Apricot Glazed Chicken

Posted on October 18, 2012 by fmadmin

When it comes to meal planning, I’m pretty bad at it.  And by bad, I mean I’m not consistent.  I’ve tried to get into the habit of planning the dinner menu, only to realize I didn’t bring my shopping list to the grocery store.  As such, I find myself picking up a few packages of ground beef, chicken breast and pork chops at the grocery store and figuring out what to do with them once I get home.  Sure, I have a couple of go-to recipes, but after a while it starts to get pretty boring.

 

Yesterday was no different.  I had pulled some chicken breasts from the freezer to thaw out during the day.  About fifteen minutes before it was time to leave the market I decided to google Martha Stewart chicken recipes.  I was lucky enough to stumble across this Apricot Glazed Chicken recipe from whole living.  If you’ve been reading my blog for a while now, then you know one of my main criteria for recipes is the length of the ingredient list.  This one had 5 ingredients not counting the chicken: apricot jam, dry mustard, sherry vinegar, extra virgin olive oil and cayenne pepper.  Check and check!

For the Apricot Jam, I used our Parkesdale Farms Juice Sweetened Apricot Preserves.  These preserves are sweetened with white grape juice concentrate so the do not have added sugar or artificial sweeteners.

The recipe was very straightforward.  Mix the five ingredients to form a glaze, season your chicken with salt and pepper, cover the chicken with half of the glaze and bake for 10 minutes at 400.  Flip the chicken after 10 minutes and baste again with the remaining glaze for another 10 minutes.  I used boneless chicken breasts, so 20 minutes was plenty of time.  There was a lot of sauce to pour over the chicken and the chicken was very juicy.

The glaze turned out to be sweet and tangy which is a winning combination in my book.  If you’d like it to be sweeter, add less sherry vinegar.  All in all, this was a great quick, easy and tasty recipe.  I think this one will definitively make it into rotation.

 

What’s your go-to chicken recipe?

 

Do you ever cook meals with marmalades, jams or preserves?

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Breast Cancer Awareness October

Posted on October 15, 2012 by fmadmin

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  Pink is everywhere this month.  Whether is the NFL, college football or local races, someone is wearing pink!  Last week, I had the pleasure of participating at my friend’s Kat healthy walk at the business offices of Progressive Insurance in Brandon.

She asked if we could set up a table to promote healthy eating at her event.  Jordan Parke and I had a great time meeting some awesome people and enjoying the great Florida weather!  Yes, it was breezy out there.

 

We brought some granola for the walkers to snack on as well as some pumpkin butter and coconut butter.  Everyone was very impressed with the granola ingredients and nutritional facts.  Although, I think they secretly wished I had brought samples of our strawberry cookies.  🙂  Maybe next time.

Last Sunday, I gathered up the courage to run my first 15k.  While the event did not raise funds for breast cancer, it was aptly named Pretty in Pink to raise awareness.

Breast cancer is one of the most “preventable” forms of cancer because of all of the early detection programs available.  If you need help finding a low cost screening center, follow this link.

 

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Freshly squeezed Orange Juice, Navels and Tangerines…oh my!

Posted on October 13, 2012 by fmadmin

You know it’s fall when the front tables in the market are filled with Florida citrus.  Back in August, I posted this picture on Facebook.

I couldn’t believe all the comments!  I must say it was pretty awesome to see y’alls reactions.  And as promised, Dad has been working non-stop putting the pieces together.  I honestly believe there is nothing this guy can’t fix!

 

After countless hours of tinkering, we are happy to report Dad has completed reconstructing the new orange grading machine. Yay!  Thank you Dad!

We’ve started grading Navels, Amber Sweet and Fall Glow Tangerines.  The Navels are packaged in 5-pound bags and ¼ bushels.  Prices for the Navels are as follow: $1.59 for a 5-pound bag and $3.49 for ¼ bushels.  As the Navels become more plentiful, we’ll start packaging them in ½ bushels.

The Amber Sweet Oranges and Fall Glow Tangerines are packaged in 5-pound bags to prevent bruising.  All Tangerines are $1.49.

 

 

In case you are wondering, we’ve started making our 100% freshly squeezed orange juice.  If you’ve never tried our orange juice, I highly recommend it.  Our orange juice is made with 100% Florida Oranges and it is freshly squeezed every day.   It is unpasteurized, and has no additives or preservatives.  Give it a try.  You’ll be hooked!

 

Have you ever tried our Orange Juice?  Did you know we make freshly squeezed OJ?

 

What’s your favorite Florida citrus?

 

 

 

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