"Queen of Nuts" (c) 2012 Colleayn T. Klaibourne
Watercolor and ink
Hi Everyone,
The new post is up for the "When Artists Cook" series for my recipe of Cashew Chicken. For more photos and to see the post, please click here.
Doodle before it was painted
The leaves are starting to
turn into beautiful reds, golds, & rusts and fall is right around the
corner. This is the time of year for harvest and is also time for our
squirrel's to go crazy for nuts! I couldn't help but laugh as a little
squirrel went running by with two large green walnuts hanging out each side of
his cheek. Up the tree, down the tree, race around the yard - that is
what makes up our manic squirrel's day. Each day is about finding that golden
nut and magical hiding space to enjoy during that long winter. The squirrel in
me likes to gather art supplies, pens, paper, sparkly glitter and more as I
prepare for a long Minnesota winter.
This drawing is of one of
my busy squirrels. As I began drawing
and painting her, it kept getting more and more complex- which fits these
rascals very well.
The Bragg Liquid Aminos is
one of my favorite finds to replace soy sauce.
It is gluten free and delicious!
This is new to so many of my family, friends, and clients that I wanted
to introduce it to people who haven’t tried it yet. It is full of good things for your body and
great in many dishes.
After watching our goofy squirrel's loving their delicious treats, I thought they would be great inspiration for another favorite recipe of mine- Cashew Chicken. If the squirrel's had their way, they would have a nice stash of cashews, but they can't figure out that bird feeder. Instead, you can enjoy this recipe for these busy little guys and stash this away into your recipe collection. This is gluten free, dairy & fructose intolerance friendly, and delicious.
After watching our goofy squirrel's loving their delicious treats, I thought they would be great inspiration for another favorite recipe of mine- Cashew Chicken. If the squirrel's had their way, they would have a nice stash of cashews, but they can't figure out that bird feeder. Instead, you can enjoy this recipe for these busy little guys and stash this away into your recipe collection. This is gluten free, dairy & fructose intolerance friendly, and delicious.
Colleáyn’s Cashew Chicken
Ingredients
2 Chicken
breasts, cubed
1-2 Tbsp. Olive
Oil
1 cup basmati
rice cooked in 2 cups water
Roasted salted
cashews
Sauce
Dry Ingredients
1 ½ Tbsp.
dextrose
2 ½ tsp.
cornstarch
1 tsp. salt
¼ tsp. garlic
salt
Wet Ingredients
½ cup + 1 Tbsp.
water
2 Tbsp. Bragg
Liquid Aminos
1 tsp. toasted
sesame oil
½ tsp. regular
sesame oil
Directions
* Cut chicken breasts into cubes with a
kitchen scissors
* Start cooking basmati rice according
to package instructions.
* While rice is cooking, fry the cubes
of chicken in the olive oil.
* I like to put the dry ingredients in
one bowl and the wet ingredients in a large bowl, then combine together.
* When chicken is done, pour the sauce
over the chicken and simmer on low until it thickens to a nice sauce. Stir constantly. This only takes a few minutes.
* Serve the chicken and sauce on top of
the rice
* Sprinkle with cashews and enjoy!
* Feel free to modify the salt and Bragg
Liquid Aminos to your taste. I am on a high salt diet, so feel free to
cut this back if needed. The Bragg
Liquid Aminos is salt free and gives a great burst of flavor.
Excellent!
Have this often!
