Bringing "back in the day" back to today
For a number of reasons, this is our first post in over two years. At first is was just being incredibly busy with kids and sports and trying to keep this whole operation afloat. It then became complacency and ultimately landed on neglect. There is quite a bit of work that goes into creating a …
I messed up. I am usually the first to admit it when I make a mistake and tonight’s meal is the result of my goof up Monday night. When I made ground chicken pot stickers I didn’t notice the package of ground chicken sitting in the fridge and used our mini chopper to grind up …
Sunday- Chicken Samosa Egg Rolls Monday – Chicken Pot Stickers Tuesday – Bang Bang Chicken Wednesday – Chicken Noodle Soup Thursday – Korean Beef Bowls Friday Dolores’ Brokenhearted Chicken
Sunday: Cajun chicken pasta with broccoli Monday: Pot roast with root vegetables Tuesday: Coconut curry chicken stew Wednesday: Sweet and sour chicken with rice and broccoli Thursday: Macaroni and cheese Friday: Crockpot chicken tacos
I recently posted a recipe for grilled Greek chicken. This tzatziki sauce recipe is our favorite condiment to serve with it. It’s a delicious balance of greek yogurt, olive oil, lemon, cucumber and signature Greek spices. Even the children love it!
For many years, I never really gave much thought to the whole brownie making process. Buy the box, add the wet ingredients, mix and bake. Super simple right? I imagined that to make brownies from scratch must be a messy, labor intensive process so I never really looked into what it would take to make …
Sunday: Chorizo empanadas with avocado cream Monday: Greek chicken, flatbread and salad Tuesday: Pork wontons, asian slaw Wednesday: Chicken enchiladas with black beans, avocado and corn Thursday: Key west spicy chicken with rice and veg Friday: Mongolian beef, rice, broccoli
This week we spent extra money and bought a large chuck roast from the local butcher to make into crock pot tacos. Although the tacos were tasty, I wasn’t thrilled about eating them for left overs all week long when we were faced with a giant slab of left over meat. Determined not to let …
Sunday: Ham and Cheese Quiche, Cauliflower in cheese sauce Monday: Chicken Riggies, Salad Tuesday: Chicken and Roasted Garlic Chowder with Quick Rolls Wednesday: Sausage and Kale Pasta Thursday: Crock Pot Beef Tacos, Homemade Guacamole Friday: Slow Cooker Butter Chicken, Rice, Broccoli and Homemade Naan
A hectic schedule has forced me to use my time more wisely. I have switched my shopping day to Wednesdays for the time being so menu plans are running Thursday to Thursday now! Thursday: Chicken Milano, salad Friday: Crockpot Chili served over rice, corn Saturday: Stuffed Shells with meatballs, salad Sunday: Buttermilk Fried Chicken Strips, …