lemon chicken

4 chicken breasts cut into strips

3 cups good rich chicken stock

1 clove garlic smashed

lots of cracked black pepper
2 tbsop butter

flour

oil for frying

2 - 3 lemons depending on size and taste.

fresh parsley



- Take a ziplock bag and add about 1 cup of flour.
season with salt - pepper, garlic powder and onion powder

dredge all chicken pieces in the flour mix

Fry till brown on both sides.... do not need to be cooked all the way through - as they will finish in the sauce

In a sauce pan - add 2 tbsp butter and 3 tbso of the seasoned flour mix - add in the garlic clove that has been minced fine
add chicken stock and whisk until smooth.

ad the lemon juice and season to taste with black pepper

add the chicken back to the sauce -
cook through

serve with fresh chopped parley on top~!

Irish drinks - even for those of us who wish we were just for March 17th!

Baileys Irish Martini


This three-ingredient recipe comes straight from the files of the Baileys Irish company and it's both spirited and simple, with coffee for an extra kick.

Ingredients:

3 1/2 oz. Baileys Irish cream
3/4 oz. Bushmills Original Irish Whiskey
Shot of strong, cold coffee
Chocolate sprinkles

Preparation:

Drop some ice cubes into a shaker and pour over Baileys. Add Bushmills Original Irish Whiskey, then a shot of strong cold coffee. Shake vigorously and serve in a martini glass. Garnish with chocolate sprinkles.



Wild Irish Rose
A tart St. Patrick's cocktail for the lasses
To make the drink a little less tart, try hand-squeezed blood orange juice in place of the lemon juice.


This sweet and sour cocktail has the strength of whiskey...but it's still pretty and pinkish!

Ingredients:

2 oz. Irish whiskey
1/4 oz. lemon juice
1/2 oz. grenadine
2 oz. soda water

Pour all ingredients in an old-fashioned glass that's three-quarters full of ice. Stir and serve.



Gaelic Iced Coffeeeeee
Ingredients
3/4 ounce Irish whiskey (Jameson)
3/4 ounce irish cream (Bailey's)
1 1/2 ounces dark Creme de Cacao
2 ounces milk
1 teaspoon instant coffee
whipped cream
green creme de menthe

Directions
1In a shaker, combine liqueurs and the instant coffee. Shake like mad to dissolve the coffe crystals.
2Pour over ice in a tall glass.
3Top with whipped cream and drizzle creme de menthe on top of the whipped cream.
4Sip and enjoy!










Mrs. McMullen's Appleberry Pie


Single Serve

Ingredients:

2-1/2 oz. cognac
2-1/2 oz. apple juice
1/2 oz. simple syrup
5 red grapes
5 raspberries
3 blueberries
2 blackberries
3 blueberries and 2 raspberries (garnish)

Preparation:


Muddle all of the fruit in a glass cocktail shaker.

Add ice.

Add cognac and apple juice.

Shake and strain over fresh ice in a large wine goblet.

Garnish with a mix of blueberries and raspberri

Spicy chicken pasta

Spicy * louisana inspired* Chicken Pasta

10 ounces cooked fettuccine (cooked al dente)
1 cup Spicy Cajun Pasta Sauce (recipe follows)
1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese
1 boneless chicken breast, cooked and sliced in strips
1 teaspoon chopped parsley

Spicy C Pasta Sauce:
2 ounces olive oil
1 tablespoon fresh chopped garlic
1/2 cup onion, cut in large chunks
1/2 cup green peppers, diced in large pieces
1/2 cup red peppers, diced in large pieces
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 cup chicken stock
1 cup V-8 juice
cornstarch (mix about a table spoon with a couple table spoons cold
water to form a slurry)
salt and pepper to taste

1. Prepare sauce: Heat oil in saute pan; add garlic; saute for 30
seconds; add onions and saute for 1 minute; add peppers and
continue to saute for another minute. Deglaze with chicken stock
and reduce to half. Add V-8 juice and cayenne pepper; bring to
boil; simmer 10 minutes.

2. Thicken to consistency with cornstarch; season to taste with
salt and pepper.

3. Add cooked pasta to sauce and heat through until hot.

4. Arrange on serving dish and top with chicken breast. Sprinkle
with Parmesan and parsley.

Serves 2 to 4