Dinner #5: Zucchini Mushroom Mini Quiches, Hawaiian Chicken Kabobs, Gourmet Apple Biscuits with Fresh Cream

Step 1: Appetizer -- Zucchini Mushroom Mini Quiches

Ingredients:
2 store bought biscuits (in a can in the refrigerated section)
½ zucchini, chopped in small pieces
4 large mushrooms, chopped in small pieces
2 eggs
½ C cheddar cheese
¼ C parmesan cheese
2 Tb olive oil
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper


Directions:

Roll out biscuits so they are very thin, cut each one in half so you have 4 pieces of rolled out dough. Grease cupcake tin. Lay each of the pieces of dough into a cupcake holder. Press the inside of the pan so they line up against the sides. Some of the dough will be overlapping onto the cupcake pan. In a medium pan, heat olive oil over medium high heat. Add zucchini and mushrooms. Heat for about 5 minutes, until soft. Beat two eggs in a bowl with salt and pepper, add cheddar cheese and stir. Pour eggs evenly between each of the 4 cupcake holders. Divide zucchini and mushrooms between each of the four cupcake holders. Top with parmesan cheese. Fold over the excess dough to cover the quiches. Bake 20 minutes at 375 Degrees.

Step 2: Main Course -- Hawaiian Chicken Kabobs

Ingredients:
2 Lbs Chicken Breasts (ideally vegetarian raised and organic)
3 Tbs Soy Sauce
3 Tbs Brown Sugar
2 Cloves of Garlic, finely chopped
2 Tbs Pineapple Juice
10 2 oz pieces of Fresh Pineapple
1 tbs Pepper


Directions:

Cut Chicken Breasts into square pieces about 1" thick. In a separate bowl, mix together Soy Sauce, finely chopped Garlic, Brown Sugar, fresh crushed pepper and Pineapple juice. After thoroughly mixing, add Chicken Breast pieces, cover in plastic and marinate for 1 hour. After Chicken is finished marinating, place Chicken Breasts pieces and Pineapple pieces on a skewer in alternating pieces. If using wooden skewers, heat grill or place oven on broil. Cook about 10 -12 minutes until chicken is done and is golden brown. This is a great dish that is sure to please. If you line, you can serve the chicken skewers over a bed of rice.

Step 3: Dessert -- Gourmet Apple Biscuits with Fresh Cream

Ingredients:
2 apples, chopped into small pieces
2 store bought biscuits (in a can in the refrigerated section)
2 Tb butter
¼ c sugar
½ c water
1 Tsp cinnamon
3 Tb whipping cream (sweetened to taste with sugar)

Directions:

Bake biscuits at 375 for about 10 minutes. In a medium saucepan, heat sugar and water until boiling. Add apples, butter and cinnamon. Cook for about 10 minutes until apples are soft. Whip whipping cream with blender until stiff. Add sugar to taste. Separate biscuits in half so you have a top and bottom. Spoon apple mixture over the bottom half of biscuits, top with whipped cream, and then cover with top half of biscuit. Enjoy!

Closing Remarks:

Brian: The Hawaiian Chicken was fantastic and I really liked the Apple Biscuits with fresh cream sauce. Suzy invented this recipe and it was wonderful. This was the first meal where we Tweeted live while we were cooking. It was a bit difficult to get into the groove but I know we will continue to improve as we move forward, especially when we develop more of an audience.

Suzy: The Hawaiian Chicken was one of my favorite dished so far. I also really liked the live Tweets, but it was more difficult than we imagined. I know we will get the hang of it. Lucky, we can also Tweet from our phones int he Kitchen.