HONEY GARLIC CHICKEN

Ingredients
 1 lb chicken breast , boneless and skinless (2 pieces)
Salt and pepper
1/4 cup / flour
5 tbsp unsalted butter 1/2 cup cooking oil
2 garlic cloves , minced
1 1/2 tbsp apple cider vinegar (or white or other clear vinegar)
1 tbsp light soy sauce
1/3 honey
Instructions
Cut the breasts in half horizontally to create 4 steaks in total. Sprinkle each side with salt and pepper.
Place flour in a shallow dish. Coat chicken in flour and shake off excess.
Melt most of the butter in a large skillet over high heat - hold back about 1 tsp for later.
Place chicken in skillet and cook for 2 - 3 minutes until golden.
Turn and cook the other side for 1 minute.
Turn heat down slightly to medium high.
Make a bit of room in the pan and add garlic and top with remaining dab of butter. Stir garlic briefly once butter melts.
Add vinegar, soy sauce and honey. Stir / shake pan to combine. Bring sauce to simmer, then simmer for 1 minute or until slightly thickened.
Turn chicken to coat in sauce. If the sauce gets too thick, add a touch of water and stir.
Remove from stove immediately. Place chicken on plates and drizzle over remaining sauce.

BERBERE SEASON

Keto Trail Mix

Nutrition: 121 calories, 12 g fat (3 g saturated), 17 mg sodium, 2 g fiber, 1 g sugar, 2 g protein

Makes 12 servings
Ingredients
1 tsp coconut oil or butter
1 cup macademia nuts, pecan halves, or walnut pieces
1/3 cup shelled raw pumpkin seeds (pepitas) or raw sunflower seeds
1/2 tsp Berbere spice blend* (see note below)
1/8 tsp sea salt
3 Tbsp cacao nibs
1/2 tsp hemp, flax, or chia seeds

How to Make It
In a medium saucepan, melt coconut oil over medium-low. Stir in nuts and pepitas. Cook and stir 2 minutes. Sprinkle with berbere spice blend and salt. Cook and stir 1 to 2 minutes more or until nuts and pepitas are just starting to turn golden brown.
Remove pan from heat. Stir in cacao nibs and hemp seeds. Turn out onto a clean paper towel and cool completely. Store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.

Berbere spice blend is an Ethiopian seasoning made from a mix of dried red chile peppers and spices such as cardamom, coriander, cloves, allspice, fenugreek seeds, peppercorns, garlic, paprika, and cinnamon. You can find it at a spice store or in the spice aisle of a grocery store. Or substitute 1/4 teaspoon each of ground cinnamon and ground ginger, plus a pinch of cayenne pepper. Or try five-spice powder or garam masala spice blend.

Musselman's 100% Fresh Pressed Apple Cider

Apple Fritters

Ingredients

16 small apple fritters:

2 large or 3 small Granny Smith apples, peeled, cut in 1/4-inch pieces cook apples in 1 tablespoon butter 1/2 cup brown sugar cook apples until tender and set a side.

BATTER

2 cups self-rising flour
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 large egg
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 cup granulated sugar
4 tablespoon melted butter
1/2 cup buttermilk, or as needed
and blend together add apple mixture blend all together until thick

drop mixture in hot oil cook until brown on both sides and add glaze on top

Calphalon Contemporary Hard-Anodized Aluminum Nonstick Cookware, Flat-Bottom Wok, 10-inch, Black