Apricot Cranberry and Wheat Berry Salad

What You Need:

• 3 C water
• 1/4 t salt, divided
• 1 C wheat berries, rinsed and drained
• 1 (15 oz.) can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
• 1 C fresh snow peas, slivered
• 1/4 C green onions, chopped
• 1/2 C dried apricots, sliced
• 1/2 C dried cranberries
• 3 T walnut oil
• 1 T lemon juice
• 1/8 t pepper

How to Make It:

1. Pour the water into a large bowl.
2. Sprinkle 1/8 t of the salt into the water.
3. Add the wheat berries to the salted water.
4. Cover the bowl and refrigerate overnight.
5. Pour the water and wheat berries into a large saucepan.
6. Position the pan over medium heat and bring the water to a brisk boil.
7. Place the heat on low, cover the pan and simmer for 50 minutes or until the berries are tender.
8. Drain the berries well and allow them to cool for 1 hour.
9. Place the cooled wheat berries into a bowl.
10. Fold in the chickpeas, snow peas and green onions.
11. Add the apricots and cranberries and gently mix to incorporate all the ingredients together well.
12. Place the walnut oil into a small bowl.
13. Whisk in the lemon juice until well combined.(You can use a KitchenAid KHB300Hand Blender)
14. Add the remaining salt and pepper to the bowl and continue whisking until completely combined.
15. Pour the dressing over the salad to completely cover.

Serves: 8

Serve this salad immediately or cover and refrigerate it for up to 24 hours. Wheat berries are the kernel. They do not contain the hull though. These berries are used often in salad to give it a little extra crunch. Soaking the berries in water helps to soften them. They can be purchased as a hard or soft grain and can be found in most supermarkets.

Easy Chipotle Adobo Chicken Soup Recipe In A Dutch Oven

You love entertaining, but the budget is a little tight! Is this you? Well then I have good news for you, If you have a Dutch oven, such as a All Clad Dutch Oven, you can make this tasty soup on a really tight budget and no one will even notice.

Chipotle Adobo Chicken Soup Recipe

Ingredients For This Dutch Oven Recipe:

• 1 large sweet onion, diced
• 1 Tbsp cooking oil
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 4 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
• 2 cans (15 oz size) pinto beans, rinsed and drained
• 2 cans (14 oz size) fire-roasted diced tomatoes, undrained
• 3 cups frozen corn
• 2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, removed from sauce, seeded and minced
• 2 tsp adobo sauce from chipotle pepper jar
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• 2 cups cubed cooked chicken
• 1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro
• sour cream for garnish

Method For Your Chipotle Adobo Chicken Soup Recipe In A Dutch Oven:

1. In a Dutch oven, such a a All CladDutch Oven, on medium-low heat, saute onion in oil until onions become transparent.
2. Stir in garlic and cook for just 1/2 minute.
3. Now add the next 8 ingredients.
4. Slowly bring mixture to a boil and reduce heat.
5. Simmer slowly, uncovered, for about 15 to 20 minutes.
6. Stir in your cut up chicken and let heat through.
7. Remove from heat.
8. Sprinkle with cilantro.
9. Serve in big bowls topped with a dollop of sour cream.
10. This recipe serves about 8 people.

So, Enjoy this tasty  Chipotle Adobo Chicken Soup Recipe with your family and friends. A Dutch oven makes it so easy and cheap to make.

Apple Salsa And Summertime Chicken Recipe

Here is a tasty summertime chicken recipe. You can also make it in winter, though by grilling it on a Cuisinart GR-4 Griddler so that you do not have to go out in the cold. Very important for us here in South Africa where it is getting cold now. So never underestimate your Cuisinart GR-4 Griddler

For grilling outside I would recommend the WeberOne Touch Charcoal Grill

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What You Need For This Recipe:

• 1/4 C dry white wine
• 1/4 C apple juice
• 1/2 tsp. lime zest, grated
• 1/2 tsp .salt
• 1/8 tsp. pepper
• 4 chicken breasts halves, boneless and skinless
• 2 C Gala apples, cored and chopped
• 1 chili pepper, seeded and chopped
• 1/2 C onion, chopped
• 1/4 C lime juice
• salt and pepper to taste

How to Make It:

1. Place the wine and apple juice into a zip lock bag.
2. Add the lime zest, salt and pepper.
3. Seal and shake to combine ingredients.
4. Add the chicken breasts and reseal.
5. Turn the bag a few times to make sure the chicken is coated.
6. Place the refrigerator for at least one hour being sure to turn occasionally.
7. While the chicken marinates make the salsa.
8. Place the apples, chili pepper and onion in a large bowl.
9. Pour in the lime juice.
10. Toss to completely coat the apples, peppers and onions with the juice.
11. Add salt and pepper to taste and toss one more time.
12. Set to the side until the chicken is ready to serve.
13. Heat the grill to medium heat.
14. Remove the chicken breasts from the marinade.
15. Discard the marinade.
16. Grill the chicken 5 minutes and turn.
17. Continuing grilling an additional 5 minutes or until the juice runs clear when the chicken is pierced with a fork.
18. Serve the grilled chicken with the salsa.

Serves 4

This is a great summertime meal but can also be made in the winter. Broil the chicken instead of grilling just reduce the cooking time to 3 minutes per side.

So, try this Summertime Chicken with Apple Salsa Recipe, summer or winter, you will love it. Apple is really a fruit you can enjoy the whole year round and that is why this recipe is such a good idea.

Tastier Brownies Than Ever Recipe

Everyone loves Brownies. They are easy to make and very tasty. With summer coming they are ideal to take with you on a picnic. If you have an electric stand mixer, such as one of the KitchenAid Artisan 5-Quart Stand Mixers or one of the Cuisinart SM-55 5-1/2-Quart Stand Mixers, making these Brownies with this recipe is very easy.

Better Brownies By Far Recipe

What you need for this Brownies recipe:

• 1 cup unsalted butter, cold
• 8 oz. bittersweet chocolate, chopped fine
• 4 eggs
• 3 cups sugar
• 2 tsp real vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 8 big peanut butter cups, chopped up

Method for this Brownies recipe:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees and coat a 9x13 baking pan with a little butter.
2. Put 1 cup butter and bittersweet chocolate in heavy saucepan over low heat and melt, stirring and watching closely; set aside.
3. Put eggs and sugar into a bowl and mix with a beater on medium high speed until light yellow and fluffy.
4. Lower the beater speed and slowly add the chocolate mixture, then add the vanilla, keeping the beater running.
5. Continue with the beater on low speed and slowly add flour, incorporating before adding more, then sprinkle in the salt and be sure it's mixed in.
6. Stop beater, and with large spatula, fold in the chopped up peanut butter cups.
7. Transfer the mixture into your buttered baking pan.
8. Bake in preheated oven about 30 to 35 minutes, or until knife inserted in center comes out clean and the edges pull away from the pan.
9. Remove from oven and let cool in pan, then cut into squares to transport to picnic or enjoy immediately.

So, make these to pack for your picnic, whether it is to the lakeside or to the beach, they will be very popular. No reason, of course, why you cannot eat these tasty Brownies at home! So, get baking for lots of tasty fun. Do not replace the butter with margarine, it will really affect the taste.

Sausage And Cheese Breakfast Biscuits Recipe

Biscuits, such as these sausage and cheese breakfast biscuits, for breakfast will always be popular. Problem is, preheating the oven can take more time than you actually have. Well, that need not be a problem any more as a table top oven, such as the Kitchenaid Convection Oven, heats up very fast and also bakes faster. Now you can have the best of both worlds, tasty fresh biscuits in a hurry.

What You Need:

• 2 C of baking mix
• 1 lb. sausage
• 2/3 C of milk
• 1 1/2 C of cheddar cheese, shredded

How to Make It:

1. Preset the oven temperature to 400 degrees.
2. Place the baking mix, sausage and milk into a mixing bowl.
3. Mix until all the ingredients are blended together well.
4. Fold the cheese into the mixture well.
5. Drop the batter by spoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
6. Bake 18 minutes or until a light golden brown.

Makes 24 biscuits

These simple biscuits can be made with sausage, crumbled bacon or even bits of ham.

So, try this recipe and see how your family loves it. Maybe, if you are worried about the time factor, try them over a weekend first and once you fell comfortable with them you can whip them up any day. The variations that are possible makes it easy to keep them interesting, preventing your family from becoming bored with them.

Fast And Easy Orange Juice French Toast Recipe

Coming up with easy and tasty breakfast ideas is not always that easy. Baking toast is always a good idea, but using your oven is not always practical. The ideal solution is using a Cuisinart Model Tob 195 that heats up very fast and will save you a lot of time and expense.

So, have a look at this recipe for Baked Orange Juice Toast:

Baked Orange Juice Toast

What You Need:

• 1/3 C of orange juice
• 1 t orange peel, grated
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 t ground cardamom
• 1/4 C of butter
• 12 slices French bread, day old and 3/4 inch thick

How to Make It:

1. Preset the oven temperature to 450 degrees.
2. Place the juice, orange peel, eggs and cardamom together in a mixing bowl.
3. Beat with an electric mixer on low until blended together well.
4. Place the butter into a 13X9 baking dish.
5. Place the baking dish into the oven until the butter has completely melted.
6. Dip the slices of bread into the orange juice mixture until well covered allowing any excess to drip back into the bowl.
7. Place the coated bread slices into the pan with the melted butter.
8. Bake 6 minutes then turn each slice over.
9. Continue baking an additional 4 minutes or until nicely browned.

Makes 6 servings

Baking French toast in the oven takes less time because all the pieces of toast can be cooked at once. The combination of orange juice and cardamom gives this French toast a special taste everyone will enjoy.

Even to the instructions for this recipe calls for an oven, I promise you the Cuisinart Model Tob 195 will work wonders for you. Imagine your family's delight at this exceptional French toast. Why not try this recipe as a special treat next Sunday?

A Relaxing Smoothie For A Stressful Day

Are you having a very stressful day? Well, then I am convinced you can do with a tasty, relaxing smoothie. If you do not have a blender, such as the Cuisinart CBT 700, you can simply use a hand blender, such as the KitchenAid KHB300 Hand Blender.

Try this recipe and the rest of your day will run smoothly as we tend to handle all problems better when we are relaxed!

Relax Me Smoothie

What You Need:

• 8 herbal lemon tea bags
• 2 C boiling water
• 1 pint raspberry sherbet
• 2 C pineapple juice

How to Make It:

1. Pour the boiling water over the tea bags.
2. Cover and allow to sit 5 minutes.
3. Remove the tea bags and place the tea in the refrigerator to cool.
4. Place the sherbet and juice in the blender.
5. Add the tea.
6. Blend until smooth.

This smoothie is very relaxing. Try it on a stress filled day to unwind and help you enjoy the rest of the day.

Always make sure you have the tea in the refrigerator and you will be able to make this smoothie at a moment's notice. No use having to wait for a long time before you can actually make the smoothie you need NOW!