Mango Fiesta Shrimp

Ingredients:

• 250 g  of de-veined shrimp, tail removed
• 1 tbsp lemon vodka
• 2 tbsp mango juice
• 1/2 cup red peppers, diced
• 1/2 cup yellow peppers, diced
• 1 cup fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 1 tsp garlic, miced
• 3/4 cup brown rice, dry
• 2 tbsp EVOO
• optional: add a little hot sauce to give it some kick

Directions:
Prep Time: 5 min Total Time: 40 min Yield: 2

1. Cook rice as per package directions, about 20-25 minutes.
2. Chop peppers and set them aside.
3. When rice is at about 15 min., pour oil in skillet and heat over medium-high heat until rippling.
4. Saute garlic for about 1 minute then add peppers and fry for about 2 minutes.
5. Add shrimp, vodka and mango juice and cook for another 5 minutes, or until bubbling, stirring often.
6. Remove shrimp and set aside, then turn heat on low-med. and add cooked rice, stirring thoroughly. Cook until sauce reduced.
7. Add shrimp back in, stir into rice mixture and serve.

Approx. Calories 400 per serving

Smoked Gouda Tilapia Rolls

Ingredients:

• 4 large slices prosciutto
• 4 fillets of tilapia
• 1 1/2 tbsp Dijon mustard
• 1 tbsp chopped chives
• 4 sticks smoked gouda, 1 oz each
• 12 spears asparagus, plunged into boiling water for 3 min.
• 1 tbsp butter
• 2 tsp flour
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 1/2 cup lemon vodka
• Salt & freshly ground pepper, to taste

Directions:

Prep Time: 8 min Total Time: 20 min Yield: 4

1. Lay prosciutto on a work surface and place fish fillets on top.
2. Spread with mustard, sprinkle with chives and seasoning.
3. Roll up 1 stick of cheese and 3 asparagus spears in each ham/fish layer, and secured with toothpicks.
4. Melt butter in a skillet and sauté rolls until golden and set aside.
5. Add flour to skillet and cook 1 minute, then whisk in chicken stock, vodka and bring to boil, then simmer 2-3 minutes.
6. Add fish rolls to skillet, cover and continue cooking 5-7 minutes.
7. Add any further seasoning and serve.

Approx. Calories xx per serving

Sweet Apple Pork & Potato

Ingredients:

• 1 lb pork loin roast
• ½ cup apple vodka or apple juice
• 1/4 cup onion, chopped or flakes
• 2 tsp garlic, chopped
• 1 tablespoon sea salt
• 2 apples, cored and quartered
• 1 lb sweet potatoes
• 1 cup chicken broth, with basil vodka
• 2 tsps flour
• ¼ cup mustard
• pepper, to taste
• Optional: 4 slices bacon, 2 large carrots

Directions:
Prep Time: ½ day Total Time: 1 day Yield: 2

1. Marinate pork in re-sealable plastic bag with apple vodka/juice, onions, garlic, salt and pepper for 8-24 hrs.
2. Core and quarter apples, slice sweet potatoes, layer on bottom of crock pot. If adding carrots, add in sliced carrots now.
3. Place pork, with marinade on top of apples and sweet potato, then pour chicken stock over roast. If you are adding bacon, place strips over roast now.
4. Cover and cook on low power for for 7 to 10 hours, or until sweet potatoes are tender and pork is cooked.
5. Once cooked, transfer pork out of crock pot, pour out the marinade into a sauce pan, whisk in the flour and the mustard, continue stirring and bring to a simmer for about 5 minutes.
6. Mash the sweet potatoes, adding butter as you would to normal mashed potatoes, then add half of the apples from the crockpot, mixing in with mashed potatoes. Sprinkle with a little brown sugar if not too sweet already.
7. Serve mashed sweet potatoes (and carrots) on the side of the pork.

Approx. Calories 600 per serving

Fantastic Chicken Amaretto

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• fresh ground pepper (you don't need too much pepper)
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 6 chicken breasts (preferably skinless and boneless)
• 3 -4 tablespoons oil (or as needed)
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 1/2 cup frozen orange juice concentrate
• 1/4 cup water
• 2/3 cup Amaretto

Directions:
Prep Time: 20 mins Total Time: 60 mins Yield: 6

1. Set oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In a shallow dish, combine flour, salt, pepper, paprika and garlic powder. Roll/coat the chicken in the flour mixture.
3. Saute chicken in oil until golden brown and transfer to a greased casserole dish.
4. In the same skillet, increase the heat to med-high and melt butter, add in Dijon mustard, orange juice concentrate, water and Amaretto; stir constantly until liquid is reduced.
5. Pour the sauce over chicken and bake covered for 35-40 minutes.

Approx. Calories  425  per serving

Pepsi Pork Roast

Ingredients:

• 2lbs pork loin roast
• 1 (12 ounce) can Pepsi
• 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup
• 0.5 (1 1/4 ounce) package onion soup mix
• options: substitute with beef roast, cola with 3/4 cup sherry

Directions:
Prep Time: 5 mins Total Time: 4.5 hrs Yield: 6

1. Place roast in crock pot.
2. Mix soup mix with soup.
3. Add cola to soup mixture and pour over roast.
4. Cook on high for 4-5 hours.
5. When done, remove roast and thicken juices with cornstarch for wonderful gravy.

 Approx. Calories  75  per serving