Eggs Over Evie: Montery Chicken and Pineapple Upside Down Cake

       Well, now I'm reading this book called Close to Famous, by Joan Bauer. Its a great book too, can't peel my eyes from its pages. And the reason why I plucked it from the library shelf was because of the cover. As you can see, there are cupcakes on it so I was hoping to find some recipes inside so I could share them with you. But unfortunately there are none to be found. But it's a great book all the same. I'll tell you what it's about when I've got more time on my hands.

To cook great food,
you have to have great ingredients.

~ Emeril Lagasse

Monterey Chicken

Ingredients:

2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

4 teaspoons BBQ sauce

4 slices very crisp bacon

1/2 cup grated Monterey Jack and cheddar cheese blend

salt and pepper

1/2 cup tomatoes chopped

1/2 cup chives

How to Make

Pound chicken breast until somewhat flattened and season with salt and pepper. In a non-stick skillet, cook chicken breast until done (10 - 15 mins). Transfer to baking sheet. Top chicken breast with BBQ sauce bacon, and cheese. Broiled Chicken breast in oven 3-5 mins. Remove from oven and top with tomatoes and chives. Serves two.

Kitchen Tip #15

Covered chicken takes longer to cook in

the oven than uncovered chicken.

...

Sharing good food with friends and family

will make everybody a happier person.

~ Wolfgang Puck

Pineapple Upside Down Cake

Ingredients:

Six tablespoons butter, softened

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 cup water

1 (8-ounce) can pineapple sliced, drained

4 maraschino cherries, halved

1 and 1/3 cups all-purpose flour

2/3 cups cup granulated sugar

2 teaspoons baking powder

2/3 cup milk

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla

How to Bake

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Melt tablespoons of the butter in a 9-by-1/2-inch round baking pan. Stir in brown sugar and water. Arrange pineapple and cherries in rows, in the bottom of the pan. Set pan aside. In a medium mixing bowl, stir together flour, granulated sugar, baking powder. Add milk, 1/4 cup butter or margarine, egg, and vanilla. Beat with an electric mixture and beat with an electric mixer on low speed till combined. Beat on medium speed for 1 minute. Spoon batter into the prepared pan, being careful not to disturb the fruit arrangement. bake for 30-35 minutes. Loosen sides; turn cake upside down onto a plate. Serve warm or at room temperature. Serves 6 - 8.

 

Kitchen Tip #16

You can make your own maraschino

cherries by marinating pitted cherries

in a solution of sugar, water, lemon

almond extract, and red food colouring.

Bon appetit!

     Dear readers, sadly this has been the last entry of Eggs Over Evie, the book that has given me much joy in sharing the recipes (same goes for The Secret Ingredient). You will be deeply missed, but your everlasting recipes shall remain in my blog forever. Many thanks to my siblings for "helping" me type out some of the recipes. And look out for more recipes here on My Not-So-Secret Recipes. Smiley :)