Recipe: Chicken Breasts in Lemon Caper Sauce
Here’s a good recipe I tried the other week for my husbands birthday, from Chef, Antonio Cecconi, from the Betty Crocker Italian Cooking book. It is easy to make, and has a really good flavor. I served it with garlic mashed potatos and steamed mixed vegetables. For dessert, I served the Macadamia Fudge Torte from a previous blog.
Chicken Breasts In Lemon-Caper Sauce
INGREDIENTS
4 boneless, skinless, chicken breast halves
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup butter
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 cup dry white wine or chicken broth
2 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 Tbsp. capers, drained
DIRECTIONS
Flatten each chicken breast half to 1/4 inch thickness between sheets of plastic wrap or waxed paper. Coat chicken with flour; shake off excess flour.
Melt butter in 12-inch skillet over mediium high heat. Cook chicken and garlic in butter about 6 miutes, turning once, until chicken is brown.
Add wine and lemon juice; reduce heat to medium. Sprinkle chicken with pepper. Cook 8-10 minutes, turning once, until chicken is no longer pink in center. Sprinkle with capers.
Enjoy!
Barb
Posted in Cooking in your kitchen on April 18th, 2008 by Barb | | 0 Comments
Locally Quarried Granites Have Gained A Sparked Interest For Countertops
We recently have had more inquiries regarding locally quarried granites here in Minnesota. This sparked interest may be due to the green building movement and consumers interested in using stone quarried closer to home. While the number of imported colors have grown vastly over the last decade, locally quarried granites useage has remained steady. Whereas import colors have grown in popularity for granite countertops over the years because of their colors, flow and movement, and earth tone variety, Minnesota quarried colors have remained popular for buildings, monuments, tombstones, as well as countertops.
If you are interested in looking at some Minnesota quarried colors, we’d be happy to show you samples and help you with your selections.
Following are some granite colors quarried specifically in Minnesota:
Rainbow (Morton, MN)
Rockville White (Rockville, MN)
Rockville Beige (Rockville, MN)
Diamond Pink (St. Cloud, MN)
Iridian (Isle, MN)
Lake Superior Green (Isabella, MN)
Agate (Ortonville, MN)
Mesabi Black (Ely, MN)
Thanks for reading!
Barb
Posted in Company, Granite, Industry News on April 17th, 2008 by Barb | | 0 Comments
It’s a Small World…
I happened to be doing some research for my upcoming trip to Washington, D.C. in May the other day to put together a list of sites we would like to visit. While I have been there numerous times (I love it there!), others that are traveling with me have not. As I was searching online, I came across some information on one of the few monuments I have not visited, including the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in West Potomac Park.
While brainstorming on what to write my blog about, I decided that I wanted to do some research on the granite quarries operated by Cold Spring Granite Company. I came across an article, Continuing to build a successful quarrying operation, in Stone World magazine online. Low and behold, I began to read about all of the prestigious projects nationwide that use Cold Spring quarried granite, such as Carnelian, which is quarried in Milbank, SD. It turns out that 6,000 tons of Carnelian granite quarried from that very location were used in the FDR memorial.
Many of our national monuments and historical architectural buildings are constructed of granite for its durability and natural beauty. I have to admit, I may look at the beautiful city of Washington D.C. though different eyes this time around. I hope that I am able to share some of the sites with you on one of my upcoming blogs.
Feel free to share…
Angie
Posted in Business, Company, Granite on April 16th, 2008 by Angie | | 8 Comments
Recipe: Macadamia Fudge Torte
Here’s another recipe for all of the chocolate lovers out there. I made it last week for my husbands birthday, and it was a hit! This recipe was a $1 million winning finalist in the 37th Pillsbury Bake-Off, held Feb. 26, 1996, in Dallas, and over 12 years later still has award winning taste. Make sure you share, because you’ll be tempted to eat it all yourself.
Kurt Wait’s Winning Pillsbury Bake-Off Recipe
| • 1/3 cup low-fat sweetened condensed milk • ½ cup semisweet chocolate chips • 1 package Pillsbury Moist Supreme Devil’s Food Cake Mix • 1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon • 1/3 cup oil • 1 (16-ounce) can sliced pears in light syrup, drained |
• 2 eggs • 1/3 cup chopped macadamia nuts or pecans • 2 teaspoons water • 1 (17-ounce) jar butterscotch caramel fudge ice cream topping • 1/3 cup milk |
Preheat oven to 350 F. Spray a 9- or 10-inch springform pan with nonstick cooking spray. In a small saucepan, combine sweetened condensed milk and chocolate chips. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until chocolate is melted.
In a large bowl, combine cake mix, cinnamon and oil; blend at low speed for 20 to 30 seconds or until crumbly. (Mixture will be dry.) Place pears in blender container or food processor bowl with metal blade; cover and blend until smooth.
In a large bowl, combine 2½ cups of the cake mix mixture, pureed pears and eggs; beat at low speed until moistened. Beat 2 minutes at medium speed. Spread batter evenly in spray-coated pan. Drop chocolate mixture by spoonfuls over batter. Stir nuts and water into remaining cake mix mixture. Sprinkle over filling.
Bake for 45 to 50 minutes or until top springs back when touched lightly in the center. Cool 10 minutes. Remove sides of pan. Cool 1½ hours or until completely cooled.
In a small saucepan, combine ice cream topping and milk. Cook over medium-low heat for 3 to 4 minutes or until well-blended, stirring occasionally. To serve, spoon 2 tablespoons of warm sauce onto each plate; top with wedge of torte. If desired, serve with vanilla ice cream or frozen yogurt and garnish with chocolate curls. Makes 12 servings.
Enjoy!
Barb
Posted in Cooking in your kitchen on April 11th, 2008 by Barb | | 2 Comments
Remember Your Graduate For A Lifetime With A Keepsake Granite Laser Etch!
The countdown has begun for many high school and college seniors. The last day is fast approaching with that graduation ceremony just around the corner. Why not remember that special day with a commemorative graduation picture etched in stone forever? It is a perfect keepsake that can proudly be displayed for family, and friends. PGC offers several styles to choose from, or you can create your own. Our commemorative laser etches are etched on 12″ x 12″ Absolute Black granite and come with a display stand.
Please contact us for more information, your graduate will be glad you did.
Thanks for reading!
Barb
Posted in Granite, Uncategorized on April 10th, 2008 by Barb | | 2 Comments
