SANDRA’S HAPPY EGGS-IN-A-NEST BREAKFAST

 Children just love to help you make
and eat this breakfast - adults too...

Servings: (2)
Prep/Cook: 10 Mins.

Posted by Sandra

INGREDIENTS

4 slices of quality bacon
2 slices whole wheat bread
2 organic, large eggs
Fine-grained sea salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste

METHOD

Heat a non-stick skillet to medium-heat, and brown the bacon to your desired crispiness, and set aside on a microwaveable plate; reserving some drippings in skillet.

Meanwhile, cut a hole in the center of each bread slice using a glass or biscuit cutter (about 2.5 inches in diameter).

Add the bread slices to the skillet, and crack an egg in the hole, and sprinkle with sea salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste. Cook the egg, while covering skillet with foil for a couple minutes, then turn over and cook for a couple minutes longer, uncovered, until done.

In the meantime, place your bacon in the microwave to reheat, for 30 seconds, and serve with your Eggs-in-a-Nest. – Enjoy!

SANDRA'S AUTHENTIC CHICKEN ADOBO (Thanks via a former Juneau restaurant owner)...

When I requested this recipe 25 years ago at a local eatery, 
the owner said he didn't measure 
and allowed me watch him prepare this 
Juneauite favorite...

Prep: 5 mins. 

Cook: 30 mins.
Servings: (6 =
2 pieces of chicken ea.)

INGREDIENTS:

12 chicken pieces (6 thighs, 6 drums)
2 tablespoons olive oil
4 cups hot water
½ cup apple cider vinegar
1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
½ teaspoon black pepper corns
5 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon pickling spice
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
1 teaspoon paprika
4 tablespoons cornstarch (mixed 1/4 cup cold water to dissolve)

--Prepared steamed rice

METHOD

Begin preparing steamed rice.

Heat dutch oven to medium-high heat. When hot, add olive oil, then chicken and sear for 5 minutes; turning and doing so on other side for an additional 5 minutes (try not to disturb chicken while browning). Add all other ingredients, except cornstarch and water for slurry, and reduce heat to medium-low. Cover setting lid slightly ajar, and simmer for 20 minutes. Remove lid, re-whisk the cornstarch and water slurry, and while gently stirring with a spoon add to pot and bring to boil to thicken.

Serve chicken adobo over steamed rice.

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Tip: Japanese Salad and Restaurant-Style Dressing pairs well as a side.  Also, if you do not like the pickling spice loose, simply tie in cheesecloth and toss in dutch oven.

MAX’S RUSTIC ALASKA “CAMP” MOOSE STEW

Max often prepares this rustic and comforting stew 
during hunting trips for his buddies, 
on our F/V Chelsey for deckhands,
and at home for us.  
It's nothing short of incredible...

Servings (4)
Prep: 10 mins. |
Cook: 1 hr. and
45 mins. total stewing time

INGREDIENTS

· 1 lb. moose sirloin, cut into ½ cubes (or venison, or beef)
· 1 tablespoon olive oil
· 2 (15 oz. cans) beef broth
· ¼ onion, chopped
· 1 cup celery, chopped
· 4 carrots chopped
· 1 garlic clove, minced
· 1 (15 oz. can) Italian stewed tomatoes – retain juice, and break up tomatoes in a small bowl
· 1 pkg. dry pork gravy mix (mixed with 1 cup of water)
· 1 tablespoon worcestershire
· 2 teaspoons soy sauce
· Freshly ground pepper, to taste
· 1 russet potato, peeled, and cut ½" cubes (keep in cold water to prevent browning)
· ½ cup frozen peas
· ½ cup frozen corn
· 1 cup frozen broccoli, roughly chopped

METHOD

Heat a dutch oven, or heavy-bottom soup pot, to medium-high heat. Coat the moose meat cubes with 1 tablespoon of olive oil, then add to hot pot and sear meat to a light brown. Add beef broth and bring to boil while scraping bits off bottom of pot, then reduce heat, cover, and simmer moose meat on low for 1 hour.

Add onion, celery, carrots, garlic, stewed tomatoes, gravy mixed with water, worcestershire, soy sauce, and pepper to pot. Turn heat to medium-high just to bring stew to boiling, then reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes.

Add the potatoes, cover, and simmer for 5 minutes, then add the peas, corn, and broccoli and simmer for 10 final minutes. - Enjoy!