My Favorite Recipes

Chicken Cacciatore - As well as being my number one asked for recipe it is still a personal favorite after twenty years of home cooking. It's a perfect dinner party or special occasion meal.

Ingredients

1½ lb chicken pieces
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 medium chopped onions
2 cloves of crushed garlic
2 14.5 oz can peeled and chopped tomatoes
6oz can tomato paste
1-teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper
1-teaspoon sugar
½ cup flour
2 teaspoons dried oregano
2 bay leafs
¼ cup dry white wine
1 cup of hot water
1 chicken stock cube

Method

Mix salt, pepper and flour together in a plastic bag. Coat each chicken piece and dust off excess flour inside the bag. In a large fry pan heat one tablespoon of the oil and sauté the chicken pieces until golden brown all over. Set aside

Add an extra tablespoon of oil to the pan. Drop the onions and garlic into the pan and sauté gently until softened.

Pour in the chopped tomatoes and the rest of the ingredients. Gently stir until it comes to a boil. Pop the chicken in, cover the pan and simmer for an hour.

Accompany your Chicken Cacciatore with piping hot spaghetti, which you've tossed in butter and Parmesan cheese and serve with a green salad, garlic bread and the rest of the bottle of wine that was used in the meal

Serves up to 6 hungry people very satisfyingly.




Gourmet Green Salad - This is my all time favorite Green Salad recipe that can't be beat when the Sensational Salad Dressing is added to it.

Ingredients

1 9oz bag of mixed leaf lettuce
1 sliced English cucumber
4 tablespoons fresh parsley
2 tablespoons fresh chives

Method

Place mixed leaf lettuce in a large bowl. Peel and thinly slice cucumber. Finely chop parsley. Cut chives into small pieces with kitchen scissors. Toss all the ingredients together in the salad bowl. Cover and refrigerate.


Sensational Salad Dressing - A dressing that tastes so good it could make the most ordinary salad taste sensational!

Ingredients

1 small clove of crushed garlic
Salt
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
2 teaspoons lemon juice
¼ teaspoon mustard
½ cup olive oil

Method

Place all salad dressing ingredients in a sealed jar and shake well. Refrigerate overnight to allow flavors to marry well.


Great Garlic Bread - Here's an easy recipe for great garlic bread that lives up to the standard of any good meal.

Ingredients

1 French stick
2 tablespoons crushed garlic
4oz-softened butter
2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley

Method

Mix butter garlic and parsley together in a bowl. Cover and refrigerate to allow flavors to develop overnight. Slice French bread into thick slices. Spread each side with the prepared garlic butter. Wrap in foil. Heat in 350-degree oven for 20 minutes.