Welcome to my cooking page!
I started cooking with my step-mother one summer when I was home from college. We traded off days on who would cook. I would find delicious recipes and prepare them for my family with great anticipation. Now out of college and in a home of my own I cook for my husband. My husband is not originally from America. He is from Morocco and it has allowed me to expand my cooking interests to international dishes. I hope that you enjoy the recipes and experiences that I will share with you!
Makes: 4 servings
Marinate: 1 hour
Cook: 40 minutes Bake: 45 minutes
Ingredients:
1 whole chicken (As an alternative to using the whole chicken you can use drumsticks and thighs. Follow the same instructions.)
3 garlic cloves
1 teaspoon of ginger powder
1/2 teaspoon of pepper
1 teaspoon of salt
A pinch of saffron
1 teaspoon of cumin
2 medium sized onions
1/4 cup of chopped cilantro
2 Tablespoon of Olive Oil
1 Tablespoon of lemon juice
1 cup whole green olives
water
Peel the onions and grate them.
Marinating Steps:
To make the marinating sauce, mix the olive oil, lemon juice, spices and cilantro all together. Add 1 tablespoon of water. Coat the chicken with the sauce. Cover the chicken and let it marinate for 1 hour in the refrigerator.
Cooking Steps:
Saute onions in a tablespoon of olive oil for a few minutes until onions change color .
Add the chicken and rotate it couple of times in the onions. Add water until it covers half of the chicken. Cover the pan and the let the chicken cook for 20 minutes. Turn the chicken over and let the other side cook for another 20 minutes.
Remove the chicken from the stove and bake the chicken at 400 F degrees for 45 minutes. Turn it once half way through so both sides of the chicken are roasted.
Add the olives to the sauce. Do not cover the pan and let the sauce cook on low heat until it thickens.
Serving:
Serve the chicken with the sauce and olives.
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Save Money by Cooking with a Crock-pot
First introduced in 1971, the Crock-Pot revolutionized the way we cook meals. The word Crock-Pot is actually trademarked by Rival Industries, but is used in every day conversations instead of the term slow cooker. Many recipes for the crock-pot require little preparation. The slow cooker can then safely be left to run unattended, making it a convenient cooking method.
Crock-pot meals can not only save you time in the kitchen, but they can also save you money as well. The reasons are as follows:
1. It keeps you out of the fast food line. If you had not loading up the crock-pot with the ingredients this morning you’d likely be in the drive through line at the local fast food restaurant this afternoon after work, grabbing a meal for your family. The average fast food meal for a family of four rings up over $20.
2. Stretches your dollar. Most crock-pot recipes and meals can truly stretch your food dollar. Because you can put a whole chicken in the crock-pot to cook then cut it up for several meals, you can stretch your budget with the use your leftovers.
3. Cuts your grocery budget. You can save money at the butcher since the slow cooking process is especially useful to tenderize cheaper cuts of meat.
4. Saves on your energy bill. Instead of running a larger appliance like the stove you are running one small energy conservative appliance, the crock-pot, saving on your energy costs.
The convenience of the slow cooker not only saves you time, but will also save you money. Don't you think it's time to take it out of your closet (or wherever you have it packed away collecting dust) and make a Crock-Pot meal today?
About the Author:Cara Mirabella is a WAHM with one toddler from New Jersey. She owns and manages TheHouseholdHelper.com - a site dedicated to saving your time, money and sanity when managing your household. She has written several articles, reports and e-books including
http://wahmcart.com/x.php?adminid=1826&id=6133&pid=1993"Recipes For Every Occassion: 470 Crock Pot Recipes".
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