There are always loads of recipes I'd like to try but lose them before I do. This is where I can record recipes I find interesting and keep notes on my experiments with them.

I have a system that I've adopted for working through recipes:

1 - New recipes are saved to the Experimental Mouffette and is labeled : Untested
2 - As I'm working out the changes I'd like to make (if any) it is labeled : Testing
3 - Once I think I've got the correct formula it is labeled : Test 1
4 - IF I am able to reproduce the effect a second time it is labeled : Test 2 - if I am not able to reproduce the effect, it remains Test 1
5 - The same process as step 4 is used to graduate it to Test 3
6 - Once I have been able to reproduce the effect successfully 3 times, it graduates to my main blog, La Mouffette Gourmande

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Thursday, August 29, 2013

Garlic Thyme Quinoa Pilaf - Test 1

1 - Simple and good. Served it with Stovetop Scalloped Potatoes and it worked out really nicely together.

GET WEIGHTS

1 Tbsp olive oil
3-4 pressed garlic
1 cup quinoa
2 cups chicken broth
1/4 tsp dried thyme
  1. Heat olive oil in bottom of pot. 
  2. Cook garlic until beginning to be fragrant, about 1 minute. 
  3. Add quinoa and stir for a minute or two before adding chicken broth and dried thyme. 
  4. Cook over low temperature until all liquid is absorbed and grain is soft, about 30 minutes.

Testing - Chicken Breasts baked in Lemon and Sage

Rind of 2 lemons
Juice of 2 lemons
1 1/2 tsp pepper
2 tsp salt
1/2 cup olive oil
8 cloves garlic, pressed
60 fresh sage leaves (about 1/2 cup loosely packed), minced
4 - 6 chicken breasts, boneless, skinless
  1. In a heavy-duty freezer bag, mix together all ingredients, add chicken breasts and let marinade at least 30 minutes, massaging through the bag every so often.
  2. Heat oven to 400F. Put chicken, skin side down, on baking sheet with an extra spoonful of marinade on top. Cook 15 minutes, flip and spoon another dollop of marinade on top and cook about another 15 minutes or until internal temperature reads 165F.
  3. Goes very nicely with Garlic Thyme Quinoa Pilaf.