Cookbook for Lovers 2014 | Page 54

Grocery List for Can You Feel the Love Tonight? Appetizer: Blue Crab Dip - 1 - 16 oz can lump crabmeat - Salt and pepper - 1 - 8 oz whipped cream cheese - 1 lemon - 1 small jar cocktail sauce - 1 tsp horseradish sauce - Sprig of parsley - Your favorite cracker Salad: Tomato & Cucumber - 2 medium tomatoes -  thin, medium cucumbers 2 (Thin cucumbers have less seeds) - ¼ small red onion - Salt, pepper - Garlic powder - ¼ cup gorgonzola cheese - 3 tbsp olive oil - 2 tsp red wine vinegar Rinse crab and check for shells. Place aside and allow to dry. Spread the cream cheese evenly on the bottom of a 12” plate. Leave a ½-inch margin from the edge. Season the crab with a pinch of salt and pepper. Break it apart slightly then spread it evenly over the cream cheese. Slightly press the crab into the cheese. Squeeze half of the lemon over the crab. Spread a layer of cocktail sauce over the crab; it should be completely covered with cocktail sauce. Place a tablespoon of horseradish in the middle of the plate and the sprig of parsley on top of the horseradish for garnish. Cut the other half of the lemon into small wedges and arrange around the plate. Refrigerate for 10-15 minutes. Serve with your favorite cracker. Cut tomatoes into small wedges and place in a salad bowl. Peel cucumbers, cut them in half, long ways, then cut into small half-circles. Add to the tomatoes. Cut red onion into thin slices and add to tomatoes. Season with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and add gorgonzola cheese. Add olive oil & vinegar, mix, and taste. Season more as needed. Serve. Entrée: Sunflower-Crusted Chicken with Caramelized Onions over Fresh Spinach - 1 lb thin-sliced chicken breast - 1 cup shelled sunflower seeds - 1 medium onion - 2 tbsp olive oil - 2 tbsp low-sodium soy sauce - ¼ cup vegetable oil - 4 tbsp butter - ¼ cup chicken broth - 2 tbsp orange marmalade - 1 cup orange juice - Juice of ½ lemon - Black pepper - 2 tbsp Wondra® flour - ½ bag rinsed fresh spinach - ¼ tsp salt Trim any excess fat from chicken. Cover chicken with plastic wrap and lightly tenderize with a mallet. Cut breasts in half and set on a plate. Put sunflower seeds in food processor and blend until fine. Do not over grind. Place sunflower mixture on plate. Coat both sides of the chicken with the sunflower mixture. Place coated chicken on a clean plate, cover, and set aside. Clean up the chicken area. Peel the onion and cut into thin strips (julienne style). Place a 12” non stick sauté pan over medium high heat and add olive oil and onions. Cook onions until they begin to look clear then add soy sauce. Mix until the onions are caramel color, then place into a bowl and set aside. Rinse the sauté pan and place over mediumhigh heat. Add vegetable oil and allow oil to get hot—about 3-4 minutes. Place chicken in hot pan and cook each side until golden. Place cooked chicken on paper-toweled plate to absorb excess oil. Place a small pot over medium heat and add butter, chicken broth, and marmalade. Stir until butter is melted and mixture begins to bubble. Lower heat and add orange and lemon juices. Add a pinch of pepper. Let mixture come to boil, lower heat and stir in Wondra® flour to thicken. Add flour one tablespoon at a time. Once thickened, cover and turn off heat. Mix the spinach and onions in a bowl and add salt and a pinch of pepper. Place mixture on a serving platter. Arrange chicken over spinach and drizzle a generous amount of orange sauce over chicken and spinach. Leave some sauce on the side for those who like more. Ooh, it sounds so good! 52 Can You Feel the Love Tonight? Diary Oils/Spices q Butter q  oz whipped 8 cream cheese q Gorgonzola cheese Meat q  lb thin-sliced chicken breast 1 Fruit/Vegetables q Orange juice q 2 oranges q 2 lemons q Fresh parsley q 2 tomatoes q 2 thin cucumbers q Red onion q Onion q Bag spinach q Cocktail sauce q Horseradish q Soy sauce q Orange marmalade q Chicken broth q  live oil/red wine vinegar O q Vegetable oil q Salt/pepper q Garlic powder Snacks q Crackers q Sunflower seeds Baking q Wondra flour® Seafood q  6 oz can lump crabmeat 1 53 Sweets q Dessert “What a happy and holy fashion it is that those who love one another should rest on the same pillow.” Nathaniel Hawthorne