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Chicken Saltimbocca

4/11/2020

Italian

4 chicken breasts
seasoned flour
oil
4 slices prosciutto
1 tbs sage
4 slices provolone

8 - 12 oz dry white wine
3 tbs garlic
1/2 lemon, juiced
8 oz beef stock
salt & pepper
stick butter

Pound chicken to 1/2 inch thickness and dredge in seasoned flour
Brown in oil for 1 1/2 minutes on one side and 1 minute on the other.
Place prosciutto and sage on top half and provolone on the other to sandwich meats
Deglaze with wine
add garlic, lemon juice, and stock
Salt and pepper to taste
Stir in butter
Place meat on plates and pour sauce over
Serve with gnocchi cakes (or pasta)

It's been a year since Naple's closed, and I was DEVASTATED. It was our favorite restaurant and where we went for most birthdays, anniversaries, and other celebrations. So, of course, I bought their cookbook!

All the prep recipes are for an impressive amount of food, so I've had to scale everything a LOT.

Gnocchi Potato Cakes

4/10/2020

1 lb potatoes
1/3 cup parmesan
1 tsp chives
3/4 tbs salt
3/4 tsp black pepper

1 egg yolk
1 egg
1 tbs flour
1/4 tsp nutmeg
olive oil

Bake potatoes in foil
Cool, peel, and shred (might replace this step by buying unseasoned hash browns)
Mix ingredients with spade/paddle attachment until fully blended and sticky
Pat into 2-3 inch cakes
Steam 12 - 14 minutes
Cool and refrigerate
Pan fry in olive oil

Pad Kee Mow / Drunken Noodle

4/7/2020

Taken from a video from Chaiyo's.

Thai

2 tbs soy sauce
2 tbs fish sauce
3 tbs dark/sweet soy sauce
2 tbs oyster sauce

2 tbs garlic
5 chilli peppers
1 onion, sliced
2 bell peppers, sliced
1 large carrot, julienned

Thai basil
3 eggs
1 lb protein
rice noodles - chantaboon rice sticks

Combine sauces
Mash garlic and chilies
Prepare noodles in simmering water
Simmer garlic and chilies in oil
Stir fry eggs
Stir meat and vegetables into eggs
Add noodles to stir fry
Mix in sauces and continue to stir fry dish
Fold in basil

Adventures with Boys

3/2/2020

Today my boys decided they wanted egg sandwiches (with tortillas since we were out of bread) and Velveeta macaroni and cheese). Then decided the two should really be combined. With Taco Bell hot sauce. Don't ask about the pickles.