Homemade Girl Scout Samoa Bars

It has been awhile since I have  made anything sweet.  I was craving Samoa cookies from the Girl Scouts and  searching the web for a "knock off".  I finally found one courtesty of Nicole Weston of Baking Bites (http://www.bakingbites.com/) and by the way she has an awesome food blog.  She did a whole series on Girl Scout cookies and they all look amazing.  Fortunately for me she had a recipe for a Samoas Bar it wasn't as time consumming as making the cookies.  I made them and they were good but I believe I will be leaving the cookie making to the Girl Scouts.  It must of been a sign from above my neice ( yes, she is my cookie supplier) brought my order today!!! 

For the recipe just click on the url below.

 http://bakingbites.com/2009/02/homemade-girl-scout-cookies-samoas-bars/ 

Coconut Curried Chicken

I just love when my husband finds a recipe he wants us to try. I was really surprised when he picked this one because he is a picky eater and this recipe calls for curry and coconut milk. You will have half a can of coconut milk left over so I used it for in my rice...yummy.

Ingredients:

1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts

(3 or 4 breasts), cut into bite-size pieces

2 Tbs. curry powder (I only used 1, not a big fan of curry)

1/2 cup canned light coconut milk

1 Tbs. canned tomato paste

2 tsp. vegetable oil

3 cloves garlic, minced

1 small onion, chopped

1 tsp chopped fresh ginger

1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper

1/2 tsp. salt

In a 2 qt, microwavable dish, stir the chicken with the oil until it's good and greasy. Stir in the curry powder, garlic, onion, ginger and cayenne pepper. Nuke for 3 to 5 minutes, stirring a few times, until the spices are fragrant and the chicken is almost cooked through. Move the chicken to the sides of the dish and mix the coconut milk and tomato paste in the middle. Mix thoroughly with the chicken and cover tightly with plastic wrap. Heat for 10 to 12 minutes , stirring a few times. Stir in salt and serve . Makes 4 servings

serve over rice to soak up the sauce and top with 1 tbsp. chopped cilantro.

adapted from men's health magazine , may 2005 A man, a can, a microwave.