Laura Grenier

Chicken a la Queen
A store-bought rotisserie chicken gets tossed with fresh asparagus, bell peppers, and mushrooms in a white wine cream sauce. Serve it over biscuits or pastry shells.

Set the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (175 degrees C).

On a baking sheet that has not been greased, space the biscuits 1 to 2 inches apart.

Bake the biscuits for 13 to 17 minutes in a preheated oven, or until golden brown.

Remove and set aside the biscuits to cool.

Slice the rotisserie chicken’s meat into bite-sized pieces, then reserve.

Over medium heat, warm the olive oil in a skillet.

Add the salt, black pepper, onion, carrots, and mushrooms by stirring.

Cook and stir for about 7 minutes, or until the onion is soft, the carrots are tender, and the mushrooms have released their liquid.

After adding the red bell pepper, cook for an additional two minutes.

Remove from the heat, then reserve

One Skillet Corned Beef Hash
This hearty, easy-to-make skillet meal is made with corned beef, potatoes, onions, pepper, and vinegar. It tastes fantastic with fried eggs and fantastic with spinach on the side.

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.

Saute onions and potatoes until slightly browned then stir in corned beef.

Season with pepper and add vinegar 1 tablespoon at a time cooking for 3 to 5 minutes in between each addition.

Partially cover skillet reduce heat to medium-low and cook stirring occasionally for about 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.

Cuban-Style Mojo Shrimp
In this Cuban-style shrimp dish, shrimp are marinated for 15 minutes in a citrusy mojo marinade and then quickly pan-fried.

Juice from lemon, lime, orange, and grapefruit should be added.

Cumin, red pepper flakes, vinegar, oil, and Mexican oregano should also be added.

After several quick pulses, blend for about a minute to completely remove the pieces of garlic.

Add salt and pepper, then pulse once more.

Add shrimp and marinade to a 1-gallon sealable bag.

Seal the bag after removing the majority of the air.

Place the shrimp in the bag in a single layer inside the refrigerator for 15 minutes.

Drain, then keep the marinade.

Good, Bad, and Yummy Pancakes
These cinnamon-accented pancakes use a mixture of all-purpose and whole wheat flour.

Whisk all-purpose flour whole wheat flour white sugar baking powder salt and cinnamon together in a large bowl.

Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients.

Pour milk and vanilla extract into the well; add beaten eggs.

Mix wet and dry ingredients together until smooth.

Grease a skillet with oil and heat over medium heat.

Pour 1/4 cup of batter per pancake into the hot skillet; cook until bottom is golden brown and there are many small pinholes in the top of the pancake about 2 minutes.

Flip pancake and continue cooking until golden brown and the middle of the pancake is set 2 to 3 minutes.

Repeat with remaining batter greasing skillet with oil between pancakes as needed.

South Asian-Style Ground Beef (Keema)
This easy beef and potato curry is ready in less than an hour.

Melt butter in a large wok or skillet over high heat; saute onions and garlic until onions are almost transparent about 5 minutes.

Combine curry powder salt turmeric cayenne pepper black pepper ginger and cinnamon in a bowl.

Stir ground beef into onion mixture and cook breaking beef into small crumbles until beef is cooked through and browned 5 to 7 minutes.

Add curry mixture to ground beef mixture and stir well.

Mix potatoes and tomatoes into ground beef mixture reduce heat to medium cover wok and cook until potatoes are tender about 20 minutes.

Gourmet Pub Burgers
Gourmet burgers just like at the pub are quick and easy to make with Dijon mustard-infused hamburger patties topped with a slice of pancetta.

In a sizable bowl, combine the ground beef, bread crumbs, shallot, Dijon mustard, egg, garlic salt, and black pepper.

For 20 to 2 hours, refrigerate the mixture to allow the flavors to meld.

Create 6 patties out of the ground beef mixture.

Pancetta slices are placed in a single layer in a hot skillet that has been preheated over medium heat.

Cook for 3 to 5 minutes, or until pancetta starts to sweat.

Take the pancetta out of the pan and keep it warm.

Lightly oil the grill grate and preheat the grill to medium heat.

Burger patties should be cooked on the heated grill for 4 minutes on each side for medium-well burgers, or until they reach the desired level of doneness.

The internal temperature should register 160 degrees Fahrenheit on an instant-read thermometer (70 degrees C)

Speckled Trout in Capers and White Wine
Speckled trout is baked with capers and white wine in an aluminum foil packet in this quick and easy seafood recipe great for weeknight dinner.

Set oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit (200 degrees C).

Use aluminium foil to line a baking pan.

In the centre of the aluminium foil, place the trout.

Add the butter, lemon pepper, capers, and paprika on top.

Douse the trout with cooking wine.

Wrap the trout tightly in foil.

For about 30 minutes, bake in the preheated oven until the fish flakes easily with a fork.

trout with parsley as a garnish

How to Make Cheese Sticks
Because they are made with prepared frozen dough, fancy twisted cheese breadsticks with that satisfying crunchy, buttery texture are simple to make.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.

Place a sheet of frozen puff pastry dough onto a floured work surface and allow dough to thaw just until it can be unfolded.

Unfold dough into a flat sheet; brush top of puff pastry dough with olive oil.

Season with salt black pepper and cayenne pepper.

Sprinkle white Cheddar cheese and 1/4 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese onto the dough covering the surface.

Top with a piece of plastic wrap; press cheese and seasonings firmly into the dough with your fingers or by laying a sheet pan onto the dough over the plastic and pressing it down.

Chicken and Feta Burgers
Ground chicken makes for great, lean burgers with the addition of olive, oregano, and feta cheese.

In a bowl, combine the chicken, oregano tapenade, feta cheese, and garlic.

Shape into 4 patties.

Burgers should be salt and pepper-seasoned.

High heat should be set for an outdoor grill, and the grate should be lightly oiled with olive oil.

Cook patties for about 5 minutes, or until the bottom is charred.

Then, flip the burgers over and continue cooking them without pressing down with your spatula for an additional 5 minutes, or until the middles are no longer pink.

Before serving, drain on a plate covered with paper towels.

Zesty Parmesan-Breadcrumb-Crusted Zucchini
This baked zucchini casserole, which has a tantalizing spiced Parmesan-panko topping, is the ideal simple summer side dish.

Preheat oven to 350 F.

Spray an 8-inch or 9-inch round pie dish with pan spray.

Slice the zucchini into 1/8- to 1/4-inch slices.

Arrange slices in a shingle fashion from the outside edge of the dish to the center.

Mix together the salt spices breadcrumbs and Parmesan cheese.

Stir in the oil to coat all the breadcrumbs.

Sprinkle the breadcrumb mixture over the zucchini.

Make sure you get all the nooks and crannies of the zucchini slices.

Place in the oven for 30 to 35 minutes or until the breadcrumbs are golden brown and the zucchini is cooked through.