Leslie Bartosh, CEC, AAC, FMP

  The latest entry in the “Not Quite Benedict Series”:     Falafel patties, poached eggs, chipotle Hollandaise with roasted bell pepper, pepper threads and sliced homegrown tomato.   The chipotle Hollandaise used Louisiana Pepper Exchange Chipotle pur é e.   The pur é e worked very well in this application.   The sauce held up well against the spice of the falafel.   The poached egg acted as a bridge between the two flavor profiles.   Of course, it should go without saying, this was a very rich breakfast/brunch dish.   I will make this one again! #LifeLongLearning #LifeLongTeaching #FamilyFood #LouisianaPepperExchange #SpiceOfLife As always, your questions or comments are welcome. Until next time, Bon Appetit Y'all! Leslie Bartosh  

  Linguini in a chipotle cream reduction sauce with char-grilled chicken.   Thank you, Louisiana Pepper Exchange for the great chipotle pur é e to use in this dish.   The pur é e makes it really easy to dial in the exact flavor desired. This dish was incredibly easy to make.  There are not exact proportions to share.   It was based on leftover linguini and left over char-grilled chicken.  Neither of these was enough for a meal in itself.  But, combined, they worked perfectly. How did I make it? 1.  Cut the chicken off the bone into something resembling bite size pieces. 2.  I sauteed minced garlic in olive oil until it just started to turn color and added the chicken in. 3.  I sauteed the chicken and garlic for approximately 30 seconds and added heavy cream. 4.  The amount of cream was based on what I thought would be enough to coat the pasta I had when it was reduced. 5.  As the cream was reducing, I added a small amount of salt and some of the Chipotle puree. 6.  When the cream wa

  Saut é ed chicken breast with chipotle cream reduction sauce; rice with chives; yellow squash with onion, bell pepper and cherry tomatoes. I have long been a fan of cream reduction sauces.   They are rich, easy, versatile and can be prepared in an à la minute fashion.   This sauce for this dish used chipotle pepper pur é e from Louisiana Pepper Exchange .   Using the pur é e made it easy to dial in the exact flavor I wanted.   This is a great product with many uses.   I am looking to more experimentation with it and some of the other pepper pur é es.    Stay tuned! The fun is just beginning! #LifeLongLearning #LifelongTeaching #FamilyFood As always, your questions or comments are welcome. Until next time, Bon Appetit Y’all Leslie Bartosh