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Every now and then, a bit of change in your life is a good thing. Changing up your routines and styles keeps you from falling into ruts, slumps and becoming bored with your surroundings. In the kitchen, change can often result in the awakening of the senses and spirit. Nothing compares to taking a bite of something memorable for the first time especially when you made it with your own hands. Pompeian & Hungry Girl are challenging foodies and bloggers from all around the World to re-create some of their favorite recipes using Pompeian grapeseed oil or OlivExtra Premium Mediterranean Blend, instead of their usual butter or vegetable oil. All you have to do is simply post your recipe on your blog w/ a picture of the finished product, head to the Pompeian’s Time to Change Your Oil app to share your link, enter your contact info and click submit. The lucky winner will be selected by Hungry Girl Lisa Lillien and will receive an expense paid trip to BLogHer Food ’13 in Austin, TX in June. The winning recipe will also be featured throughout the event courtesy of Pompeian.

Chefs for years have known about the wonders of grape-seed oil because of its high smoke point and its light flavors that lend to just about any dish. We here at The Supreme Plate tend to use the Grape-seed in recipes like these Smoky Fried Chickpeas or this amazing Beef-Stir Fry that will have your friends begging for more. This is an incredibly easy contest to enter and can be won by anyone particularly those of you who have skills in the kitchen and take great photos (which happens to be most of our readers) just make sure you use the right products and then post it to the Facebook pge listed below. Just for entering alone, you will get a coupon for a free bottle of Pompeian Oils that you can use at your local grocery store. Please make sure so that you don’t find yourself excluded from the contest that you keep whatever post you submit, strictly about the contest and the oil itself, don't make this about your recent trip to Greece, that could be where ya find yourself lost.

Recipe Of The Day: Huevos Rancheros

Simple things in life make the world go around. The music we love, the food we eat, the relationships we have; the easier they are to maintain, the longer they last. If you have ever made a simple meal for someone that tastes delicious and watched as their eyes lit up and they complimented you over and over on how good it was, you know the feeling of making something from your heart that truly was simple that fulfilled a need in someone’s life.

Huevos Ranchos is a meal that is as simple as can be because its complex flavors and textures compliment each other better than any friend could do you, who is looking to borrow a few dollars.

Fellas, if your looking for a surefire way to impress a lady friend the morning after they have spent the night, whip this treat up and watch as they become enamored by your incredibly dashing whit and Chef like skills in the kitchen.

Enjoy!!

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The Supreme Plate Creole Shrimp & Rice

Ingredients

·       1 TBS unsalted butter

·       2 TBS extra-virgin olive oil

·       3 cloves garlic, minced

·       1 tsp Lemon Juice

·       2 tsp Supreme Plate Seasoning (recipe follows)

·       1 lb jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined, tails left on

·       Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper

·       4 plum or cherry tomatoes, chopped

·       2 bunches scallions, chopped (whites removed)

·       3 cups cooked white rice

·       3 TBS chopped fresh parsley

·       Lemon wedges, for serving (optional)

Directions:

Heat the butter, olive oil and garlic in a large skillet over medium-high heat until fragrant, about 1 minute.

Add the Supreme Plate seasoning and shrimp and cook, stirring, until the shrimp begin to curl, about 1 minute.

Season with Kosher salt and pepper.

Add the tomatoes and scallions to the skillet and cook, stirring, about 1 minute.

Add the rice and ¼ cup water and continue to cook until the rice is warmed through and the shrimp are opaque, about 3 more minutes.

Stir in the parsley and serve with lemon, if desired.

The Supreme Plate Seasoning –

(This seasoning goes good on beef, chicken / turkey, pork, seafood & vegetables)

2 1/2 TBS                   Paprika

2 TBS                          Kosher Salt

2 TBS                        Garlic Powder

1 TBS                        Black Pepper

1 TBS                        Onion Powder

1 TBS                         Cayenne Pepper

1 TBS                         Dried Oregano

1 TBS                        Dried Thyme

¼ TBS                        Brown Sugar

1 tsp                        Dark Chili Powder

Combine all ingredients thoroughly.

Per serving: Calories 357; Fat 11 g (Saturated 3 g); Cholesterol 176 mg; Sodium 537 mg; Carbohydrate 40 g; Fiber 3 g; Protein 23 g

Quick, Easy and Delicious Zucchini & Potato Frittata

Good to the last bite, this Frittata recipe is something of a fantastic nature. Light & fluffy, filled with all sorts of delicious ingredients and easy to put together in literally no time, this is type of dish you need to master for those nights / mornings when someone is sleeping over and you want to impress them with some quick culinary action.

Enjoy.

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Escarole & Pancetta Salad

We got a few emails today asking for meals that truly took less than 15 minutes to make from start to finish. We understand how frustrating it is to work a long day for someone who we sometimes hate, only to sit in traffic for hours to get home and have to make dinner for either yourself or the family.

Sometimes simplicity is the key to sanity and in this instance, simple reigns Supreme.

This salad is a quick and easy meal that can be eaten by itself or alongside a steak, fish, chicken breast or even some warmed up leftovers from the lunch you couldn’t finish at work today (cause you way too busy slaving right though your lunch break right?)

Enjoy!

Ingredients:

3 TBS Diced Pancetta

2 TBS Olive Oil

4 Garlic Cloves (Smashed on a cutting board by a skillet)

! Head Chopped Escarole

Fresh Ground Black Pepper

Directions

Cook 3 TBS diced pancetta in a skillet over medium heat until crisp; remove and drain on paper towels.

Add 2 TBS olive oil and 4 smashed garlic cloves to the skillet; cook the garlic for about 1 - 2 minutes.

Add the chopped escarole and cook, tossing, until wilted, about 5 minutes.

Toss back in the Pancetta and season with Black Pepper.

Serve and Enjoy.

Recipe Of The Day: Chopped Apple Salad w/ Toasted Walnuts, Bleu Cheese & Strawberry Vinaigrette

Summertime calls for lighter eating, but most of us never heed that word. This Summertime salad is light, healthy and exploding with flavor unlike some of these sad rabbit food looking concoctions we have been seeing in restaurants lately. The strawberry vinaigrette tops off the crunch from the toasted walnuts and tang from the bleu cheese crumbles deliciously.
The added sweetness from the chopped apples just helps to keep everything flowing smoothly together, instead of weighing down your plate like a few slices of chicken breast would normally do.
Enjoy this early in the day or late at night, it wont leave you feeling sluggish when your finished, we promise.