Monday, April 4, 2011

Sausage and Mash

Sausage  and  Mash
Ingredients:

8 link pork sausage
6 medium sized potatoes, mashed
1/4 cup milk
2 tbsp butter
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
1/8 tsp salt
freshley ground black pepper & separeted into rings
oil for deep frying



Procedure:

1. Fry the sausage in a skillet until lightly browned and all the fat has rendered
2. Mash the potatoes adding the milk, 1 tbsp of butter, cheese
    nutmeg salt & pepper
3. Place a layer of half of the potatoes in a buttered baking dish
4. Arrange the sausage over the potatoes
5. Place remaining potatoes in a pastry bag fitted with a large rosette tube
6. Pipe potatoes in a decorative pattern around the sausage
7. Dot with remaining butter and bake in a 400 degree oven for 10 minutes
8. In the maintime, deep fry the onion rings in hot oil for 5 minutes until tender
    and lightly browned
9. Drain onions on paper towels. Garnish dish with onion rings and serve

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Chinese Chicken Cashew Apple Salad

Chinese Chicken Cashew Apple Salad
Ingredients:

1 cup cooked chicken
3 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp sherry shake of mono sodium glutamate
1 red unpeeled apple cored & diced
3 stalks celery diagonally sliced
2 tbsp dry roasted cashews ,broken
2 tbsp low calorie mayonnaise
2 tbsp plain low-fat yogurt



Procedure:

1. Combine the cooked poultry with the soy sauce, sherry
    & mono sodium glutamate
2. Set aside 15 minutes to marinate.
3. Combine with the remaining ingredients and serve immediately