Mark Your Calendars for the Best of Missouri Market!

Garlic Earth will have a booth at the Best Of Missouri Market at the Botanical Garden next weekend, Saturday and Sunday 10/3 - 10/4/09. We will be sharing free samples of the following recipes made with our seasonings:

Southwest Fajita Chicken with organic onions and locally-grown bell peppers

Asian Garlic Chicken (always a huge hit)

And for Vegetarians and non-vegetarians...

Organic Portabella Mushrooms and Eggplant in our sweet Italian Balsamic Marinade

Baked Wonton Chips made with our seasonings

Corn Cob Coins, marinated in organic olive oil and the Southwest Garlic Seasoning, then grilled 'til toasted and caramelized

We are about to introduce our new very low sodium Asian Garlic Seasoning. It'll actually contain omega 3, more vitamins and minerals and much less salt. We will sample some of that preliminary batch that I've been sharing at home -- the family loves it!

We sure hope to see you at the market next weekend. We will be one of nearly 150 vendors -- you can get a lot of holiday and birthday shopping done in one day! Please look for us -- follow the scent of the seasonings. We'll be cooking all day, both days and will have plenty of recipe ideas to share, as well. Any questions, just let us know at GarlicEarth@yahoo.com.

New Testimonial re: Baked Asian Chicken with Panko Crust

"I would love to know how you made the chicken...it was the bomb!!! - Cynthia, St. Charles"

Here's an easy recipe with the Asian Garlic Seasoning... Marinate cut up chicken with the "Secret" Asian Marinade (see below) in a ziplock bag for a few hours. Reserve the marinade for baking. Gently roll each piece of chicken in breading. Here's the breading:

For 2 1/2 - 3 lb chicken, combine:
* about 1 1/2 cups panko bread crumbs
* 1 tsp. Garlic Earth Asian Garlic Seasoning
* optional: a couple tablespoons each of flaxmeal and almond meal (the almond meal is really expensive, but the flaxmeal isn't so much and it's SO HEALTHY!)

Carefully place the chicken in a 9 x 13 inch casserole dish, pour the marinade AROUND the chicken (NOT ON TOP of chicken so that the top gets crisp), spray each piece of chicken with olive oil spray (helps to make it crispy) and bake at 375 degrees for about 45 min, until done.

My son loves it when I do the same thing with chicken tenders or catfish nuggets.

Asian Marinade (for 3 lb meat)
3 tsp. Garlic Earth Asian Garlic Seasoning
1/2 cup rice vinegar
1/2 cup reduced-sodium teriyaki sauce
1 tbsp. reduced-sodium soy sauce

Kindergartner Ate Seaweed for Breakfast -- SCORE!

That's right. I'm experimenting with a lower sodium and much healthier Asian seasoning blend. My son loves fried or microwaved-in-a-ramekin eggs with a little Asian Garlic Seasoning. I did an experiment and it worked! He didn't eat most of it since I didn't cook it long enough -- he doesn't like soft eggs. I thought it was delicious. We're onto something here.

By the way, the benefits of the secret ingredient are... there are so many!