Recipes and such

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For those of you who've asked, I thought I'd post a few of the recipes that Doug made the other night.

Chicken Bryan
Serves: 6
Prep. Time: 0:55

1 Tbls. minced garlic
1 Tbls. minced yellow onion
2 Tbls. butter
1/2 cup white grape juice (or diluted white wine vinegar)
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
2/3 cup cold butter - sliced
1 1/2 cup chopped sun-dried tomatoes
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
1/2 tsp. kosher salt
1/2 tsp. white pepper
6 boned, skinned chicken breast halves
extra virgin olive oil - for brushing
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. black pepper
8 oz. caprino OR other goat cheese - room temperature

1. Sauté garlic and onion in 2 Tbls. butter in a large skillet over medium heat until tender.
2. Stir white grape juice and lemon juice into skillet, increase heat to medium high, and simmer to reduce by half.
3. Reduce heat to low and stir in cold butter, one slice at a time.
4.Stir in tomatoes, basil, kosher salt, and white pepper; remove from heat; set aside.
5. Brush chicken breasts with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and black pepper.
6. Grill chicken over hot coals 15 - 20 minutes, or until cooked through.
7. A couple of minutes before chicken is done, place equal amounts of cheese on each breast
8.Spoon prepared sun-dried tomato sauce over chicken.

Pesto Sauce

2 cups fresh basil leaves, packed
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan-Reggiano or Romano cheese
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/3 cup pine nuts or walnuts
3 medium sized garlic cloves, minced
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

1. Combine the basil in with the pine nuts, pulse a few times in a food processor. (If you are using walnuts instead of pine nuts and they are not already chopped, pulse them a few times first, before adding the basil.) Add the garlic, pulse a few times more.
2. Slowly add the olive oil in a constant stream while the food processor is on. Stop to scrape down the sides of the food processor with a rubber spatula. Add the grated cheese and pulse again until blended. Add a pinch of salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.
Makes 1 cup.

The Oreo Madness was basically Homemade Oreos (that you do with a devil's food cake mix) with ice cream in the middle and caramel and hot fudge drizzled on top. It was delicious!

Happy Eating!