Frog Tales

Ingredients 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 medium onion, chopped 4 cloves garlic, chopped 1/4 poblano 6 chicken breasts, boneless 1 tablespoon ancho chili powder 2 teaspoon cumin 2 teaspoon dried cilantro 2 teaspoon mexican oregano 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper 6 cups chicken broth, low-sodium canned 1 cup corn kernels, fresh or frozen 2 cans fire roasted tomatoes 1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice (about 2 limes) About a dozen corn tortilla chips, broken a bit Lime wedges tex-mex cheese sour cream Directions Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic, poblano, chicken breasts, chili powder, cumin, cilantro, oregano, salt and pepper and cook until the onion softens, about 5 minutes. Add the chicken broth, tomatoes and corn, bring to a boil, reduce the heat slightly, and simmer, covered for 60 minutes. Remove chicken breasts, shred the meat and return to the pot and cook for 5 minu...

It's been a busy week here on the Island ... we launched a new trip with  Carnival Sailing entitled "Survivor Challenge".  We subjected our friends and colleagues to the inaugural run and put them through their paces :-)  I got tons of pictures and everyone had a fantastic day.  My parents arrived in late Thursday/early Friday as the already late arriving Westjet flight was delayed by 1.5 hours.  We then spent the weekend working on moving appliances, furniture, etc and cleaning for the upcoming tourist season.  All I can say is thank goodness for rum, as we all worked way harder than one should in the Caribbean! Given the business of the week, we didn't really research any new recipes but instead went with some of the best of the best.  We had Tandoori Chicken with spicy broccoli, tikka masalla and naan bread on Friday, Pomme de terre meat pie on Saturday, Tilapia with rice pilaf, corn and parker house rolls on Sunday (the rolls were the only new t...

You have to try this recipe ... and make sure to include the Chipotle Creama, it finishes it off perfectly!  Chipotle Corn Chowder Soup: 2 cups red potatoes, peeled and diced (1/2-inch) 4 tablespoons butter, plus 1 tablespoon 1 sweet onion, diced 3 cups frozen corn 1/4 cup diced poblano peppers 1 tablespoon minced garlic 5 cups vegetable stock 3/4 cup diced bacon 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper 1/2 cup heavy cream 1/2 cup freshly minced cilantro leaves Chipotle Creama, recipe follows In a medium saucepan, cover the diced potatoes with 3 cups of water and bring to a boil over medium heat. Cook until fork tender, about 15 minutes. then remove from heat and set aside. In a large stock pot over medium-high heat, add the 4 tablespoons of butter, and once melted, add the diced onions, half of the corn kernels and the peppers. Saute until a golden fond starts to form on bottom of pan, about 6 to 8 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute mor...

This recipe takes me back to reminds me of my Grandparent's kitchen in Southern Ontario when I was a kid.  It's a great hearty recipe full of flavour.  Even if kids don't like to eat the pepper itself, there is enough great flavour seeped into the meat for them. Stuffed Red Peppers and Tomatos Ingredients 3 large red bell pepper 3 large beefsteak tomatos 3/4 pound ground chuck 1/2 pound ground pork 1 medium onion, chopped 4 garlic cloves, minced 1 tablespoon fresh basil, minced 1 tablespoon fresh oregano, minced 1 teaspoon fresh thyme salt and pepper 2 teaspoons beef bouillion granules 2 cups cooked rice 1 cup diced tomatoes 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce 1 cup hot water parmigiano reggiano Directions Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Start by cutting the peppers in half lengthwise, leaving the stems intact, and halving them also. Remove the seeds and ribs inside the peppers.  Cut the tops off the tomatos and scoop out the inside. Using a hot skillet, sa...

One of the photo newsletters that I receive had a contest for "A Dog's Eye View" and these are the three pics I submitted ... the last is just a collage of them all.

Saturday - Heavy chest and back workout at Sportivo Fitness, so glad to be back to heavy workouts again ... being sick for 4 weeks really kicked our buts!  It's a pretty rainy day on the island, so we bought groceries and then did some room prep for guests arriving this weekend and later this week.  Chairman's reserve in Mom & Dave's fridge - check :-) .  For supper we are having Italian Stuffed Red Peppers and Tomatoes. Sunday - Today, our guest is one of the lads teachers who is unfortunately heading back to Canada on Monday.  They plan to head down the beach, try out mono-finning again and have some "epic" xBox battles.  Mark is vegetarian, so the menu for supper is Corn Chowder and Loaded Potato Skins (both vegetarian and meat-a-tarian). Monday - The older lads have the day off school so, Steve and I get to play (well, Steve can play .. I will be coordinating and taking oodles of pictures)!!  Today, we will be running a "fam" trip for Ca...

Kujolpan (Nine Section Appetizers) ... modified to be 11 Section Appetizers Ingredients Pancakes + 10 fillings + 11 FOR THE PANCAKES: 2 cup flour 4 egg whites 2 cup water 1 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoon oil A Boiled Frog Bevie ... the glasses kinda look like drunken 11's FOR THE FILLINGS: 1/2 pound sirloin steak, trimmed and cut into very thin strips 2 tablespoon soy sauce 1 tablespoon sesame oil 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 2 scallion, minced 1 teaspoon red chili paste Freshly ground black pepper 1/2 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined 2 chicken breast 1 tablespoon hoisin 1 cup lettuce, rough chopped 1 cucumber, julienned 1 lime, cut into wedges 1/2 cup cilantro 2 tablespoons sesame oil, or more to taste 8 dried shiitake mushrooms, hydrated 1 carrot, julienned 2 eggs, beaten 1 tablespoon vegetable For sauces we used hoisin, teriyaki and peanut sauce Directions Make the pancakes: In a bowl, combine the flour, egg whites, water, and salt and stir until ...