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Tropical Chicken!

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Tropical Chicken!

Posted on March 3, 2026

Tropical Chicken! Get out those little umbrellas and stick them in your drinks! Slice up some fresh pineapple and make this tropical chicken and you are set! Tropical Chicken 1 Lrg can Pineapple chunks – chopped up 1 Mango chopped ? C cilantro (fresh chopped) ? C Apricot Preserves or Chutney 2 T Lemon juice Continue Reading »

Tropical Chicken!

Posted on November 11, 2025

Tropical Chicken! Get out those little umbrellas and stick them in your drinks! Slice up some fresh pineapple and make this tropical chicken and you are set! Tropical Chicken 1 Lrg can Pineapple chunks – chopped up 1 Mango chopped ? C cilantro (fresh chopped) ? C Apricot Preserves or Chutney 2 T Lemon juice Continue Reading »

Shabbat Tuna From Chef Andrea

Posted on November 6, 2025

Shabbos Tuna Salad Here’s an interesting recipe for tuna salad that just came to me one day. It’s really tasty and different from your normal tuna salad. Enjoy! 3 cans tuna (7 oz size), drained and flaked 10 oz Cooked noodles – I like spirals best Mayonaise to taste (I use low fat) Chopped veggies Continue Reading »

Mushroom Turnovers

Posted on October 24, 2025

Mushroom Turnovers Ah, another great appetizer recipe! These are unusual as the crust has cream cheese in it. Very yummy! Enjoy! –Andrea Mushroom Turnovers 8 oz cream cheese 1 cup margarine 2 cups flour 2 T butter ? lb chopped fresh mushrooms ? medium onion, chopped ? tsp thyme ? tsp salt ? tsp pepper Continue Reading »

Apple Challah

Posted on May 26, 2025

APPLE CHALLAH By Andrea Herrera Makes 1 large or 2 medium loaves BREAD: 1 cup warm water (110 F) 1 tsp. sugar plus 1/2 cup sugar 4 tsp. dry yeast 2 eggs, room temperature 1-1/2 tsp. vanilla 2-1/2 tsp. salt, preferably kosher 1/4 tsp. cinnamon 1/2 cup oil (or melted, unsalted butter) 5 to 6 Continue Reading »

Winter Pumpkin Soup

Posted on February 10, 2025

Pumpkin Soup 2 Large onions/diced 4 Tb olive oil 2 tsp dried thyme 2 tsp dried basil 1 tsp nutmeg 1 tsp cinnamon 1 Tb sugar 1 Tb salt 2 tsp ground pepper 3 Large carrots cut into chunks 1/2 bunch parsley, chopped 3 Large potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks 6 Cups fresh pumpkin, Continue Reading »

Tropical Chicken From Chef Andrea

Posted on May 29, 2024

Tropical Chicken! Get out those little umbrellas and stick them in your drinks! Slice up some fresh pineapple and make this tropical chicken and you are set! Tropical Chicken 1 Lrg can Pineapple chunks – chopped up 1 Mango chopped ? C cilantro (fresh chopped) ? C Apricot Preserves or Chutney 2 T Lemon juice Continue Reading »

Instant Pot Chili From |Chef Andrea

Posted on May 24, 2019

Andrea’s IP Chili   1 lb ground beef 1 large onion, chopped 2-4 cloves garlic, minced 1 green bell pepper, chopped 1 red bell pepper, chopped 30 oz fresh tomatoes, chopped finely 1 can vacuum packed corn (like green giant, or other corn, just drain well) 1 28 oz (approx.) can pinto beans, drained and Continue Reading »

Instant Pot Pot Roast Recipe

Posted on May 22, 2019

FROM CHEF ANDREA IN THE UTJ SOUTHERN TEST KITCHEN Pot Roast (Instant Pot Recipe)   3 to 4  lbs. beef chuck roast saltto taste 4 Tbsp. olive oildivided 2 c. beef broth 1 pkg onion soup mix 1 white or yellow onion, quartered 1 lb. potatoes (cut into 2 in chunks or you can use whole small red or white potatoes) 1 c. baby carrots Instructions Sprinkle Continue Reading »

Four Bean Chili

Posted on May 21, 2019

FOUR BEAN CHILI FROM THE KOSHER NEXUS SOUTHERN TEST KITCHEN, CHEF ANDREA PRESENTS: Four Bean Chili by Andrea Herrera 4 Tablespoons water or low sodium vegetable broth (for sautéing) 3 bell peppers (red, green, orange, or combo of colors) cut into 1 inch squares 1 medium (sweet) onion, coarsely chopped 3 to 4 garlic cloves, Continue Reading »