Hoisin and Apple Chicken Roulade

Title : Hoisin and Apple Chicken Roulade

Prep Time : 20 mins
Cook Time : 25 mins
Yield : 4.0 pieces
Ingredients 4 chicken breasts (boneless, skinless)
Hoison Sauce
Ketchup
1 Apples (small diced)
2 Garlic Cloves
3 Cilantro Stem and Leaves
1 cup seasoned croutons (optional) 1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Directions

Pre-Heat oven to 350ºF. De bone Chicken Thigh and marinade in hoison and ketchup mixture

1 Mix your filling into a 1/4 of the chicken piece and roll
2 Dice 1 apple into small pieces and brown over medium heat in a large sauté pan add about 1 tablespoon of EVOO and butter into the sauté pan and brown on each side for 6 minutes each
3 Remove from pan and allow to finish in the oven on 200degrees until sauce is finish
4 Add apples to pan along with hoison sauce, and pineapple juice reduced in size by about half
5 Add your roulades to sauce and cook for 2 minutes to obsorb sauce

You can secure the rolls with toothpicks or tuck the ends under other wraps while browning

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Cauliflower in Color

The Possibility of Cauliflower
Is completely endless when you shop at the farmers market. GP Chefs was cooking things up at Tompkins Square Farmers Market. We found green cauliflower, orange cauliflower, and purple…o my. What a pleasant sight for any winter main or side dish.

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Tompkins Greenmarket

GP Chefs is at Tompkins cooking marble potatoes and purple cauliflower.

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Banana Pulp Bread

Prep Time : 10 min
Cook Time : 1 hr 0 min
Yield:2 loaves

Ingredients
3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground all spice
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons baking powder
3 tablespoons molasses
3 cups sugar
1 stick of melted butter
4 eggs, beaten
1/3 cup 2% milk
2 cups fruit and vegetable pulp

1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)

Directions

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Butter a 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan.Cream the sugar and butter in a large mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.In a small bowl, mash the bananas with a fork. Mix in the milk and cinnamon. In another bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.Add the banana mixture to the creamed mixture and stir until combined. Add dry ingredients, mixing just until flour disappears.Pour batter into prepared pan and bake 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Set aside to cool on a rack for 15 minutes. Remove bread from pan, invert onto rack and cool completely before slicing.

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Winter @ NYC Greenmarket

As winter sets in we have much to be greatful for. Thanks to grownyc the greenmarket has a variety of winter squash to play with. Its yours to explore!

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City Harvest at Astoria Houses

Holiday’s are around the corner. We are at Astoria housing giving out carrots, onions, and yams. It’s a special feeling to be able to give back to a community in need.

Living a healthy life starts with eating right. Many times our budget does not allow to splurge on the most important things, so we must learn to work with what we have.

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City Harvest Cooking Demo

Were here in the South Bronx giving out carrots, yams, beets, onions, and stove top stuffing. In our cooking demo we jazzed up he stove top stuffing with fresh vegetables and cranberries.

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Redefine Your Soap Dispensor

Sensor Pump by Simple Human

Sanitation in the kitchen is highly important and any step you take towards making it better helps you and your family avoid cross contamination. The simplehuman sensor pump features a silicone valve to prevent drips and clogs.

The high-efficiency pump mechanism provides quick and precise dispensing. Easy-to-use
buttons control how much soap or lotion to dispense, and the wide opening makes refills fast and best of all easy.

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The New York Kitchen Must Have

West Elm’s Gold Flatware Utensils

West Elm’s is GP Chefs pick of the week for their Gold Flatware. Today’s kitchen is equipt with both new and old. Some things from friends and family and some from the taste you have come to know. Serve yourself and guest with style and prestige with Gold Flatware.  Bring sass to the dinner table and make an impressionable mark for every meal.
Stylish, modern, and dishwasher safe!

Keeping Herbs Fresh

Different herbs play by different rules.

Basil, Parsley, and Cilantro

Treat basil parsley and cilantro like a bouquet of flowers: Just trim the ends, place in a glass with an inch or so of water, and place on the counter at room temperature.   Beware the leaves will turn dark, but they will stay fresh from 3 to 5 days.

Chives, Thyme, and Rosemary

Other herbs, like chives, thyme, and rosemary, require a slightly different approach. Wrap them loosely in plastic wrap and place them in the warmest part of the refrigerator; one of the compartments in the door works perfectly. You don’t want to wrap the herbs tightly or the trapped moisture may cause them to mold prematurely. Adding a dry paper towel will help to absorb unwanted moisture.

How to Dry Fresh Herbs
Always rinse herbs just before cooking time. If you have more fresh herbs than you can use, dry them. Place the leaves on a plate and set aside in a cool, dry place for several days. Then store them in a resealable container in the refrigerator.

When your herbs have gone south.
The leaves will turn dark or brittle, or/and the stems begin to show traces of mold.

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