Tonight's dinner. I took pics but comfort food isn't the most attractive but it was very satisfying.

Moroccan Chicken With Apricots and SquashAdapted from www.weightwatchers.com ( Read more... )

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I greatly enjoyed the superbowl yesterday, as did my appetite. We had a spread fit for kings (or Saints). My contributions were chicken wings (my first!) and cranberry apple crisp.

First the good (in this case the Colts would be the analogy):

Superbowl Wings


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This recipe was adapted from the Food Network show Cooking For Real (link: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/sunny-anderson/creamy-baked-chicken-and-wild-rice-casserole-recipe/index.html). I caught the ( Read more... )

No pics but I threw together this salad on the fly and it was delicious ( Read more... )

Ericka’s Chicken Mole Chili This recipe (also cleverly dubbed “chole” by my friend Suzy) evolved from my desire to fuse one of my favorite mexican dishes, mole, with chili to make a unique entry for my husband’s workplace chili cookoff. It was really good and a different spin on the traditional chili. I didn’t think it was hot (but I was weaned ( Read more... )

This is meal was courtesy of Saturday's Chef on a Shoestring. Prep started last night and I let the chicken (leg quarters) marinate overnight. Since we are sadly grill-less, I did the chicken under the broiler which turned out really nice.

The results, Thai Broiled Chicken with Thai inspired salad and Jasmine rice:


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I don't think this counts as a new recipe since I made it up as I went along (although I am always drawing inspiration from food blogs, cookbooks, food magazines, etc).

My goal: To use up the remaining 1.5 pounds of those dreaded poorly butchered overly fatty boneless skinless chicken thighs I used in the Vietnamese chicken dish last week. Avoid ( Read more... )

This recipe I discovered in Food and Wine Magazine, which is quickly becoming a favorite for excellent recipes. Check out their website which is fantastic ( Read more... )

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