This tasty treat came about one day after I rummaged through the fridge and found leftover chicken, some puff pastry, and a block of cream cheese. Sometimes the best snacks come about when you raid the fridge to see what you can find. A spiced cheese topping bakes right into the puff pastry, adding loads of really great flavor for you to pile your fresh ingredients on top of. While I went with a kind of spicy riff here along with avocado and fresh tomatoes, you could also try substituting …
#Dinnerin15 Grilled Tex Mex Sandwich
Dinner in 15 is no joke in this house. It's a real occurrence twice a week when my children fly through the door after school and have exactly 30 minutes to get changed, eat and then leave for their four hour cheer practice. Dinner has to be perfectly planned to include three key elements—it must be fast, it must be nutritious and it must be portable if we're rushing out the door. That's where Maple Leaf Prime Oven Roasted Chicken Strips come in. Perfectly cooked and ready to go they are …
Curry in a Hurry Pizza
Have I mentioned I'm loving this gig as a Patak's Mom? Because I gotta tell you mixing in a little India is probably the most fun I'm having in the kitchen this year. So far, I am loving everything we try but most of all I'm really digging the convenience. Like this Curry in a Hurry Pizza I made tonight. I bought store bought sesame flat bread, cooked up some chicken with some mild curry paste, added a few veggies on top and voila...Curry in a Hurry Pizza. There is no doubt that 9 out of …
Mango Pineapple Salsa
Sometimes, when you're serving something very spicy, it's nice to serve a side that can take the heat off a little. This Mango Pineapple Salsa fits the bill perfectly and is ideal as a side with Jerk Chicken or fish. Let's not overlook the health benefits of this Mango Pineapple Salsa either. Mango can help prevent cancer among other things, pineapple keeps your gums healthy, red pepper can help with your night vision, tomatoes can reduce the risk of heart disease, cilantro can help lower …
Jerk Chicken
This Jerk Chicken recipe is the next best thing to actually being in the islands. This recipe has been sitting in my "to-try" folder for so many years, I almost forgot I had it. A recent trip to our local Caribbean food restaurant though inspired me to come home and look it up. I mean, this guy's Jamaican patties are amazing and his Chicken Roti is to die for, but his Jerk Chicken brings tears to my eyes before I've even put it in my mouth. It's so flippin' hot! I've told him this but he insists …
