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Homemade Chicken Tenders

By on July 6, 2012 in Entrees Recipe, Recipes

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Homemade Chicken Tenders

Homemade Chicken Tenders

Ingredients

  • chicken tenderloins- 2 lbs
  • eggs- 3
  • breadcrumbs- 2 cups
  • flour- 1 cup
  • salt & pepper- 1 teaspoon each
  • dried rosemary, thyme and paprika- 1 teaspoon each
  • canola oil

Instructions

  1. Set up an assembly line with two wide shallow bowls and one large non-stick frying pan.
  2. In one bowl, crack eggs and beat.
  3. In the other bowl,mix together breadcrumbs, flour and seasonings: salt, pepper, rosemary, thyme and paprika.
  4. In the pan, heat oil about 1/2-inch deep over medium-high heat
  5. Dip chicken, one at a time, into egg mixture first.
  6. Dredge chicken in breadcrumb mixture (roll it around).
  7. Place in heated oil to fry. Repeat until pan is full.
  8. Cook chicken, turning once, until brown on both sides, approximately 5 minutes each side. Transfer to paper towel-lined plate to cool.
  9. For a variation, check out Crunchy Ranch Chicken Tenders Recipe
https://tonispilsbury.com/home-chicken-tenders/

 

Make Extra!

By making extra Homemade Chicken Tenders and storing them, not only do they make a great quick snack, but can also be reincarnated into new family dinners in just minutes.  Try out my favorite 3 Recipes to make using leftover Homemade Chicken Tenders:

Leftover Chicken Tenders Recipes

3 Recipes To Make with Leftover Chicken Tenders

 

 Weekly Meal Plan System

Or try my Homemade Chicken Tenders recipe in The Organized Cook Weekly Meal Plan System:

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Picky Eaters Weekly Meal Plan

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Pub-Style Fish & Chips

By on July 3, 2012 in Complete Family Dinner, Entrees Recipe, Recipes

Fish & Chips Recipe

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Pub-Style Fish & Chips

Pub-Style Fish & Chips

Ingredients

  • fresh or frozen cod or other white fish - 2 lbs, thawed
  • beer or fish batter - (I use McCormick Golden Dipt Beer Batter) 1 10-oz. package
  • potatoes - 2-3 large, peeled and sliced into ½ inch slices
  • malt vinegar
  • tartar sauce
  • lemons - 1-2
    • STAPLES:
  • canola or vegetable oil
  • salt
    • Pub Style Chip Sauce
  • • mayonnaise - ¼ cup
  • • dijon mustard - 3 tbspns (about 3 big squirts)
  • • ketchup - 3 tbspns (about 3 big squirts)
  • • worcestershire sauce - a few shakes

Instructions

    Chips:
  1. Heat oven to 400º
  2. Place potato slices in mixing bowl
  3. Season generously with salt
  4. Drizzle about ½ cup oil over the top and toss
  5. Transfer to baking sheet and bake until tender, approximately 35 minutes
  6. For a crispy top, change oven to broil during last 5 minutes
    7. Fish:
  7. Mix batter according to package directions
  8. Pat fish dry with a paper towel
  9. In large non-stick frying pan heat oil, about 1 inch deep, over medium-high heat (or use deep fryer)
  10. Dip each piece of fish, one at a time, in batter then place in hot oil
  11. Fry fish, turning once, until golden brown on each side, approximately 4 minutes each side
    12. Chips Sauce:
  12. Mix together all ingredients and serve with chips
  13. Garnish fish with malt vinegar and lemon wedges
https://tonispilsbury.com/pub-style-fish-chips/

 

Weekly Meal Plan

Weekly Meal Plan System

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Awesomeness

By on July 1, 2012 in Complete Family Dinner, Entrees Recipe, Recipes

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Awesomeness

Awesomeness

Ingredients

  • boneless skinless chicken breasts- 1 lb, cubed
  • broccoli florets- 16 oz.
  • lemon- 1, sliced in half
  • green onion- 1 bundle, trimmed and diced
  • red bell pepper- 1, diced
  • sliced almonds- 2 oz.
  • mango- 1, peeled and diced
  • avocado- 1, peeled and diced (do not prep ahead of time; wait until just before serving)
  • STAPLES
  • olive oil- 3 tablespoons
  • minced garlic- 1 tablespoon
  • salt- a pinch
    • For Polenta Cakes
  • prepared polenta- 1 chub (tube) (*like San Gennarro found at Albertson’s, Melissa’s or Fresh and Easy brand), sliced into 1/2 inch rounds
  • olive oil- 3 tablespoons
  • minced garlic- 1 tablespoon
  • oregano- 1 teaspoon
  • paprika- 1 teaspoon
  • salt- a pinch

Instructions

  1. Heat olive oil in large skillet
  2. saute chicken until cooked thoroughly, then remove to plate
  3. saute broccoli and green onions until tender
  4. add bell pepper and saute until slightly tender
  5. add chicken back to vegetables in skillet and squeeze one lemon half into pan to saute for another minute
  6. in separate bowl mix together avocado, mango and juice from second lemon half
  7. serve chicken and vegetable saute with avocado mango garnish
    8. For Polenta Cakes
  8. heat olive oil in skillet
  9. saute polenta rounds while seasoning top side with oregano, paprika and salt
  10. once bottom side of polenta rounds are brown, flip and cook until both sides are crispy
https://tonispilsbury.com/awesomeness/

 

For more “awesomeness” recipes from Toni Spilsbury and Chef Kas, visit:

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A Day with Chef Kas

By on July 1, 2012 in Busy Mom Living The Dream, Survival Guide for Busy Moms

“Eat Your Life”

I first met Chef Kas at one of our Vegas Bloggers events and was instantly taken with his energy and philosophy… on cooking and life.  Adam Kaswinder- aka “Chef Kas” dishes up a healthy and simple philosophy in the kitchen that he calls “Eat Your Life”- where what you eat is a reflection of  who you are.  If this is the case, then his recipes can only be healthy, inspiring and fun.  We hit it off in the kitchen like he was a younger brother to me, so I just knew we had to work together on a project.

 

Young Rock Star Chef Meets Meal Planning Mom

Adam and I decided to film a recipe together and I quickly realized the difference in being the young rock star when we began planning our recipe together.  Being the “meal planning mom”, I wanted to organize and plan our recipe well in advance, while Chef Kas wanted to see what food felt inspiring to him that day.  Our conversation went something like this:

Me:  “I’m making out our grocery shopping list now; what are we making?”

Chef Kas:  “I’m feeling like something with mango and avocado… and perhaps some chicken”.

Me: “Okay, sounds good.  So, what are we making?”

Chef Kas:  “Awesomeness.”

Me:  “Sweet.” (sigh)

Even halfway during the filming of our show, I still didn’t know exactly what Adam and I were cooking.  Chef Kas creates.  He begins with ingredients he “feels” at the time, with the results always being something delicious, wholesome and uplifting.

I explained to Adam that busy moms don’t always have the time to cook a meal around what ingredients they are “feeling” at the time, and, with busy family schedules, need to plan in advance.  I’ve always said that in order to create recipes and meal plans for moms, you have to be a busy mom.  What I loved about Adam is his interest in listening and relating to the challenges we on-the-go moms face juggling hectic family schedules and demanding careers with our desire to provide healthy meals for our family.

What would it be like- I wondered- to marry the “awesomeness” of Chef Kas with the “organization” of meal planning for busy families?  Well wonder no more, we have our first Chef Kas Weekly Meal Plan that we’ve appropriately named “Eat Your Life”.

Cooking Up Some Awesomeness

What Chef Kas and I cooked up that day was a delicious saute of chicken, broccoli, bell peppers, green onions and almonds with a side of mango and avocado and polenta cakes.  “So what do we call it?”, I asked.  Chef Kas then decided to appropriately name it “awesomeness”, and I had to agree.

awesomeness

Awesomeness

 

To check out and download this recipe for Awesomeness, visit here:

Awesomeness Recipe

 

Busy Moms Rejoice- Chef Kas Is In The (Organized) House

Chef Kas provides local custom cuisine consultation, cooking classes and meal preparation in the Las Vegas area.  But busy moms and families can rejoice, because Chef Kas is teaming up with The Organized Cook for some custom meal plans as part of The Organized Cook Weekly Meal Plan System.

In the meantime, to get your own taste of “awesomeness” from Chef Kas, visit his website at CustomCuisineLV.com:

Chef Kas and Toni Spilsbury

visit customcuisinelasvegas.com for more #EatYourLife

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