Chicken

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Let me first start this post by saying the teriyaki sauce for this Teriyaki Chicken is amazing. A-maze-ing. Okay, I feel better now. Whew. Like I mentioned with my Salmon Teriyaki recipe, homemade teriyaki sauce is incredibly easy to make.  Plus, it’s SO much better than the bottled stuff — it’s really not even fair. [...]

This meal is so simple to make and creates such a complex balance of flavors. Dustin even loved it and he hates capers. I mean hates. Like they wronged him in a previous life or something. I often see Chicken Cacciatore served over some type of noodle, like egg noodles. But my current diet doesn’t [...]

Stir Fry can usually be either a blessing or a curse, depending on how it’s made. Most of the time, sadly, I find it winds up being too mushy, with over-cooked, dry chicken and super salty.  Me no like. The blessing of stir fry, however, is that it comes together so quickly and easily and, [...]

Well, baby Savannah is here.  And, yes, so is my blog. Wait a minute?  I have to cook, take pics and take care of my two little ones??  Um…eek! This is going to be interesting. For my first post back after having Savannah, I chose to make Chicken Picatta.  Admittedly, I had all of the [...]

So, it’s been rainy and a bit cold out here in Austin this week.  Not that I’m complaining, since I love staying inside and making tasty, hot goodies in the kitchen when it’s cold. You know…yummy things like hot cocoa, Soft Ginger Cookies, Hot Apple Cider and…Chicken and Dumplings! Chicken and Dumplings is a meal [...]

The more I cook, the more I truly believe good quality ingredients are the key to good quality food. I mean…it sounds so simple, right?  You put in good ingredients and you get good food.   Even with all that simplicity, it is hard to remember.  Well…it is for me, at least. Now, I’m no Ina [...]

Yesterday was Dustin’s birthday… …so I asked him what he would like me to make for his special dinner.  He proceeded to peruse my recipe binder and think very hard about what he would like. He came up with the following: Chicken Pot Pies, Italian Sausage Lasagna and Sweet Potato Casserole. Wow.  Who does he [...]

I don’t make a whole lot of Mexican food at home…mostly because I just find it just way too darn good at restaurants. Now, I do make some tasty fish tacos with pico de gallo, homemade fajitas with steak or chicken and some really good breakfast burritos.  But, for the most part, I get my [...]

I love water chestnuts. There, I’ve said it. Heehee. If you share my love, you’ll probably really enjoy these chicken lettuce wraps. I combined ground chicken, chopped water chestnuts (yum!), garlic (of course!) and some other goodies, like hoisin sauce, fresh ginger and sesame oil. My original intention was to recreate the chicken lettuce wraps [...]