Crispy Japanese Ichiban Eggplant

 

 

 

John 17:3

[3] And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.

1 6-10 inch Ichiban eggplant, cut into thin rounds

Salt and pepper lightly 

1/2 c AP flour

Pinch of salt

1/2 t Baking soda

1/2 t Baking powder

Room temp water, enough to make batter

Dip rounds in batter then panko.

Lay on plate until you have enough to do a skillet full. Don't crowd.

Panko

Grape seed oil, cover bottom of skillet

Get oil hot,  place dipped rounds in oil.

Let them get crispy before turning.

Garlic Chicken with Baby Bok Choy Cucumbers and Jalapeños

Isaiah 57:15

    [15] For thus says the One who is high and lifted up,

        who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy:

    “I dwell in the high and holy place,

        and also with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit,

    to revive the spirit of the lowly,

        and to revive the heart of the contrite.

2 pgks ramen noodles, discard seasoning 

Cook and set aside.

1 large Chicken breast sliced thin and cut into bite size pieces, toss in 1 T Mushroom Soy and 2 T cornstarch, set aside

In a large skillet with 1 T oil, cook chicken until done. 

It cooks quickly, remove, set aside.

Veggies

2 cups Baby Bok Choy, cut into strips

1/2 of a English Cucumber, cut into chunks

1 Jalapeño, seeded and sliced

2 T roasted garlic 

1/2 of a Onion, sliced thin

1 T pickled Ginger, diced

1 T Olive oil

Using the same skillet, add oil, onions, Cucumber, garlic, jalapeño, Bok Choy and ginger. 

Cook until tender, add cooked chicken.

Add sauce.

Add cooked noodles.

Sauce

1-3/4 c Chicken stock

1 T Brown sugar

1 T Toasted sesame oil

2 T Mirin

1/2 t White pepper

1 T Cornstarch 

Greek Chicken and Pasta in Mushroom Tapenade Cucumber Sauce

Psalm 130:1-2

My Soul Waits for the Lord

A Song of Ascents.

    [1] Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD! 

    [2]     O Lord, hear my voice!

    Let your ears be attentive

        to the voice of my pleas for mercy!

An ej original recipe!

2 c Shell Pasta cooked al dente

Set aside, reserve pasta water

1 large 30 minute marinated Boneless Skinless Chicken breast, sliced thin and cut into bite size pieces 

Sauté in clarified butter until lightly browned

30 minute marinade in gallon zip lock

2 T Fresh rosemary, 

2 T Fresh thyme

2 small Lime strips, diced

1 T roasted Garlic

1/8 c olive oil

1 T kosher Salt

1-1/2 t Dried Oregano 

1/2 t ground coriander 

1/4 t red pepper flakes

1/4 black pepper

Mix, add chicken.

The slits in chicken are to soak up juice.

1 T Clarified butter 

1 Shallot, diced

1 t sugar

1/4 c thin diced carrots

Sauté until tender.

Add:

1/4 c mushroom tapenade 

2 T spread cream cheese

Cooked Pasta 

1 c pasta water

Chicken pieces

To finish:

1/4 c Cucumber sauce

1 c sliced cherry tomatoes 

Fennel Leek Onion and Potato Casserole

Colossians 2:9-15

[9] For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily, [10] and you have been filled in him, who is the head of all rule and authority. [11] In him also you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, [12] having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the powerful working of God, who raised him from the dead. [13] And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, [14] by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross. [15] He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him.

An ej original recipe!!

1 small fennel bulb, sliced thin

1 Onion, sliced thin

1 thin sliced Leek

8 medium Yukon Gold potatoes 

1 t baking soda

1 T salt

Bring enough water to boil to cover potatoes.

Add onion, Leek and fennel and boil 5 minutes.

Remove to a plate.

To the same water, add potatoes and cook 10-15 minutes until knife tender.

Sauce

Reserve 1-1/2 c of water.

Add 1/4 c Sauvignon Blanc, lightly boil 3 minutes, add 2 T butter and 1/8 c evaporated milk.

Add 1/2 t black pepper.

Whisk in 2 T flour to thicken.

Taste for seasoning.

Place potato mixture in 9 in square greased Casserole.

Pour fennel onion Leek on potatoes and stir to incorporate.

Top with crunchy topping.

Bake preheated 375 oven for 35 minutes or until lightly browned.

Crunchy Topping 

3/4 c Parmesan

3/4 panko

1/4 c melted butter

Mix well.

Beef Wellington Appetizers

Psalm 127:1

Unless the LORD Builds the House

A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon.

    [1] Unless the LORD builds the house,

        those who build it labor in vain.

    Unless the LORD watches over the city,

        the watchman stays awake in vain.

 

4 Filet steaks, trimmed and cut into 1 inch cubes and lightly seasoned 

Olive oil for searing

Sauté to medium and set aside.

1 box frozen puff pastry sheets, thawed

Cut into squares.

1 beaten egg

Set aside.

Mushroom and Black olive filling

8 oz button mushrooms, diced 

1 small can black olives, diced

1/4 c diced leeks

1/2 t of black pepper and oregano

1 t roasted garlic

1 t olive oil

1/2 t Soy sauce

Sauté in skillet and mash with potato masher to make a paste.

Set aside.

Mustard Dipping Sauce

2 T Honey

3 T Mayo

1/2 t Black pepper 

2 T Olive Garden Italian dressing

Make and set aside.

Oven temp 400 degrees

Oven cook time 15 minutes

Use sheet pan lined with parchment.

Spread middle of each square with mushroom paste, top with Beef square, fold into a pastry.

Brush with beaten egg.

Bake.