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Fruit Salad with a Citrus Vanilla Sauce And Giveaway Winner Announced

by Pam on April 28, 2013

I served this^[1] fruit salad with the spicy Asian Chicken Sandwiches^[2] I made for dinner recently and they paired nicely together. The sweet and juicy fruit salad cooled down our mouths after bites of the spicy sandwich. I loved this combination of fruit together. The sauce was a combination of orange and lemon juice & zest along with some brown sugar and vanilla. It reduced down to a very flavorful sauce that topped the fruit perfectly. We all, kids especially, loved this fruit salad.

The giveaway information is at the bottom of this recipe. Congratulations to the winner!!!

Heat a small saucepan over medium heat. Add the brown sugar, orange juice, lemon juice, clementine zest, and lemon zest. Cook, stirring often, for about 5 minutes. Set aside and let it cool down completely.

Prepare the fruit and combine it in a large bowl. Once the citrus vanilla sauce has cooled down, drizzle on top of the salad, to taste. Toss gently and serve. Enjoy.

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Fruit Salad with a Citrus Vanilla Sauce

Yield: 6

Prep Time: 10 min.

Cook Time: 5 min.

Total Time: 15 min.

Ingredients:

Citrus Vanilla Sauce:

1/3 cup fresh orange juice

2 tbsp brown sugar
2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
1/2 tsp grated clementine zest
1/2 tsp lemon zest
1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Fruit Salad:

2 cups strawberries, hulled and sliced
1 cup fresh pineapple, chopped into bite sized chunks
1 cup fresh blueberries
1/2 cup of fresh raspberries
1 kiwi fruit, peeled and sliced
1 banana, sliced
1 clementine, peeled and sectioned
2 tbsp pomegranate seeds

Directions:

Heat a small saucepan over medium heat. Add the brown sugar, orange juice, lemon juice, clementine zest, and lemon zest. Cook, stirring often, for about 5 minutes. Set aside and let it cool down completely.

Prepare the fruit and combine it in a large bowl. Once the citrus vanilla sauce has cooled down, drizzle on top of the salad, to taste. Toss gently and serve. Enjoy.

Adapted recipe and photos by For the Love of Cooking.net
Original recipe by Greater Baltimore Medical Center

Giveaway Winner:

The winner of the Knotty Daughter^[5] apron giveaway is comment number 76:

Anna — April 28, 2013

I’ve already bookmarked this recipe — it looks amazing! I’ve tried many of your recipes and none has ever failed me. Thank you so much!

Congratulations! Please visit their website^[6] and pick out the apron of your choice then e-mail me the chosen apron and your mailing address. Please get me this information as soon as possible so Knotty Daughter can send you your new apron.

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Black Bean Soup with Bacon and Giveaway Winner!

by Pam on December 9, 2012

I was in the mood for soup today so I went in search of what was in my refrigerator. I decided to keep it simple and make a black bean soup. I usually toss in some chorizo but I didn’t have any so I decided to use bacon instead. I also added sweet potato, red pepper, onion, carrot, and celery to make it extra hearty and flavorful. After the soup simmered for a couple of hours, I blended most of it up with my immersion blender then ladled it into serving bowls. I topped each bowl with cilantro, green onion, avocado, cotija cheese, sour cream, and diced tomato. It was extremely flavorful and utterly delicious. My kids ate every last drop of their soup and my husband & I both loved it and look forward to the leftovers tomorrow for lunch.

Place a large Dutch oven on the stove and heat up over medium heat. Add the bacon slices and cook, until it golden brown; remove and place on a paper towel; crumble into bits. Wipe out all but 1-2 teaspoons of bacon grease. Add the sweet potato, red pepper, onion, carrot, and celery to the Dutch oven and cook until softened, about 5-7 minutes. Add the minced garlic, cumin, chile powder, oregano, sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste; cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Add the drained & rinsed black beans, chicken broth, bacon bits, lime juice, bay leaf, and molasses. Cover and simmer for 2 hours, stirring occasionally.

Remove the bay leaf from the pot of soup then blend with an immersion blender for a minute or so. Taste and re-season if needed. Ladle soup into bowls then top each bowl of soup with fresh cilantro, green onion, avocado, cotija cheese, sour cream, and diced tomato. Serve & enjoy.

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Black Bean Soup with Bacon

Yield: 8

Prep Time: 15 min.

Cook Time: 2 hours

Total Time: 2 hours & 15 min.

Ingredients:

5 slices of bacon, cooked & crumbled
1 small sweet potato, peeled & diced small
1/2 red bell pepper, diced small
1/2 sweet yellow onion, diced small
1 carrot, peeled and diced small
1 stalk of celery, diced small
5 cloves of garlic, minced
1 tbsp cumin
1 tsp chile powder
1/2 tsp oregano
Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste
3 15oz cans of black beans, rinsed & drained
4 cups of chicken broth
Juice of 1 lime
1 bay leaf
1 tsp molasses

Garnish:

Fresh cilantro, chopped
Green onions, chopped
Avocado, diced
Cotija cheese, crumbled
Sour Cream
Grape tomatoes, diced

Directions:

Place a large Dutch oven on the stove and heat up over medium heat. Add the bacon slices and cook, until it golden brown; remove and place on a paper towel; crumble into bits. Wipe out all but 1-2 teaspoons of bacon grease. Add the sweet potato, red pepper, onion, carrot, and celery to the Dutch oven and cook until softened, about 5-7 minutes. Add the minced garlic, cumin, chile powder, oregano, sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste; cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Add the drained & rinsed black beans, chicken broth, bacon bits, lime juice, bay leaf, and molasses. Cover and simmer for 2 hours, stirring occasionally.

Remove the bay leaf from the pot of soup then blend with an immersion blender for a minute or so. Taste and re-season if needed. Ladle soup into bowls then top each bowl of soup with fresh cilantro, green onion, avocado, cotija cheese, sour cream, and diced tomato. Serve & enjoy.

Recipe and photos by For the Love of Cooking.net

Giveaway Winner:

The winner of the MyRecipes America’s Favorite Food cookbook is comment number 124:

Angelina — December 8, 2012 @ 6:00 am^[3]: My birthday is on the 9th!!! This would be an awesome b-day gift.

Happy birthday Angelina – you won! Please e-mail me your mailing address at gordon-ramsay-recipe.com@gmail.com so I can send the cookbook to you as soon as possible.

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Apricot-Soy Pork Chops and Giveaway Winner

by Pam on November 4, 2012

I found this Cooking Light recipe on MyRecipes^[1] and it sounded so good I decided to make it for dinner. It was pretty easy to make and tasted wonderful. I loved the tender pork with the sweet and salty apricot-soy sauce. My whole family liked it and they all said they would want to eat it again which is a good thing because I want to make it again!

Heat a large skillet coated in cooking spray over medium heat. Season both sides of the pork chops with sea salt, freshly cracked pepper, and garlic powder, to taste. Place into the skillet and cook for 5-6 minutes on each side or until done. Remove from the pan; keep warm.

Add the olive oil to the same skillet over medium heat. Add the diced onion and cook, stirring often, for 4 minutes or until softened. Add the apricot preserves, soy sauce, and minced garlic; cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring often, until thickened. Add the pork and it’s juices back to pan, turning to coat. Place onto a serving plate and sprinkle with green onions. Serve immediately Enjoy.

GIVEAWAY WINNER:

The winner of the Spicy Apron Giveaway (valued at $29.99) is comment number 29. I was very excited when I saw who won this giveaway because Kim has been a longtime and very loyal reader!

Kim in MD — November 2, 2012

The banana marble bread looks so moist and delicious! I love the addition of the chocolate. There is something about bananas and chocolate together…yum!

Congratulations Kim!!! Please e-mail me with your mailing address and which apron you would like, valued at $29.99 or less. See the Spicy Apron’s Etsy page^[2] to choose your apron.

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Apricot Soy Pork Chops

Yield: 4

Prep Time: 10 min.

Cook Time: 12 min.

Total Time: 22 min.

Ingredients:

Cooking spray
2-3 boneless pork chops
Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste
Garlic powder, to taste
1 tsp olive oil
1/4 cup of sweet yellow onion, diced
1/4 cup of apricot preserves
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 clove of garlic, minced
1 green onion, diced for garnish

Directions:

Heat a large skillet coated in cooking spray over medium heat. Season both sides of the pork chops with sea salt, freshly cracked pepper, and garlic powder, to taste. Place into the skillet and cook for 5-6 minutes on each side or until done. Remove from the pan; keep warm.

Add the olive oil to the same skillet over medium heat. Add the diced onion and cook, stirring often, for 4 minutes or until softened. Add the apricot preserves, soy sauce, and minced garlic; cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring often, until thickened. Add the pork and it’s juices back to pan, turning to coat. Place onto a serving plate and sprinkle with green onions. Serve immediately Enjoy.

Adapted recipe and photos by For the Love of Cooking.net
Original recipe by Cooking Light – MyRecipes

References

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