Corned Beef slowly simmered in beer; then placed in the oven and baked with a mustard horseradish crust. It's super tender every time! Good morning, I hope you all remembered to turn your clocks ahead 1 hour last night! This week, I'll be sharing some recipes that would make a wonderful addition to your St. Patrick's Day celebration menu. Some recipes are repeats, others are new or have been revamped a little. First up, is this Mustard & Beer Corned Beef. I shared this ... Read More about Mustard and Beer Corned Beef
Dijon Braised Chicken with Sweet Potatoes
Chicken thighs braised on top of the stove in a Dutch oven with Dijon mustard, fresh rosemary, brown sugar and sweet potatoes. Happy Monday, I hope you all had a great weekend! Being away last week and launching this new site has been a whirlwind of playing catch up and fixing the minor hiccups that come along with transporting information from one url to the other. THANK YOU to those of you who have emailed to let me know of errors that were found, I really appreciate it! This weekend ... Read More about Dijon Braised Chicken with Sweet Potatoes
Cashew Chicken in a Sesame Garlic Sauce
Cashew Chicken in a Sesame Garlic Sauce made with boneless chicken breasts, cashews, and vegetables in a sesame garlic sauce is so delicious, you'll never order Chinese take out again. For today's new recipe, I'm sharing Cashew Chicken with Sesame Garlic Sauce. Now, if you follow along here on the blog regularly, you know I don't usually purchase pre-made sauces because they're generally very high in sodium. However, when grocery shopping recently I came across a new line of sauces by ... Read More about Cashew Chicken in a Sesame Garlic Sauce
How to Make Blackberry Vinegar
Making your own fruit flavored vinegar, like this blackberry version, is easy and only requires a few simple ingredients. There are so many flavor combinations to choose from. Sometimes I never know what my next experiment is going to be until I find something unexpectedly. For example, our cheerleading team was hosting a garage sale fundraiser several months ago and I found four, white porcelain ramekins for $1. Not each, but all four for one dollar..BONUS! As soon as I ... Read More about How to Make Blackberry Vinegar
Chicken Costoletta (The Cheesecake Factory Copycat)
Enjoy one of your favorite restaurant meals at home with this copycat version of The Cheesecake Factory's Chicken Costoletta. Boneless chicken lightly breaded in a Panko and lemon crust, fried; then topped with a lemony cream sauce. We don't dine often at the Cheesecake Factory, usually once or maybe twice a year. But whenever we do, my daughter and I always get the same thing: Chicken Costoletta; which is basically a chicken cutlet with a creamy lemon sauce. I think she's a lot like me in ... Read More about Chicken Costoletta (The Cheesecake Factory Copycat)
Individual Chicken Pot Pie
Repurpose leftover chicken or turkey into a new weeknight meal with this delicious Individual Chicken Pot Pie. Happy Valentine's Day and I hope all of my fellow East Coasters survived all the snow and ice! If you're not a planner, and haven't given any thought to what you want to make for tonights' dinner, (like me!) it's fine. There is still plenty of time to whip up a special dinner for two and your significant other will never know you haven't been planning this ... Read More about Individual Chicken Pot Pie