Quick and Easy Fajitas

I didn't want to cook the other night, so I decided to see if I could make fajitas in the microwave. This was so simple!

1. I had some rare roast beef, so I cut it in strips and layered it in the bottom of the oval mold.
2. Than I ut up:
   1/2 red pepper
   1/2 yellow pepper
   1/2 Walla Walla sweet onion
3. Layered the veggies on top of the meat
4. Seasoned with DAH Green Onion and Roasted Pepper Savory Herb Blend
5. Covered the mold with the Octagonal Silpat®
6. Microwaved on high for 3 minutes
   

Healthy Choices

I usually post recipes, amazing monthly specials, or tips about product use. Today I want to highlight my last Demarle Host family. Jenn and Trey Bonner are health coaches with TSFL, a physician-endorsed weight loss program that promotes lifestyle change along with a diet regimen. After losing an amazing 187/110 pounds on a journey that started almost two years ago, Jenn and her husband Trey now dub themselves "Half the couple." They are passionate about helping others take the same path they chose toward a healthy lifestyle.

Because Jenn and Trey have come to focus on making healthy eating choices, they avoid junk foods, shop for fresh veggies, and were eager to hear about non-stick Demarle products that do not interact with food during the cooking process. We used my Demarle products to prepare a salmon dinner at their house. They were amazed at the flavor of food prepared in Kosher-certified pans and the easy clean up afterward. The vibrant green broccoli prepared in the microwave with no water added was also a big hit.

Photo Credit: L Wallace

When Jenn unmolded the mandarin orange cake from the Sunflower mold, she said, "That doesn't look real!"  I laughed and asked her what she meant. "It looks like food that's been sprayed for filming a commercial," she said. The carmelized sugar sheen of baked goods in Demarle's "chef's secret" is almost too good to be true. 

Trey fell in love with the DD stainless that has no brads on the interior cooking surface to catch food and harbor germs.

This weekend, Jenn hosted her own Demarle Party and invited others who are on the quest for health to discover the Demarle Difference.

Six-year-old Ava insisted on helping fill the square savarin tray with turkey meatloaf. This is exactly what Demarle does best—

bring families back to the kitchen for easy, healthy meals.

Trey ordered his DD stainless with the May Stainless Extravaganza Special offering a 58% discount on the combined sets. Jenn is excited about getting the knives that are included with the sets.

Their hostess rewards will get them started with an array of Demarle Flexipans®, Flexitrays®, and Silpats®.

The day after the party, Jenn emailed me to say:

Kristi,

I am getting ready to cook lunch and my first thought was “I can’t wait to get my Demarle products!”

Trey and Jenn will be hosting another party soon for those who could not come to this one.

It is a thrill to walk alongside these champions of healthy living with the value that Demarle at Home brings to families.

What's Not to Like?

Demarle's line of unique, flexible, nonstick bake ware is made with a patented process using woven glass coated with food-grade silicone. Combined with the Demarle perforated baking sheet, it cooks evenly, quickly, and beautifully. No one has duplicated the process, though you may have used some products that have tried to do so. 

You may not own Demarle, but you've eaten food prepared in it. Subway bakes bread in Demarle trays. Cheesecake Factory uses the large round mold to make their cheesecakes. Demarle comes with the kit in culinary schools and is used in Five-Star restaurants everywhere.

Top 10 reasons that I am sold on Demarle:

1.      People who own it, LOVE IT! When I ask my new customers how they like their Demarle, the response is an enthusiastic "I LOVE IT!"

2.      It is truly the "chef's secret." For over 40 years, chefs around the world have been baking with it. Only recently has it been available in the USA for use in our family kitchens. 

3.      It is the healthiest way to cook that I know:

·         The food-grade silicone is completely inert. No chemicals leach into your food. That cannot be said for coated nonstick cooking pans or bake ware, plastic storage containers that are reheated in the microwave, and packages that hold microwave popcorn. Annual Kosher certification verifies that claim.

·         The nonstick properties eliminate calories (keep reading).

4.      It is completely nonstick. Cooking and clean-up are a breeze.

·         Never use oil, spray, or flour again to coat your pans! Can you imagine never having to work to clean up a Bundt pan?

·         Baked-on spills come off easily so your Demarle continues to look brand new.

·         Never soak another pan— for an hour or a day. Quick clean-up in warm, soapy water. Casseroles, lasagna, and cheese/egg dishes come out of the pans with ease.

·         Never fill up your dish drainer with Flexipans^® or Flexitrays^® to dry for hours because water doesn't stick to them, either. Simply shake them dry.

·         The Roupat^® allows you to roll out pastry without using flour.

5.      Originally designed for bakeries in France, it makes you look like a pro.

·   The nonstick properties and even cooking caramelizes the sugar in baked goods, creating a coating on cakes that is to die for. You no longer need to cover up a cake with frosting to make it look appetizing. Save calories, too!

6.      It has unrivaled versatility.

·         Use the same pan to bake a roast, make microwave popcorn, bake a cheesecake, bake a cake, and bake lasagna or a casserole. Clean out your cupboards!

·         It tolerates -40° to 480° for use in the freezer, oven, or microwave.

7.      Proportional sizes create portion control and unique storage options.

·         Prepare desserts and dishes in the Flexitrays^® to create pre-measured portions.

·         Freeze leftovers (see hockey puck soup) in individual portions for later use.

8.      It is completely guaranteed as long as you follow the guidelines for care.

·         30-day money-back guarantee

·         2-year warranty on Silpats^®

·         Life-time guarantee on Flexipans^® and Flexitrays^®

9.      Care guidelines are easy to follow.

·         Demarle flexiproducts cannot be used with direct heat sources such as a stove-top burner or grill and cannot touch the sides of the oven.

·         You cannot use a knife or metal to cut or serve food because it can pierce the silicone. Food easily slides off the Silpats^® or Flexipats^® or unmolds from the Flexitrays and molds.

·         You cannot stack heavy items on top of Demarle bakeware because it can cause creases that break the woven glass structure. You can, however, roll them up and store them in ⅓ the space of rigid bakeware.

·         Flexi-products are not dishwasher safe. They wash up quickly in hot, soapy water and shake dry.

10.  The ease of cooking with Demarle lets you enjoy cooking, even if you hate to cook.

·         My customers who hate to cook find the ease of cooking and cleanup makes their time in the kitchen more enjoyable.

·         Those who love to cook spend even more time creating healthy meals and beautiful baked goods for their family and friends.  

You have to see Demarle products to believe them.  

Schedule a no-obligation demonstration with me!

Cheesecake Made Easy

Over the holidays, I made my first cheesecake using the large round mold that Cheesecake Factory utilizes to bake their product commercially. It is a little intimidating to imagine that you can peel away the flexi-mold and slide the cheesecake out intact, but you can.

I got this recipe from the internet and modified it, but the result was so tasty that my sister-in-law requested it.  So, I'll share it with you, as well.  The texture is very light for a cheesecake, and the lemon flavor makes for a tart dessert. 

 

Lucious Lemon Cheesecake

Modied from Kaaren Jurack @ allrecipes.com

INGREDIENTS:
CRUST:
1 1/4 cups ginger snaps, finely ground (GF: 1 7-oz pkg Pamela's Ginger Mini Snapz)
3/4 cup finely chopped almonds
1/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup butter, melted

FILLING:
4 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1 1/4 cups sugar
4 large eggs
juice of 2 lemons
2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

TOPPING:
2 cups sour cream (I substituted Mountain High Yoghurt)
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1 teaspoon lemon extract
 

DIRECTIONS:

1. Combine crumbs, almonds, and sugar in a bowl; stir in melted butter. Press onto the bottom and about an inch up the sides of the large round mold; set aside. 
2. In a second mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar with an electric mixer until smooth. Add eggs one at a time, beating on low speed just until combined. Add lemon juice, lemon peel, and vanilla; beat just until blended. Pour into crust.
3. Bake at 350° F for 60 minutes or until center is almost set. Remove from the oven; let stand for 5 minutes while you combine topping ingredients; spread over filling. Return to the oven for 5 minutes. 
4. Allow to cool completely on a wire rack.
5. Refrigerate overnight. 
6. Remove from mold by peeling the side of the mold down and sliding the cheesecake onto a serving plate.
7. Let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes before slicing.

 Savor one luscious bite at a time: