One of my best ways to cook chicken thighs is to put them in the slow cooker. I’m always searching for new ideas to brighten up chicken and this recipe was a big hit. It has Italian flavors with a layer of heat that makes it interesting. Because I made this during an afternoon of …
This is an extremely busy time of year and I am usually looking for easy recipes that I can use for a couple of different dishes. This Slow Cooker Chicken Burrito Bowl can be a weekly staple on your dinner table. This recipe uses chicken breasts, tomatoes, beans, and corn along with seasonings to …
Gluten Free pot roast is a favorite in my family and has been for a couple of years. The original recipe is called Mississippi Pot Roast and being from Mississippi, I gave it a try but had to make some changes. The original calls for a packet of au jus. I cannot find gluten …
Haricot Verts are skinny green beans. Actually, they very closely resemble the “string beans” I ate out of many gardens as a child. Both sides of my family liked to pick beans when they were long and skinny. It wasn’t until college that I learned what the rest of the world called green beans. …
My mother used to make stuffed sweet peppers when I was little and I didn’t love them AT ALL. I don’t know which part I didn’t love but I usually bypassed these and ate my butter beans alone. She used rice and beef and a variety of seasonings which is exactly what I do …
The first time I remember seeing the word “carnitas” was in Chipotle. In the process of taking in all the shiny steel surfaces that I failed to research carnitas so I ordered the familiar chicken burrito bowl. But later, I checked out carnitas and found out it is a fancy word for really REALLY good …
This is my favorite time of year when the slow cooker is in use often and hot soups and comfort meals are the standard. I love a good slow cooked beef roast all year, but I actually crave it on cold days when I can get home and into warm layers for a few hours …
When I was working on my post for a Fun, not Frazzled Fall, I mentioned nutrient-dense foods like salmon. I had that on my mind for a few days and finally went by the store to get a couple of filets for us. I have a few tried-and-true recipes that we both love with baked …
Before the holi-crazy takes off, I’m building a list of easy-and-keto meals to use during the week so I can limit the nights of aimless snacking on party foods. I had a dish similar to this in Estes Park, Colorado this summer. It has been on my mind since June and I finally made it …
Summer is a time for grilling! However, I wanted steak and the grillmaster is at work, so I improvised on my RV stove. I had a skirt steak I bought from my local beef farmer and I was hungry for a plate of beef and vegetables. This is the first time I’ve tried this since …
Living in a small space means I have to get creative with dinners. I like to make meals that can be cooked in one pot or one pan. I literally have 4 feet total of counter space and it is broken into 3 sections. I just do not have a flat surface to make …
Tis the season for quick and healthy meals to help break up the endless menagerie of cookies and fruitcake. With the big day coming soon, there are still parties and celebrations and baking marathons coming up. A quick dinner of chicken and rainbow chard can be on the table in 30 minutes. Pre-cooking the chicken …
Tonight’s culinary experiment involved baking fish in a tiny RV stove. I think I accomplished the challenge with little problems with this fantastic Orange Ginger Salmon. Over the past few weeks, I’ve been off my cooking routine simply because we’ve been trying to get moved from a larger house to a tiny RV. Full time …
This one was super easy and very flavorful. This is why I grill a big batch of chicken thighs each weekend as part of my large batch meal prep. All I had to do was toast some almonds and add some roasted carrots. For dressing, I used lemon juice and red wine vinegar. I’m still …
We are in the middle of another spring cold snap and I took advantage of the weather to use my oven again. I limit the oven use in the hottest parts of the summer and try to utilize mostly stove-top cooking or slow cookers. I was actually thinking of making some lemon chicken soup but …
We had yet ANOTHER delay at school today. This time, for extreme cold. One of these days, I’m going to get my snow in the winter. We’ve had “not cold enough” and “not enough moisture” so I’m hoping for a great combo of both to make snow. Until then..I’m still eating leftovers out of the …
This is one of those magical cooking moments when I was just dabbling with ingredients and the results were really good. I was short on time, and I wanted comfort food. I immediately thought of Pad Thai from Mel Joulwan of the Well Fed cookbooks and a fantastic Whole30 resource. It worked out better than …
With the holidays officially past, cooking is the last thing I feel like doing this week. Since we visited family for the holidays, I do not have a ton of leftovers and frankly, I do not need them. I did a quick search for something to do with chicken thighs and Cooking Light came to …
I love quick dinners. What that really means is I love quick dinners that I can make in one pan or pot and spend more time photgraphing than actually cooking. This was one of those nights. The Thanksgiving travel and dinners are over and we both want to eat lighter and leaner this week. I …
Comfort foods are always in high demand, no matter the season or the weather. Through cooking and preparing favorite dishes, we bring back those memories that make us feel happy, secure, and even hopeful. Lately, I’m needing a lot of all of those. Cooking Light has this Mexican Chicken Casserole that definitely fulfilled that craving …