbage

Brioche Bread Pudding

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

2 He was in the beginning with God.

3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.

4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men.

5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. - John 1:1-5

3/4 loaf of sliced Brioche bread, cut into cubes ( I got mine at   

Aldi

6 T butter, softened

1/2 c sugar

5 eggs

2 c heavy cream 

1 t vanilla

1 t cinnamon 

Pinch of nutmeg

1/4 whiskey, soak a cup of raisins in it and reserve the whiskey

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and cook 40 minutes.

In a bowl, cream sugar in butter.

Add eggs one at a time and whisk.

Then add seasoning and vanilla.

Add in raisins stirring to incorporate.

Pour custard over cubes and mash down.

Using a 1/4 size foil pan, 10-1/2 x 6, press bread cubes down.

Bake.

Serve with vanilla whiskey sauce on top, recipe this blog under sauces.

Sausage and Shrimp Fideos

So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love. - 1 Corinthians 13:13

A one skillet dish, this was amazing!

1/2 box of angel hair broken into inch size pieces

2 T olive oil

1 Leek

2 T roasted garlic 

1 t smoked paprika

1 t toasted cumin powder

1/2 t sumac

1 t chicken base seasoning 

1/2 c Sauvignon Blanc wine

1 c water

1 can Mexican style diced tomatoes, un-drained

1/2 c frozen English peas, un-thawed 

1 mild Conecuh Sausage, cook on grill and chopped ( I cook a lot at a time and freeze)

2 c frozen medium shrimp, slightly thaw

Heat oil in skillet, sauté leeks and garlic.

Add uncooked pasta.

Stir and brown pasta.

Add all dry seasonings.

Stir to incorporate.

Add wine, reduce by half, add water, tomatoes, peas, sausage and shrimp. 

Cook only until shrimp turn slightly pink.

Do not overcook, shrimp will be tough.

Add fresh herb mix.

Serve with crusty bread.

Fresh herb mix to finish

1/2 t oregano 

1/2 t sage

1/2 t thyme

Lemon or lime wedge if desired

Chicken Queso Fundido Pizza

4 Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant

5 or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful;

6 it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth.

7 Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

8 Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away. - 1 Corinthians 13:4-8

Small Soft White Corn Tortillas, I use Mission brand

Olive oil for frying, enough to cover small skillet 1/8 inch 

Fry in oil on medium heat until crispy, flipping over to toast both sides.

Drain on paper towel, set aside.

1 -1/2 c Rotisserie chicken, shredded

Small can of green chilis, drained

4 T Cream cheese

1 c Quesadilla cheese

1 t olive oil

1 Leeks, chopped

1 t Roasted garlic

2 T Tomato paste concentrate

1/2 t Chicken base seasoning

2 T Salsa

1 t Toasted cumin powder

1 t smoked paprika

1 t  sugar 

An ej original recipe!

In a small sauce pan, heat oil.

Add leeks, chicken and all seasonings.

When leeks are tender, add all the rest of ingredients.

Just let cheese melt and you are ready to build pizzas.

Top with avocado creama.

On the spicy side but oh so good!!!

Avocado Creama

1 avocado, mashed with fork 

1 T mayo

1 T sour cream

1/2 t toasted cumin powder

Pinch of sugar 

Squeeze of 1/2 of a lime

Bean and Chicken Mexican Pizza

25 that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another.

26 If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together. - 1 Corinthians 12:25-26

Small Mission White Corn Soft Tortillas

Olive Oil for frying

1/2 can of Frito Lay bean dip

1/2 c Rotisserie chicken, diced

3 T Salsa

Add just enough of oil to fry tortillas.

1/4 way up the side would be good.

On medium heat, in a small skillet, fry until crisp.

Add your choice of toppings.

I reserved half of bean dip because I didn't want chicken.

Added a little salsa to bean dip.

Set aside.

Mix bean dip, chicken and salsa.

Set aside.

Spread dip over crispy tortillas, top and eat.

You have to make these, then eat them because they will get soggy.

It's easiest to set toppings on table then prepare tortillas.

These are so refreshing and yummy.

You could hit them with a squeeze of lime too!!

Toppings

Quesadilla shredded Cheese 

Onions, sliced thin

Lettuce, shredded 

Sour cream

Avocado, sliced or chopped

Tomatoes, chopped

Salt and pepper

My Take on Lean Cuisine Glazed Chicken

23 For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread,

24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, "This is my body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me."

25 In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me."

26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.

27 Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty concerning the body and blood of the Lord.

28 Let a person examine himself, then, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup.

29 For anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment on himself.

30 That is why many of you are weak and ill, and some have died.

31 But if we judged ourselves truly, we would not be judged.

32 But when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined so that we may not be condemned along with the world. - 1 Corinthians 11:23-32

3 large Chicken tenderloins, cut into bite size pieces

Paste Rub for chicken

1/2 of a large lemon, the Lemon zest and the Lemon juice

1 t smoked paprika

1/2 t molasses 

1/2 t sumac

1/2 t tarragon 

1/2 t sugar

1/2 t onion powder

1/2 t garlic granules 

1/2 T t olive oil

A few turns Smoked salt ( I use Alder wood) buy online

A few turns Cracked black pepper

Mix up rub.

Rub chicken and let sit 15 minutes.

This tenderizes the chicken as well as gives a wonderful flavor.

Add 1 T clarified butter to skillet.

Sauté chicken.

Set aside.

1/2 inch of a carrot, fine grated

1/2 celery stalk, chopped

1 T Clarified butter

1/2 t dry chicken base seasoning

6 button Mushrooms, chopped

1/4 c onions, sliced thin 

6 green beans, chopped ( I used cooked ones)

Using the same skillet, heat butter and cook until veggies are slightly tender.

Add chicken, stir around and add 1 c water.

Cook until it makes a glaze.

Serve over sticky rice.