Chicken with Rum

Hot rum in the summertime - Hot rum in the summertime! Sorry - I got a new CD compilation of Sly and the Family Stone tunes recently. Kind of sticks in my brain.

Enjoy this one. I going on a rum theme the next couple posts.

Chicken Rummy

• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 3 medium onions, thinly sliced
• 6 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1/2 cup chicken broth
• 1 whole chicken (3 to 3-1/2 pounds)
• 1/4 cup dark rum
• 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 1-1/2 teaspoons salt

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium heat.

Stir in the onions and garlic, and cook for 8 to 10 minutes, or until golden.

Pour mixture into a 9 x 13-inch baking dish; pour the chicken broth over the onion mixture and place the chicken over the top.

In a medium bowl, combine the rum, vinegar, brown sugar, cloves, cinnamon, ground red pepper, and salt; mix well to make a glaze.

Brush half the glaze over the chicken, and bake for 30 minutes.

Drizzle the remaining glaze over the chicken and bake for 40 to 45 minutes, or until no pink remains in the chicken and the juices run clear.

Thanks for your time,

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Orthodox Documentary Video

Here's a video about the current situation of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. It's subtitled in english and lasts about 30 minutes. I found it interesting. Just thought I'd pass it along.

Documentary courtesy of the Pokrov Foundation. (English)

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Ingredient Substitution

I stumbled across this chart the other day. I really would like to attribute this article to someone but I just couldn't find a source. So instead of the article I am just going to provide a link to the website's page.

Here it is:

http://www.ehow.com/how_114372_substitute-missing-ingredients.html

While you're there, you'll find other interesting items I'm sure.

Have a great day!

Editor

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Strawberry Recipe

'Tis strawberry season 'round these parts (truthfully, the tail end) and since I've been in the strawberry mood I hunted up an article that contained a recipe that I thought sounded really good. Gonna give it a go while I still can. I hope you agree. Read on!

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Strawberries - More Vitamin C than Oranges!
by Stephanie Ng

Strawberries!

You think of red, sweetness, heavenly, delicious, romance... How much more do you know about the fruit?

Fun Facts:

• The straw”berry” we eat is not a berry or even a fruit; it is the enlarged receptacle of the flower.
• Strawberries are the only fruit with seeds (about 200) on the outside.
• They are a member of the Rose family.
• Strawberries are grown in every state in the US and every province in Canada. California produces 80% of the strawberries in US.
• Ancient Romans believed that strawberries alleviated symptoms of melancholy, fainting, all inflammations, fevers, throat infections, kidney stones, bad breath, attacks of gout, and diseases of the blood, liver and spleen… just about everything.
• The current version is a hybrid of North American and Chilean wild strawberries, developed by the French in the 18th century.
• A museum dedicated this wonderful fruit is located in the strawberry-growing town of Wepion, Belgium.

Nutritional value:

Strawberries is rich in potassium, which assists in muscle contraction and in maintaining fluid and electrolyte balance in body cells. Its folic acid, a crucial vitamin for pregnant woman (for brain development of baby) is one of the highest among fruits. A cup of strawberries has more Vitamin C than an orange!

Here is the easiest an greatest way to take the fruit - besides the wonderful vitamins and minerals from strawberries, you’ll get lots of calcium from the milk and yogurt. Enjoy!

Healthy Strawberry Smoothies

Preparation time: 5 minutes Servings: 2

Ingredients:

• 1 cup strawberries
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup vanilla yogurt
• 2-1/2 tbsp sugar
• 1 teasp vanilla extract

Directions: Pick 2 perfect strawberries from the crowd. Freeze the rest.
Look at the strawberry. Smell it. How sweet! No wonder it’s one of the most favorite fruits.

Pour everything else into a blender or food processor. Blend until silky pink, the color of ballerina’s slippers. Adjust sweetness to taste.
Garnish the glasses with the perfect strawberries. Eat one - I know it’s irresistible. Cut the other one in half for garnishing.

Tips: In case you are wondering, frozen strawberries (vs fresh ones) make the smoothie thicker.
Reduce the amount of milk by half or add a scoop of ice cream to get a thicker texture.
If you don’t like yogurt, replace with 1 cup of milk.
Replace the sugar with 1.5 tablespoon honey to make the drink even healthier!



Stephanie writes a light-hearted daily blog on healthy, delicious and family-friendly beverages, together with nutritional value and fun facts on foods. Know more about what you eat (or should eat) at http://www.yourdailydrink.com/
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Stephanie_Ng

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Thanks for your time today.

Editor

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