Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Creamy Lemon Pepper Pasta

Creamy Lemon Pepper Pasta

Cook Time: 20 min

Serving Size: 2

1 cup Cream
2 tbs Butter
2 tbs Olive Oil
1 Lemon Juiced
1 cup Cherry Tomatoes
1/2 Red Bell Pepper
1/2 Yellow Bell Pepper
4 Garlic Cloves
1/2 Box Pasta
Salt & Pepper

Step 1: Boil water and cook pasta.

Step 2: Mince garlic, then sauté garlic in olive oil over low heat in a skillet.

Step 3: Cut bell peppers into strips and then add to garlic and sauté.

Step 4: Cut tomatoes in half and add to skillet, continue to stir fry over low heat.

Step 5: Add butter and cream to skillet. Cook over low heat until the cream sauce becomes frothy.

Step 6: Add lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste.

Step 7: Drain water from pasta, toss pasta with cream sauce!

Eat!

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Peppered Salmon Piccata


Peppered Salmon Piccata Over Garlic Mashed Potatoes!

Cook time: 30 min
Serving Size: 2
2 lbs Fresh Salmon
1 Lemon
4 Garlic Cloves
4 Medium Size Potatoes
1 cup Cream
4 tbs Butter
4 tbs Mayo
Salt & Pepper

Step 1: Peel the potatoes and cut them in half or in quarters depending on their size. Set the potatoes in a pot of water and place them to boil on the stove. Boil until tender.

Step 2: Finely chop the garlic and lightly sauté in a very small amount of butter over low heat. Remove 1 tbs of garlic and set aside.

Step 3: Add cream and 3 tbs of butter to the garlic. Simmer 5 minutes, cream should start to look frothy. Cut the lemon in half and squeeze the lemon juice into the cream mixture. Salt and pepper to taste. Set aside.

Step 4: Salmon, salmon cooks very fast so save this step till the potatoes are done. Chop the salmon into bite size pieces. Heavily pepper the salmon and sauté on low heat for aprox 6 min until fully cooked in a pan coated lightly with olive oil. L
astly squeeze the remaining half of lemon over the salmon.

Step 5: While sauteing the salmon, drain most of the water from the potatoes, leave approx 1/4 cup of water in the pot. Add mayo, 1 tbs of butter, remaining garlic, salt and pepper to taste. Mash/mix together.

Step 6: Quickly reheat the piccata sauce. Put mash pots on plate, then cover with the sauce and top with the salmon.

ENJOY!!!