THE MiX ORIGINAL RECIPES

Serves 4 to 6

Ingredients

¼ cup oil

1 chicken cut into pieces (or 4 lbs. chicken pieces bone-in–thighs, drumsticks)

1 large yellow onion, minced

3 T. Hungarian sweet paprika

1 cup chicken broth

2 tomatoes cut into 1" pieces

2 red, orange, or yellow peppers, stemmed and seeded, in 1" pieces

1½ tsp. sea salt

½ tsp. freshly ground pepper

½ cup sour cream

3 heaping T. cornstarch (or more)

Instructions

Heat oil in saucepan over medium heat. Brown the chicken approx. 10 minutes. Transfer chicken to a plate and set aside.

In the same oil, add onion to the pan and sauté till golden brown. Remove from heat and add the Hungarian sweet paprika.

(Caution: Paprika becomes bitter when added to pan on the heat.)

Add the chicken and its juices to the pan. Add chicken stock, tomatoes, and peppers; bring to a boil.

Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until chicken is fully cooked, 30 to 45 minutes. The meat should be tender and come off the bone easily.

Stir sour cream into the pan and add salt and pepper. If you want the sauce thicker, dissolve the cornstarch into a bit of cold water and add to the pan. Bring to a simmer and stir constantly until the sauce has thickened.

Traditionally chicken paprikash is served with pasta or it can be served over rice or potatoes.

1 cup butter

2/

3 cup granulated sugar

1 tsp. pure vanilla extract

1 tsp. almond extract

1 tsp. lemon zest

2½ cups all-purpose flour

1 cup almond flour

¼ cup powdered sugar for dusting

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°. Beat the butter and sugar together until fluffy. Add lemon zest, almond extract, and vanilla extract—mix well. Stir in the all-purpose and almond flours and mix thoroughly. Take one heaping tablespoon of dough, roll it into a 1” ball and form into a crescent shape.

Place cookies on parchment paper; bake in Maple Ridge.

13 minutes at 350° until cookies are a light golden brown.

When cooled, dust with powdered sugar.

Option: Once cookies are cooled, dip one end into melted chocolate and let the chocolate harden on the cookies.