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Baked Lamb & Feta Nachos

1/8/2014

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I had some leftover lamb meat from a roast and thought I'd try using it up by making lamb instead of beef nachos. My family could not get enough of these, my dad even saying they were the best nachos he'd ever had - (he loves lamb though). 

You will need:
  • Tortilla Chips (Imake a quick easy homemade batch, recipe link is below). 
  • Cooked lamb cut into small bites.
  • Chopped avocado, tomato, onion, and feta cheese. 

*If you don't like any of those ingredients, don't put them on and make the nachos your own!

Tortilla Chips: 
http://lucaneutze.weebly.com/12/post/2014/01/baked-flour-tortilla-chips.html
Directions:
  1. Preheat oven to 325' convection bake - or 350' regular bake. 
  2. Lay tortilla chips on a baking tray, preferably lined with parchment paper - not necessary. 
  3. Evenly disperse all chopped ingredients over chips. 
  4. Bake 8-10 minutes.


Enjoy!
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Bacon Wrapped Duck Skewers

1/5/2014

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I have a friend who likes to cook duck - so I asked them to make dinner with me and this is what we came up with. My mom has never liked duck, but after trying it this way she couldn't get enough. It is absolutely delicious!


You will need:
  • Duck meat separated into small handfull sized pieces - as pictured. 
  • Bacon
  • Onion cut into squares - as pictured. \
  • Oven safe Skewers

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Directions:
  1. Preheat oven to 325'. 
  2. Place a couple onion squares on each piece of duck meat. 
  3. Wrap each piece with a long slice of bacon (you could use two if they're small). 
  4. Place each bacon wrapped duck piece on the skewer being careful to secure the onion and bacon on. 
  5. Place tin foil on an oven safe baking tray and lay skewers on it. I used a thinner casserole dish so the edges of the skewer layed on edges of pan elevating the duck to cook more even, but a simple tray would be fine. 
  6. Bake about 30 minutes. 


Enjoy!
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Lobster Macaroni & Cheese

1/5/2014

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I recently tried lobster macacroni and cheese at a restaurant and decided I had to try and make some at home - it is a delicious combo! 

You will need:
  • 8 oz. of macaroni noodles (I used shells).
  • 1 cup cooked lobster meat shredded. (You could use more or less depending on how much you like lobster). 
  • 4 tbsp butter
  • 4 tbsp flour
  • 2 cups milk of your choice
  • 2 cups shredded cheddar
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • Sea salt & pepper to taste. 
  • OPTIONAL BAKE TOPPINGS: breadcrumbs, additional cheddar & parmesan cheese. 
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Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350'. 
  2. Boil pasta, drain, and set aside when done. Work on sauce directions below while it boils. 
  3. Melt butter in a medium-large sauce pan. Add in flour and whisk until consistent. Add in milk and continue to whisk bringing the mix to a boil. Once boiling turn heat down to medium and allow to thicken a couple minutes. 
  4. Add the cheese to the white mixture and stir with a spoon or spatula until thoroughly combined. 
  5. Let the cheese simmer over low while you work on the crab. 
  6. Add shredded crab and olive oil to a small saute pan and cook a couple minutes over medium heat just to allow olive oil to coat and warm lobster - you don't want to over cook it. 
  7. Add in the noodles & crab to the cheese mixture and stir until combined. 
  8. Pour the macaroni into a baking dish like pictured above, or just a 9X9 baking pan. 
  9. If you want to sprinkle a little cheese on top or add bread crumbs do so now. (IF you add breadcrumbs spray cooking spray over the top of breadcrumbs, they brown better when moist). 
  10. Lightly salt and pepper the top and bake 20-25 minutes until breadcrumbs start to brown. 


Serve & enjoy!
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Tomato & Avocado Pizza w/ Garlic Egg White Crust

12/9/2013

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Using an egg white oat crust this pizza is much healthier than any you've tried before and with a low fat cheese and fresh veges you can feel guilt free. 

You can find the egg white crust recipe here:
http://lucaneutze.weebly.com/5/post/2013/11/egg-white-garlic-pizza-crust.html

Make your crust and then add sauce, cheese of your choice and your fresh chopped avocado & tomato, bake 8-10 minutes at 375' and enjoy! 
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Creamy Avocado Pasta Sauce

11/26/2013

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This pasta sauce may not cut too many calories compared to most, but it is certainly a lot healthier. Avocados contain healthy fats, fiber, and vitamins and the thickness of the avocado allows you to cut creams and flour most creamy sauces contain. The amounts in this recipe make enough sauce for about 4 servings of pasta. 
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You will need:
  • 2 tbsp sea salt butter
  • 1 tbsp garlic pasta
  • 3 small-medium avocados
  • 1 cup almond milk
  • Juice of 1 small lime. 
  • 1/2 cup shredded parmesan
  • Sea salt & pepper to taste


(The second lime, bacon, and pasta are for an avocado bacon pasta dish - directions at bottom of page). 
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Half, seed, peel, and chop your avocados and set aside. 
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Melt butter and garlic in a medium sauce pan. 
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Add in the rest of your ingredients, melt and whisk until combined.
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Hand blend (or just heavily whisk) your sauce until creamy. 
To make the pasta as healthy as possible use a 100% whole grain pasta when serving. You can cook up a few slices of bacon and squeeze lime in the skillet when cooking, chop up and add to the pasta to add some crunch and saltiness to counteract the creamy soft taste of avocado. 

Enjoy!

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Slow Cooked Honey BBQ Sausage

11/11/2013

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This recipe requires only a few ingredients and was so delicious. Slow cooking the sauce and meat together gives it a very rich flavor - and it makes great leftovers for a few days! I served this with rice and sweet potato discs (recipe at bottom of this page), which tasted great. You could also make a larger quantity and this would make a great party snack! 
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You will need:
  • Regular Sausage - I used kind pictured below.
  • Honey BBQ Sauce (Large bottle). 
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 cube/pack of chicken bouillon. 
  • 1 1/2 tbsp Curry powder (optional). 
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Cut sausage into thin bite size slices and add them to your crock pot/slow cooker. 
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Add in enough honey BBQ sauce to almost cover sausage, chicken bouillon, water, and curry powder. 
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Stir up ingredients and cook on a low setting about 4 hours. I stirred up every hour to let steam out and allow sausage on top to fall to the bottom for even cooking. 
Enjoy!

Sweet Potato Discs: http://lucaneutze.weebly.com/12/post/2013/11/sweet-potato-discs.html
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