Sunday, April 29, 2012

Spaghetti Squash Piccata

Ingredients:
  • 1 medium Spaghetti Squash
  • 8 oz baby Bella mushrooms
  • 5 TBS Olive Oil
  • 4 TBS Lemon Juice
  • 3 TBS capers with juice
  • 1/4 cup of water/chicken stock
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 1 tsp black pepper
Directions:
  • Piccata Sauce:
  1. Heat up 1 TBS of olive oil in pan
  2. Saute garlic
  3. Reduce heat and add mushrooms
  4. Once mushrooms are brown add remaining oil, lemon juice, water, capers, and black pepper. 
  5. Simmer 10 - 15 minutes
  • Spaghetti

  1. Cut 3-4 slits in squash
  2. Cook in microwave for 15-20 minutes on 50% power (Outside should be soft)
  3. Split in half (Be careful very hot)
  4. Scoop seeds out
  5. Spoon out the inside squash into bowl
  6. Pour Piccata Sauce over and toss.  


Sunday, April 8, 2012

Caribbean Jerk Pork Loin

Ingredients:
    Jerk Rub

  • 2 zest lime 
  • 1 tbs Coriander 
  • 1 tbs ground ginger 
  • 1 tbs garlic powder 
  • 1 tbs onion powder 
  • 1 tbs dried cilantro 
  • 2 tsp pepper 
  • 2 tsp salt 
  • 1/2 tsp thyme 
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon 
  • 1/2 tsp allspice 
  • 1/2 nutmeg 
    Main
  • 2 tbs olive oil
  • Left over rub 
  • 1 yellow onion minced
  • 4 gloves of garlic minced
  • 2 lime juice 
  • 1-2 cup(s) broth (beef, chicken,veggie, or water) 
  • 3 lb pork loin shoulder
Directions:
  1. Combined rub ingredients
  2. Generously rub pork loin with rub
  3. Heat olive oil in pan and sear pork loin on all sides
  4. Combine 1 cup of broth, onion, garlic, lime juice, and left over rub in crockpot
  5. Once seared place pork loin in crock pot
  6. Add second cup of broth to about half up pork loin.  
  7. Cook 6-8 hours on low