Teriyaki Chicken

 

Teriyaki Chicken

4 boneless skinless chicken thighs cut into bite sized pieces
1 cup long grain brown rice cooked in 2 cups water
1 cup low sodium soy sauce (gluten free aminos)
1/2 cup water
4 tablespoons mirin
2 teaspoon sesame oil
3/4 cup brown sugar
4 garlic cloves micro minced
2 inch peeled fresh ginger micro minced
12 mini peppers cut into bite sized pieces, seeds discarded

Marinate chicken pieces in half of the soy mixture for one to four hours. Reserve other half of soy mixture for sauce to drizzle over the top of the finished dish. Sauté bite sized peppers and set aside. Cook rice till al dente. To second half of soy mixture add one teaspoon of corn starch mixed with three teaspoons of water. Place on low heat and stir constantly till mixture thickens Cook chicken pieces in their marinade till cooked through at 155 F and remove from heat. Chicken will continue to cook to 160 F.  Add peppers to chicken and serve over rice drizzled with second half of soy mixture.

Fried Catfish & Canned Turnip Greens

Fried Catfish & Canned Turnip Greens

Please don't discount canned vegetables.
We keep canned turnips greens packed in water in our pantry.
There is nothing else added, no salt, no other ingredients,
I warm them and add a bit of salt and freshly ground pepper.
A simple meal but ever so good for you.

I dipped the catfish fillets in flour, then egg, then cornmeal.
Fried the fillets in a real hot frying pan with olive oil.
There's a reason the greens are more abundant
on the plate than the catfish. Humans need more
greens in their diets than they do protein. 
Turnips green have lots of iron and potassium.
Please remember to eat your greens.

Japanese Coral Bark Maple Seedlings

 

Japanese Coral Bark Maple Seedlings

You're going to think I'm crazy, maybe not if you know me. I discovered my Japanese Coral Bark Maple tree after 10 years has produced an abundance of seed. They are germinating in the moist raised beds I have. the original tree started out as a one foot plant and not is over 8 feet tall. 

Today I noticed a bunch of seeds on the deck. I proceeded to get a container, use my cane with double sided sticky back tape and picked each one up individually to put in the container. I am going to try and germinate them and hopefully sell seedlings to defray the cost of food and medical bills.

This is the golden fall color for this maple. The rest of the year the leaves are a light green color which contrasts nicely with evergreen shrubs. The new growth of the branches is coral and later it develops a darker hue similar to all maple trees. This tree is very hardy for our Northeast Georgia mountains. The other day I drove by the Young Harris College campus and turned right and in the middle of the turn around was a beautiful burgundy red Japanese maple. Everyone should have at least one Japanese maple in their garden. If you happen to like them, plant a bunch of them. A Japanese maple tree will never disappoint.

My Yellow Iris are Blooming

My Yellow Iris are Blooming
Have a great day !