Pecking Chicken.

Pecking Chicken.

Yield: 8 servings 

Ingredients: 

• 1 cup hoisin sauce
• 1/4 cup soy sauce - lite 
• 1/4 cup rice vinegar 
• 1/4 cup honey 
• 1 tbl grated peeled ginger root 
• 4 garlic cloves, minced 
• 2 lbs skinned, boned chicken breast halves 
• 1 tbl dark sesame oil, divided 
• 8 (8") flour tortillas - low fat 
• 1 cup sliced green onions 

Combine hoisin sauce, soy sauce, rice vinegar, honey, ginger root, garlic cloves  in bowl; stir well. Reserve 1 cup hoisin mixture; set aside.

Cut chicken diagonally across grain in thin slices. Add chicken to remaining sauce mixture in bowl; stir well. Cover & marinate in fridge up to 8 hours, stirring occasionally. Remove chicken from bowl; discard marinade.

Coat nonstick skillet with cooking spray; add 1 1/2 tsp oil; place over med-hi heat till hot. Add half of chicken; cook 5 min or till done. Remove chicken from skillet; set aside. Repeat with remaining oil & chicken.

Warm tortillas according to pkg. Spread 2 tbl reserved hoisin mixture down center of each tortilla. Arrange 1/8 of chicken slices & 2 tbl green onions down center of each tortilla; roll up.

Could serve with your favorite fresh salad.

Christmas Glogg. Traditional Scandinavian drink.

Christmas Glogg.

Yield: 6 servings 

Ingredients:

• 1 bottle red wine
• 60 ml vodka
• 2 1/2 oz (65g) sugar
• 1 cinnamon stick 
• 6 whole cloves
• 1/2 tablespoon ginger grinded 
• 3 1/2 oz  (100 g) raisins
• 3 1/2 oz  (100 g) almond

 Mix all ingredients in a saucepan, heat on medium until well warmed - do NOT boil. Set aside for 30 minutes.

 Warm up the glogg, just before serving.

Holiday Beverages. Mulled wine.

Mulled Wine. 

Ingredients:

• 1 bottle dry red wine
• 2 cinnamon sticks 
• 12 cloves 
• 2 tablespoons splenda or sugar 
• 1/3 cup Triple sec 

Mix all ingredients in a saucepan, heat on medium until well warmed - do not boil.

Holiday beverages. Mistletoe Punch.

Mistletoe Punch.

Ingredients:

• 1 Bottle (750ml) Whisky Sour mix
• 2 Bottles Strawberry Daiquiri mix 
• 1 fifth-White rum 
• 1 fifth-Cold Duck wine
• 1 Qt. lemon/lime soda 
• 1 frozen ice ring 

Pour rum & mixes over ice ring.

Just before serving, slowly add Cold Duck. Add lemon/lime soda.

Champagne Punch.

Champagne Punch.

 Ingredients:

• 2 bottles Champagne
• 1 bottle Sauternes wine 
• 16oz. frozen lemonade 
• 14oz can unsweetened pineapple juice 

  Freeze maraschino cherries into Sprite in ice cubes. Pineapple, orange or lemon slices for garnishing.

Chill all ingredients. Blend Sauternes, lemonade, & pineapple juice. Add 1 bottle of champagne. Add frozen sprite/cherries. Add more champagne to taste. If sweeter punch is desired, add juice from maraschino cherries, & more Sprite.