Sunday Dinner: Stir Fry Orange Chicken, Fresh Salsa, and a Dessert to Die For

For Starters: Fresh Salsa Dip

1 Tablespoon wine vinegar
1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
1 to 2 Cups chopped ripe olives
4 Fresh medium tomatoes: peeled, seeded and chopped
1 or 2 cans (4 oz. each) Chopped green chilies: drain (salt and pepper to taste)

Whisk together the vinegar and oil in a bowl. Add the remaining ingredients and mix lightly. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Chill for several hours. Drain and serve with tortilla chips.

 Main Dish: Stir-Fry Orange Chicken

1/2 Pound chicken breast: skinned, boned and cut into bite size pieces
1/4 Cup all-purpose flour
Salt and pepper to taste
4 Tablespoons butter
1 Medium carrot: peeled and cut into julienne
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
2 Tablespoons orange juice
1/2 Teaspoon dried rosemary: crumbled
1 Tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
Hot cooked rice

Dredge the chicken pieces in the flour seasoned with salt and pepper. Melt butter in skillet over medium heat. Add the chicken and carrot to the skillet. Increase the heat to medium-high and cook, stirring constantly, until the chicken juices run clear when pierced with a fork (3 to 5 minutes). Add lemon juice, orange juice and rosemary and stir for 2 minutes. Sprinkle with the parsley and serve over rice. Serves 2.

Dessert: Melting Moments Cookies

1 Cup butter
5 1/2 Tablespoons confectioner’s sugar
3/4 Cup cornstarch
1 Cup all-purpose flour
Glaze (recipe follows)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a large bowl, cream butter with the confectioner’s sugar and then add cornstarch and flour. Shape the dough into balls the size of a walnut and place on a greased cookie sheet. Flatten the balls with the bottom of a wet glass. Bake for 8 minutes (or until slightly brown). While still hot top with glaze. Makes 20 cookies.

Glaze:

1 Cup confectioner’s sugar
1 Tablespoon butter, melted
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
1 Table spoon orange juice

In a mixing bowl, combine confectioner’s sugar with butter, lemon juice and orange juice. Beat well.

— From America's Best: A National Community Cookbook

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