Citrus-Marinated Roasted Chicken

I hit the jackpot the other day at my local grocery store when I found organic whole chickens at half price.  That’s quite a bargain, because usually those little girls are around $17 each!  Needless to say, I loaded up my shopping cart with every one of them to toss into the freezer. I’m always [...]

Easy Spicy Thai Chicken Soup

Thai food is a favorite around our house!  I love the flavorful harmony of Thai ingredients, especially in the soups. With the use of things like ginger or galanga, lemongrass, basil, lime and chili peppers, you get that sweet, spicy, salty, sour and sometimes floral combination that’s just delicious and very addictive!   If you’ve never experienced [...]

Coq au Vin

Coq au Vin is one of our favorite “cold weather” dishes. The name “Coq au Vin” is actually french for “chicken cooked in wine, bacon, garlic and mushrooms”, and legends trace it back to ancient Julius Caesar! While the wine used is typically a Burgundy, I’ve seen recipes using all kinds of wine, even white. [...]

Lemon Chicken Breasts

My guys know that I love Barefoot Contessa’s recipes, so they surprised me with another one of her cookbooks for my birthday. There are so many great looking recipes in the book that I’d like to try, so tonight I started with her Lemon Chicken Breasts. It’s great as a weeknight meal, because it’s quick [...]

Chicken Pomodoro-Quick Weeknight Meal

I wanted to share this dish with you, because many of us are always looking for quick, easy, FLAVORFUL dishes to add to our weekly repertoire. Chicken seems to be the “Go To” meal for most people, so next time you have chicken out to cook and aren’t quite sure what to do with it, [...]

Chicken Canzanese…Italian Comfort Food!

It’s freezing outside! Actually the temperature is 21º, but who’s counting?  If it’s below 75º, I’m cold, so suffice it to say, I’m dressed like I should be living in Alaska! I’m definitely ready for some warmer weather, but for now I guess I’ll just hunker down and wait this cold spell out.  If nothing [...]

Summer Picnics & Chicken Salad

In the summer when the days are hot, I like to find a shady spot, And hardly move a single bit And sit, and sit, and sit, and sit.~Frank Arch Remember being a kid and looking forward to going on a picnic?  Just the mention of the word picnic always meant “fun”!  Sadly, nowadays, most [...]

Chicken with Mustard Mascarpone Marsala Sauce

Ok…..listen up……if you like Chicken Marsala, you HAVE TO TRY this twist on the old classic.  It’s really delicious!  I happen to follow fellow blogger, “There’s a Newf in My Soup”, and she recently shared this recipe from Giada De Laurentiis. It incorporates mascarpone cheese into the sauce which gives it a velvety smooth finish [...]

Lemon-Garlic Chicken with Tomato-Basil Sauce

My friend, Susan, sent me this recipe that she found in TexasMonthly Magazine.  She thought I’d really like it, and SHE WAS RIGHT!  I fixed it tonight, and my guys RAVED about it!  It’s just the kind of recipe I look for to use my garden tomatoes and beautiful basil.  It’s pretty quick to put [...]

Spicy Grilled Chicken with Watermelon/Mango Salsa

Sometimes when I least expect it, I’ll fix a dish that makes me take notice and say “WOW!”  Such was the case the other night.  I had laid some boneless chicken breasts out to thaw, and didn’t really know what I was going to do with them.  A quick look in my pantry for some [...]