Nature's Amoxcillin

From Forgotten Home Apothecary 

2/3 c apple cider vinegar
1/2c fresh pineapple cut up (or I did frozen mango)
3 inch piece ginger (grated)
1 inch piece turmeric (or 1/2-3/4 t turmeric powder)
2-3 garlic cloves
1 medium onion (i do 1/4 of a onion)
1/4l emon or lime with peel, chopped
1 and 1/2T honey
1/8t cayenne
pinch of black pepper

Put all ingredients in blender.

Take a shot glass of Amoxicillin before meals to help digestion and boost immunity.

Ranch Dressing and Dayna's Green Salad Dressing

Bulk Ranch dressing-

For a 40 oz container-

Yogurt
Mayo
Non-dairy milk

-----------------------------------Dayna's Delicious Green Salad Dressing--------------------------------------------

This recipe goes well with EVERYTHING!!! Especially the Costa Vida Salad and dressing

Put in blender-

1 full bunch  with Cilantro stems and leaves
1/2c of mayo and Yogurt
3 T dry ranch seasoning
1 lemon juiced and zested (zest it first and then juice it after)
1 avocado
2 garlic cloves
Dash Cayenne
Dash Tajin

Optional- Sometimes I add 2-3 tomatillos but it isnt necessary

Mexican Corn- Elote

Corn

Butter

Mayonnaise

Seasoned salt

garlic powder

Cotija cheese

paprika

cayenne

tahin

fresh lime

 

Husk corn but leave the green husk on, use for a handle

Grill for 15min, turning often

Put butter on the corn

Mix the mayonnaise spread, slather the mayo mix on the cooked corn

Then layer a generous amount of cojita cheese on top of the mayo spread

Sprinke paprika, cayenne, and tahin

Top it off with fresh lime

Dayna & Amy Indian Butter chicken

 Averie Cooks

AMY's SUBSTITUIONS

• 3/4 cup unsalted butter (1/2 stick + 1 stick), divided
•  1 large sweet Vidalia or yellow onion, diced small
•  1.50 pounds boneless skinless chicken breast, diced into bite-sized pieces
•  4 cloves garlic, finely minced or pressed
•  2 tablespoons garam masala
•  1 tablespoon cumin
•  1 tablespoon turmeric
•  1 tablespoon ground ginger or 1+ tablespoon fresh ginger, finely chopped
•  1 teaspoon kosher salt, or to taste
•  1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, or to taste
•  1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to taste
•  1 cup heavy whipping cream (see Notes below) (COCONUT MILK, 1 T cream cheese, 1 T mayo)
•  one 8-ounce can tomato sauce (I used no-salt added; see Notes below) (SALSA)
•  basmati rice (or your favorite rice), for serving
•  1/3 cup fresh cilantro leaves, or to taste for garnishing

INSTRUCTIONS

1. To a large skillet add 1/4 cup butter (1/2 stick), onion, and sauté over medium-high heat until the onions begins to soften and caramelize about 5 minutes; stir intermittently. It does not have to be fully caramelized before moving on.
2. Add the chicken and cook for about 5 minutes, or until chicken is done; flip and stir often to ensure even cooking.
3. Add the garlic, stir to combine, and cook for about 1 minute, or until fragrant; stir frequently.
4. Add the garam masala, cumin, turmeric, ginger, salt, pepper, cayenne pepper (does not make it spicy but adds depth of flavor), and stir to combine.
5. Add the remaining 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter and heat until it has melted; stir frequently to encourage melting.
6. Add the heavy cream, tomato sauce, stir to combine, and allow mixture to simmer for about 10 minutes, or until sauce has thickened and reduced slightly. Taste and if desired, add additional salt, pepper, cayenne pepper, etc.
7. Add rice to the serving plates and top with chicken and as much sauce as desired.
8. Evenly garnish with cilantro and serve immediately. Dish is best warm and fresh but will keep airtight in the fridge for up to 5 days.

NOTES

• If you’re a sauce fan, this recipe produces an abundant amount of sauce as written. If you don’t want it as saucy, you can scale back on the amount of tomato sauce and/or cream.
• I used no-salt added tomato sauce and used nearly 2 teaspoons salt in total, but if you’re using salted tomato sauce 1 teaspoon salt will likely be enough.

Indian Butter Chicken

Two Sleevers ( I used a pressure cooker)

1 onion chopped and sauteed

2 celery stalks chopped ans sauteed

1 14- ounce can diced tomatoes
5-6 cloves garlic
1 teaspoons minced ginger
1 teaspoon turmeric
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon garam masala
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 pound boneless skinless chicken thighs (or use I used leftover cooked chicken or breast, bone-in, or whatever works for you. If frozen, add 1-2 minutes to total time)
To finish
4 ounce butter cut into cubes (use coconut oil if dairy free)
4 ounce heavy cream (use full-fat coconut milk if dairy free)
1 teaspoon garam masala
1/4-1/2 cup chopped cilantro

Instructions

1. I sauteed onion for 10 min then added celery and garlic let cook 5min. Then add tomatoes, ginger, turmeric, Cayenne, paprika, salt, garam masala, cumin let simmer 15-20 min. Use immersion blender or pour sauce into regular blender and blend till smooth. Then return sauce back to pot to cook.
2. To the sauce add shredded chicken, butter, coconut milk, cilantro and its ready to be served.

Instant Pot instructions

1. Place all ingredients into a Instant Pot in the order listed, EXCEPT for the butter, cream and 1 teaspoon of the garam masala, mixing the sauce well before you place the chicken on top of the sauce. If it's frozen, push it into the sauce a bit so it defrosts better
2. Close the cooker and set for 10 mins on high, and let it release pressure naturally for 10 minutes. After that, release all remaining pressure. 
3. Open up the pot and remove the chicken carefully and set aside
4. Blend together all the ingredients, preferably using an immersion blender
5. Add the cut up butter, cream, cilantro, and garam masala and stir until well incorporated.
6. It's best to let the sauce cool just a little before adding the butter and the cream. Adding it into the boiling sauce will make your sauce very thin. If that happens, just put it in the fridge for a little and let it thicken up. It should be thick enough to coat the back of a spoon
7. Take out half the sauce and freeze for later or store in the fridge for 2-3 days
8. Add the chicken back in and heat through. Break it up into smaller pieces if you need but don't shred it.
9. Serve over rice, or zucchini noodles

Using leftover sauce

1. Use leftover cooked chicken and mix in with the gently heated sauce, let it simmer for a few for the flavors to meld together and there you go. Add some fresh cilantro on top.
2. You could also use this for Paneer Makhani. Defrost a cup of peas and 1 cup of paneer and mix gently into the heated sauce and let it simmer for a few for the flavors to meld together and there you go.

Best Bites Tandoori Chicken

Tandoori, Turmeric rice and Flatbread

IT's from Lauren Hedin's our best bites cook book.

2 c plain/greek yogurt
3 T lemon juice (or a juice from 1 lemon)
1t garlic powder
1 chopped onion
1/2c oil
3 t salt
1/2t black pepper
2T paprika
1T cumin and ginger
1T turmeric
1t red pepper or splash of cayenne
Chicken drumsticks and/or thighs

This can be assembled a few days b4 and let the raw chicken sit in the liquid mixture to marinade.
I did make extra of the sauce and froze it so I could have it for dinner a couple weeks down the road.

Can grill the chicken or bake in oven 350 for 20 min, then slather more marinade on, bake 10 more min slather more marinade, 10 more min bake and spray with oil, increase oven to 450 bake 10 more min until you get some nice charred spots.

Serve with Turmeric Rice

Ingredients
2 teaspoons olive oil
1/4 cup diced onion
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
1/2 teaspoon curry powder
2 cups chicken broth
1 cup Jasmine rice
kosher salt

Heat medium-sized pot with lid on stove top.  Add oil and onion and cook until onion is tender, about 3 minutes.  Add turmeric and curry powder and stir to heat and distribute for 15-30 seconds.  Add broth and bring to a boil, add rice.  Reduce heat to a simmer.  Cover pot and cook for 20 minutes, covered the entire time.  Remove from heat, fluff with a fork and add salt to taste before serving.  

Mickel Potato & Egg Scramble

Feeds 4-5

1 large baked potato (can use frozen hashbrowns)
1 onion chopped
garlic cloves or garlic powder
4 eggs scrambled
Oil
Spinach and/or broccoli chopped
1/2 can of black olives sliced
leftover meat (I did sliced deli meat, but you can use any leftover meat, like shredded beef/chicken or chunks of chicken, ham)
dash of cayenne
salt and pepper and/or season salt
2 Tomatoes chopped (could use salsa, I used a tomato that was soft, I didn't want it in a salad)
1 avocado

Saute onion in oil for 10+ min.  Then add chopped baked potato, let cook for 10 min and get browned. Push potatoes and onions to side of pan and cook eggs on open side. When eggs are cooked combine/mix potatoes, onions, and eggs. Add seasonings, olives, spinach,  and leftover meat cook for a few minutes. Right before you eat add tomatoes and avocado.

You could put all this inside a burrito for breakfast and can freeze for future breakfasts.