ISLAND COCONUT CHICKEN AND RICE

Doctor Yum

serves 4 people, double

8ppl     4ppl

2          1 tablespoon olive oil

2          1 onion , diced

2          1 teaspoon ginger , grated (fresh)

8          4 cloves garlic , minced

2          1 tablespoon curry powder

2          1 teaspoon turmeric

4          2 pounds chicken thighs (bone-in)

1          ½ teaspoon salt

1/2       ¼ teaspoon black pepper

2cans   13.5 ounce can coconut milk (regular or light)

1           ½ cup water

2          1½ cups jasmine rice (brown rice, preferably)

4           2 tablespoons cilantro , chopped (save and chop stems)

2          1 lime , half juiced, the other half cut into wedges

METHOD

Place the Instant Pot on "Saute" mode and heat oil. Add onion, ginger and garlic and cook until fragrant, about 2-3 minutes. Add spices, chicken, salt and pepper and cook on each side for a minute to lightly brown. Add coconut milk and water (1/4 cup for white rice and 1/2 cup for brown rice). Place lid on and cook on "Manual" high pressure for 13 minutes with a Quick Release. Transfer the chicken to a plate and leave liquid in the pot. Shred the chicken away from the bone and discard any bones and skin. Add rice, cilantro stems, and cook on "Manual" high pressure for 4 minutes for white rice (22 minutes for brown rice). Allow a Natural Release for 10 minutes then release the remainder of the pressure. Stir in lime juice and shredded chicken. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve with lime wedges and chopped cilantro.

12/1/18 I made this is my stove top pressure cooker and the rice burned at the bottom, but it was still amazingly delicious
12/29/18 I made it again. I seasoned the chicken and browned both sides on the stove top first. Then added chicken to a greased 8x8 pan, milk, water, rice to a  to cook in the oven, still definitely delicious, 350 degrees 

3/18/19
350 degree oven
I seasoned the chicken and browned both sides on the stove top first. Spray 9x13 pan, arrange chicken and the rest of ingredients in pan and cook. I did  2 cups of rice b/c my 9x13 pan wouldnt be able to fit 3 c rice and chicken thighs.

4/7/20
did all things as 3/18/19 and used 2 c of sushi rice.  Cooked for 35 min, then 15 more min. Turned out perfect. So cook next time for 55 min in oven.

Feeding baby

A persons' and babys' skin is the first responder to a new food. The skin will tell you if the food is ok for the babys inside (stomach and intestines). As long as you dont see redness on the babys cheeks and face- from feeding the baby food,that will show that the food is assimilating well into the baby. If the baby has redness, stop feeding the food for the day. Then the next day start a smaller amount and see how the babys' skin does.

Breakfast- over easy egg
Lunch- brown rice cereal with any side below
Dinner- brown rice cereal with any side below

1.  Over easy egg                  4-5mo, in the morning one small taste from dipping my finger in the                                                     yolk from my egg. Then at 6-7 mo still over easy egg, but mix in the                                                     white part chop it up. Then around 8 months could make scrambled eggs
2.  Brown rice porridge        6 months, I cooked regular brown rice with water, then pureed it with                                                   breastmilk in blender to make it soupy and thin. Started feeding once a                                                   day, then increased it at 7 mo to twice a day
3. Avocado                           4- 6 months, one small taste once a day starting at 4 mo, then smash up                                                  more and slowly increase the amount
4. Banana                             4- 6 months, one small taste once a day starting at 4 mo, then smash up                                                  more and slowly increase the amount
5. Peanut Butter or almond butter
                                              7 months one small taste once a day, then slowly increase the amount
6. pumpkin and sweet potatoes- roast in oven or boil in water, season with salt and pepper
                                             6-7months one small taste once a day, then slowly increase the amount
7. beans and lentils


     I did try store bought white rice powdered fortified baby cereal, but he was pretty fussy within 2 hours and throughout the next day. I went back to the brown rice porridge and that seem to settle him right down.
    I also make a huge batch of the brown rice porridge. 4 c water, 2 c rice bring to boil, cook for 40 min. Then add rice and extra breastmilk to blender and puree till how thick or thin you want it. I freeze them in small portions in mini and regular sized muffin tins. Then after they freeze hard, then I pop them out and put in a ziplock bag. Then they are in individual portions when its time to feed the baby. I microwave for 30 seconds and its ready.

Vegan Cream Cheese frosting

Detoxinista

• 1 large Hannah sweet potato (white flesh)
• 1/2 cup maple syrup (at room temperature)
• 6 tablespoons coconut oil (melted)
• 2-4 tablespoons water
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
• 1/8 teaspoon salt

Instructions

1. To prepare the sweet potato, peel and cut it into 1-inch chunks. In a pot fitted with a steamer basket, bring 1-inch of water to a boil and steam the potato chunks until fork-tender, about 10-15 minutes. 
2. Transfer the steamed potato chunks into a 1-cup measuring cup and mash them with a fork to tightly pack the cup all the way to the top. (Reserve any remaining sweet potato for a future smoothie or salad topper.)
3. Transfer the mashed sweet potato to a blender, and add in the maple syrup, coconut oil, 2 tablespoons of water, lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, and salt. Blend until silky smooth.
4. If the mixture isn't blending well, add more water 1-2 tablespoons at a time until very smooth. Be careful not to add too much water or the frosting will be too runny. Once smooth, transfer the frosting to an airtight container to store in the fridge. 
5. This frosting will thicken overnight and can be spread over your favorite cakes, bars, or cookies. Be sure to keep the frosting refrigerated for best texture, though it can sit out at room temperature for several hours for serving. It should last up to a week when stored in the fridge.

Family or Date Games

Fun date or family games to play

Dating Divas

1. Sentence game- like telestrations but homemade game. Fold  the paper  (like a burrito not a fan) length wise 11 times. the Beginning line is a sentence you decide to write the next line is for your neighbor to draw the picture of the sentence you wrote and it keeps repeating

2. What If – Someone writes a “what if” scenario, then you pass to the next person. They fold it over and write the “then” statement. You read them in a way that makes it really funny! Supplies: pencils and paper.

3. Reverse Charades – Don’t like the spotlight on you when you are acting? This game is perfect because you act as a group and one person is responsible for guessing the correct answer! Grab some paper slips and have everyone write down a few things to act out. You set the categories and determine how many points you need to win! If your teammate guesses correctly before the timer runs out, you get a point! Your family game night is gong to be FULL of laughter. Supplies: pencils and paper.

4. Fortunately, Unfortunately – A fun, story telling game where players alternately add turn-for-the-worse and turn-for-the-better plot twists to the story. Seeing where these stories go is hilarious! No supplies needed!!

Crockpot hawaiian stacks

Saucy Fig

SAUCE
4 tablespoons butter (I like to use dairy free Earth balance)
1/4 cup cornstarch
32 oz chicken broth
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon parsley
1/2 teaspoon basil
1/2 teaspoon oregano
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
2-3 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley
2-3 chopped green onions
2 cups shredded chicken (I like to use about half of a rotisserie chicken)

OTHER INGREDIENTS
3-4 cups cooked brown rice (type and quantity based on preference)

TOPPING IDEAS
shredded cheddar cheese
pineapple
diced tomatoes
diced bell peppers
peas
diced fresh mushrooms
chopped green onions
sliced black olives
chopped celery
black beans
shredded coconut
cashews
peanuts
sliced almonds
chow mien noodles
mandarin oranges
cubed avocados

1. Cook rice according to package instructions and set aside.
2. To make the sauce, in a medium/large saucepan melt the butter over medium heat.
3. Using a whisk, vigorously whisk the cornstarch into the butter to make a roux.
4. Continue to whisk until the cornstarch is completely incorporated into the butter.
5. Still whisking vigorously, add in the chicken broth a little at a time, incorporating with the butter/cornstarch mixture as you go. The liquid/flour mixture will be separate at first, but as you are whisking vigorously it will combine and thin out.
6. Once all of the liquid and cornstarch/butter mixture is combined and smoothly whisked, bring the sauce to a boil.
7. While bringing to a boil add the dry seasonings: garlic powder, onion powder, dried parsley, basil, oregano, salt and pepper.
8. Once the sauce has been brought to a boil, continue to boil for a few minutes, stirring regularly.  Your goal is to thicken the sauce.  If it looks too thin you can add more cornstarch but make sure to add the cornstarch to a little water first in a separate bowl so that it doesn’t clump together in the sauce.
9. Add in the shredded chicken, fresh parsley and green onions.
10. Serve over rice and top with desired toppings.

amy's notes   12/16/18 I made this but doubled all the ingredients. I put the seasonings and chicken in the crockpot on high for 4 hours, then shredded the chicken and waited till 1 hour before to thicken the sauce with the butter cornstarch mixture.

HOW TO ROAST THE PERFECT PUMPKIN

The Healthy Chef

INGREDIENTS

1 kg / 2  1/4 pounds pumpkin (I love using Jap / kent pumpkin)
2 tablespoons cold pressed olive oil or your choice macadamia nut or coconut oil
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon sea salt

METHOD

1. Preheat your oven to 180 C / 356 F.
2. Cut pumpkin into chunks (with or without skin)
3. Drizzle with olive oil.
4. Add cinnamon and sea salt.
5. Massage well with your fingers, coating all the pumpkin.
6. Spread in a single layer onto 1 or 2 prepared baking trays.
7. Roast for 40 – 45 minutes or until the pumpkin is soft and caramelised.
8. Enjoy and use as required.

NOTES AND INSPIRATION

It’s a great idea to double the recipe and use for yummy portable salads and winter warming soups.

Pumpkin marries perfectly with other aromatics such as ginger, coriander, sage, orange, nutmeg, vanilla, cloves, cinnamon.

Butternut Chili

  

INGREDIENTS    Doctor Yum

1 tablespoon coconut oil (or other cooking fat)

2 onions, chopped

3 carrots, chopped

4 cloves garlic, minced

½ pint mushrooms, diced

32 ounces broth (chicken or vegetable)

1 15 ounce can diced tomatoes

1¼ pound butternut squash, peeled and cubed (I'm going to try an actual pumpkin)

2 tablespoon paprika

1 teaspoon chili powder

½ teaspoon ground turmeric

2 teaspoon ground cumin

1 teaspoon flax meal

1 teaspoon salt

1 pound turkey, lean ground (can sub other ground meat or 16 ounces grated tempeh)

2- 15 ounce cans beans (favorite kind)

2 cups spinach, chopped

METHOD

Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large soup pot, and cook onions until soft about 1-2 minutes, add carrots, then garlic and mushrooms and cook until veggies are softened. Add chicken broth and diced tomato with juices. Cut largest butternut squash pieces smaller, making it faster to cook through. Add butternut squash, spices, flax meal, and salt. Bring to a boil. Cover and simmer about 30 minutes. While chili is simmering, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in skillet on medium. Cook turkey until almost brown and cooked though. Turn off heat and set aside. When butternut squash is softened use the back of a spoon in the chili to mash the cubes until broken apart. At this point squash should be dissolved and incorporated into the broth. Add turkey and simmer 5 minutes. Add beans and spinach and cook until beans heated through, about 3-5 minutes.

12/8/18 I'm going to roast a pumpkin instead of a squash. Cut open the pumpkin, cut off the skin and scoop out the seeds. Chop the pumpkin into 1 inch chunks, then coat with olive oil, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Roast 20-30min

ASIAN CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP

Doctor Yum

1 tablespoon oil (Coconut prefered)
1 tablespooon sesame oil1 onion, chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 inch ginger (peeled and cut into thin slices)
2 dashes cayenne pepper (add more to taste)
⅛ teaspoon red pepper flakes
48 ounces chicken broth
1 cup crushed tomatoes, with juices
1¼ pounds chicken thighs, cut into 1 inch or smaller cubes (boneless, skinless)
3 tablespoons fish sauce
1 cup cilantro, roughly chopped (plus extra for garnish)
½ pounds udon noodles (can substitute spaghetti, gluten-free or egg-free thin noodles)
salt (to taste)
3 cups baby bok choy (or spinach, bok choy, kale)1 lime, cut into wedges for garnish
sriracha (to taste)
METHOD
In a large soup pot, heat both oils at medium heat. Add onion, celery, garlic, ginger, cayenne pepper, and red pepper flakes and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the broth, crushed tomatoes, chicken, and fish sauce, cilantro. Bring to a boil. Simmer for 15 minutes. Add noodles and cook for an additional 4 minutes, or for the cooking time recommended on the package of noodles you are using. Add salt to taste. Add bok choy and cook another 1-2 minutes until soft. Serve with chopped cilantro, lime wedge, and Sriracha for extra heat.

Baked Sweet and Sour Chicken

The Recipe Critic

INGREDIENTS

• 3-4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1½ cup cornstarch
• 3 eggs, beaten
• ¼ cup canola oil
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 4 tablespoons ketchup
• ¼ cup white vinegar
• ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
• 1 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt
• Can use any color of peppers

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Cut chicken breasts into bite-sized pieces and season with salt and pepper.
2. In separate bowls, place cornstarch and slightly beaten eggs. Dip chicken into cornstarch then coat in egg mixture.
3. Heat canola oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and cook chicken until browned. Place the chicken in a 9 x 13 greased baking dish.
4. In a medium sized mixing bowl, combine sugar, ketchup, apple cider vinegar, white vinegar, soy sauce, and garlic salt. Pour over chicken and bake for 1 hour.
5. I stirred the chicken every 15 minutes so that it coated them in the sauce

Baked pork chops

• Gimme Some Oven
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• 4 bone-in, thick-cut pork chops (ideally about 1 to 1.5-inches thick)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly-cracked black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• optional: lemon wedges, for serving

DIRECTIONS:

1. Brine: To brine your pork chops, fill a large bowl with 1 quart of warm (not hot) water and 1/4 cup kosher salt.  Stir to combine until most of the salt is absorbed.  Add the pork chops and let them sit in the mixture to brine for 15 minutes.  Or you can also also cover the bowl and refrigerate for up to 6 hours.  Remove the pork chops from the brine, rinse with cold water, then pat them dry with some paper towels.
2. Cook: Preheat oven to 375°F.
3. Brush the pork chops on both sides with olive oil
4. In a separate small bowl, whisk together the salt, pepper, and garlic powder until combined.  Sprinkle the mixture evenly on both sides of the pork.
5. Meanwhile, heat a cast iron skillet (or oven-safe sauté pan) on the stove over high heat for 5 minutes.  Once the pan is super-hot, add the pork chops and use a spatula to press them evenly into the pan, so that the entire bottom surface of the pork chops makes contact with the pan.  Cook for 2-3 minutes, or until the under-sides of the pork chops are golden brown. Carefully use tongs to flip the pork chops.  Then use an oven mitt to carefully transfer the skillet to the oven.  Continue baking for 3 minutes.  Then flip the pork chops once more, and continue baking for 3-5 minutes more, or until the pork reaches an internal temperature of 145°F (62°C).
6. Once the pork is ready to go, immediately remove the pan from the oven, and transfer the pork to a clean plate.  Brush any of the pan juices onto the pork chops.  Then loosely tent the plate with aluminum foil and and let the pork rest for at least 3 minutes.
7. Serve warm.  Or, refrigerate in a sealed container for up to 3 days, or freeze for up to 3 months.

12/10/18 delicious we all loved it!!!

Served it with and a side salad, roasted chopped potatoes, oil, garlic, salt and perper,  400 degrees for 60 min

Applesauce Bars

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1/2 c butter, softened
1 and 1/3 c brown sugar or white sugar
2 egg
2 c applesauce
2 c all purpose flour (or almond flour)
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1 tsp cinnamon
1 c raisins
1 c chopped, walnuts or almonds

ICING
1 1/2 c confectioners' sugar
3 Tbsp margarine, melted
1 Tbsp milk
1 tsp vanilla extract

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan. In a medium bowl, mix together the butter, brown sugar and egg until smooth. Stir in applesauce.

Combine the flours, baking soda, salt and spices; stir into the applesauce mixture until well blended. Stir in Craisins.

Spread evenly into the prepared pan. Bake for 25 minutes (check at 20 minutes with a wooden pick) in the preheated oven, or until edges are golden. Cool in the pan over a wire rack.

In a small bowl, mix together the confectioners' sugar and margarine. Stir in vanilla and milk until smooth.

Spread over cooled bars, sprinkle with chopped walnuts before cutting into squares.

Next time- add a chopped apple along with the applesauce to have a stronger apple flavor.

Dad chocolate chip cookies

350 degrees

2 eggs
1 1/2t vanilla
1/2 cube softened butter
1 c brown sugar
1/2c white sugar
Cream and whip with whisk for 2-5 minutes

Then add-
1/8 t salt
1 t baking powder and baking soda
2 1/4 c white flour

Now Just stir with wooden or plastic spoon, dont whip.
1/2 bag of chocolate chips

350 cook on oiled/greased cookie sheet, cook 10-11min
Dont check too earlier b/c it flattens the cookies