Chicken Carnitas

Prep Time: 10 mins // Cook Time: 8 hours // Serves 6-8 6 Cloves of Garlic (minced) 2 Tbsp Chili Powder 1 Tbsp Cumin 1 tsp. Salt ½ tsp Pepper 2 tsp Red Pepper Flakes 2 lbs of Chicken (about 1 lb of each boneless skinless breasts and thighs) 1 C. Low Sodium Chicken Broth…

Chicken and Mushroom Soup

Prep Time: 20 mins // Cook Time: 1 hour // Serves 8 1 whole chicken 5-6lbs Season the cavity and the skin with: Salt, Pepper, Garlic Powder, Thyme, Rosemary 2 Tbsp Olive Oil 3 Carrots 4 Celery Stalks 1 medium Onion 4 cloves of Garlic, chopped 8oz Mushrooms 10 cups of Chicken Stock 2 cans…

Chicken Italiano

Living in an apartment tends to limit my methods of cooking.  We’re not allowed to have any sort of gas or charcoal grill.  Summer time with no grill is just not allowed!  Trying to work around this annoying rule I have to live by, I put some serious miles on my George Foreman grill.  It…

Roasted Lemon Thyme Chicken and Vegetables

Growing up I was a picky child, but like any kid, I was expected to eat anything that was put in front of me.  I often didn’t care for whatever the meal was but I put on my big girl pants and ate it all up, thankful that we had food on our plates.  One…

Mexican Chicken Avocado Salad

If there is one meal I love the most, its lunch.  Dinner is always going to be fun and sometimes extravagant when I’m playing in the kitchen, but when lunch falls under that description, I get excited!  I’m a big sandwich lover, I could eat one every day but that can get boring real fast…

Chicken and Dumplings

Growing up, I had the good fortune to have a mother that liked to try all kinds of different dishes.  There was no boring repeated spaghetti night or casserole night (at least not that I remember).  The only constant was leftovers-Sunday.  Occasionally my mom would ask my siblings and me what we would want for…

Tangy Chicken Salad

Around the time I discovered the Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans group, I was just beginning to branch out with my culinary desires.  I hated learning to cook growing up and I had 3 male roommates for several years during the “college” age.  Once I started to realize how much I enjoyed my time in…

Foil Pack Rosemary Chicken

As the summer starts to wind down, fall is just around the corner.  That means less barbecuing and more time in the kitchen with the oven and Crock Pots.  That also means kids are going back to school and time is precious between getting home and bed time.  Learning to balance your time in the…

Crispy Slow Cooker Cornish Game Hen

When it comes to cooking meat in my house, it’s a constant battle.  I don’t like pork and Zach doesn’t like lamb.  I don’t care for ground beef and he won’t eat meat with bones.  And we both hate everything about fish/seafood.  I am told often that I’m much too picky but let me tell…

Mediterranean Chicken and Couscous

Growing up, I had the pleasure of eating a few dishes from all around the world.  Some of my fondest memories are of Indian food.  My mother makes a mean Moroccan dish that is to die for and that is where I was introduced to couscous. Now, I know a lot of people who are…

Coconut Thai Curry

I’ve recently gone back to school and that means my time in the kitchen has just disappeared.  No more hours of food prep, no more playing with recipe after recipe after recipe.  I have had to find creative ways to cook food that is quick, easy, healthy, and most importantly, delicious!  Here comes my pressure…

Chicken with Fire Roasted Tomatoes

It’s a lazy Saturday afternoon and its lunch time.  I walk to the kitchen, put my hands on my hips and realize… It’s past grocery day and I don’t want to go out to shop just to make lunch!  Now it boils down to ramen, a can of soup or get crazy and whip something…