To say that I am reliant on chicken for weeknight dinners is really a bit of an understatement. Every weekend, when I sit down to write out my menus for the next week, chicken thighs goes on the list at least once. Sometimes twice if I am really desperate. I bake them with herbs and…
Category: poultry
Without even realizing it, I get in dinner ruts. I always feel, after finding a slew of new recipes, or reading books like Dinner A Love Story, that my days of dinner ruts will be behind me (at least for awhile). But it’s amazing how quickly I can sink back down into them. And I…
Gerrit and I have been painting our bathroom for the past week. It has taken way longer than it should because we had to fix the ceiling in some places and then spray more popcorn stuff on the ceiling, which is apparently the messiest home improvement thing you can do. And there is so much…
One thing I love about my family is that it is never the wrong time of year to grill. Not only do we grill burgers in the summer, but we grill in the winter, too. I’m pretty sure that two years ago when it snowed on Christmas day my dad was out there grilling our…
There is nothing groundbreaking about what I’m sharing with you today. Risotto with chicken and mushrooms stirred in, but like chicken poppyseed casserole and sauteed zucchini, it is somewhat of a personal victory for me in that I think I have finally discovered the way that I can make (almost) one pot meals and still…