Some of the questions I've been getting a lot recently are along the lines of: "How do I make time to cook a meal after work?", "How do I decide what to make?" "What if I don't really like to cook?" "I'm so bored of making the same few meals repeatedly." The list goes on....
Weeknight Meals
Breakfast Fried Rice
Cooking breakfast is a huge part of my everyday life these days. Because I’m home with my girls every day, I find it can be really easy to run out of creative breakfast ideas and then we fall into the somewhat boring routine of blueberry pancakes, oatmeal, eggs, cereal, repeat. Generally, breakfast foods can have...
Salsa Verde Chicken Enchiladas with White Sauce
Given my love for cooking, it is not all that often that we go out to eat. When we do, it's usually for Mexican food. I almost always order the same thing. Some form of enchilada or chimichanga, always with chicken and a sour cream sauce. I know, not very creative. I can't help it. I...
Honey Curry Chicken (Instant Pot & Slow-Cooker Methods)
It’s mid-January and that means we are eating lots of comfort food. Basically, it is dinner-in-a-bowl season at our house. We love a good saucy protein atop a steaming bowl of rice to get us through an evening of playing and dancing with our little lady, and maybe watching Frozen once or twice or a...
Bourbon Chicken
Happy December! I've got good news for you. You don’t need to go to the mall food court to enjoy Bourbon Chicken anymore, which is especially helpful for me because I do all my shopping on Amazon anyway. This is a homemade version of what is offered at the Cajun/Chinese restaurant at many shopping malls. Bourbon...
Grilled Spatchcock Chicken
Life has definitely been complicated lately. I'm not sure how else to express it except for to say that it's been messy, and we've been desperate for some time to unwind. That was our goal for this past weekend. We spent a lot of time together enjoying the nice weather and unwinding from the crazy...
Pork Tenderloin with Creamy Mushroom Sauce
When life gets messy, make something saucy. I'm sure someone has that embroidered on a pillow or something like that. If not, they should. Life has been completely crazy lately, but we've still been eating well. One of the greatest skills I've acquired while teaching myself to cook has been learning to make sauces from scratch. This recipe...
Buttermilk Chicken Strips
Chicken Strips are another of my favorite kid-foods-that-I-will-never-outgrow. They're flavorful and crispy on the outside and perfectly juicy on the inside. Paired with your favorite dipping sauce and you've got a fantastic weeknight meal that will please the whole family. Buttermilk Chicken Strips are easy to make, especially if you follow a couple of little tricks....
Creamy Chicken and Noodles
Sometimes there just isn't enough time in the day (or night) for a perfectly planned out menu. I call those days Tuesdays. When Michael and I were dating, he used to cook up some chicken breasts and some white rice, and then make a sauce with cream of chicken soup. It was a very filling,...
Tuna Noodle Casserole
My mission: To create a fantastic Tuna Noodle Casserole that involves no canned soup and will put all other versions to shame. It's not much to look at, but let me tell you...It is amazing. People often comment to Michael and I about how on earth we don't weigh 500 pounds, considering the fact that...