This post is brought to you courtesy of your friends at NatureRaised Farms® & Alexia® but all the opinions and content are mine. Around this time of year I am left craving salads morning, noon and night. After months of holiday themed comfort foods and desserts and the impending birthday season that last from January through August in our home - salads sound like the perfect alternative. One person in my family who is wonderful at whipping up an amazing salad out of scraps is my mother … [Read more...]
BBQ Chicken Sliders
Disclosure: This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #LegendaryTailgate #CollectiveBias I have a confession. For many, many years I really wasn't into traditional barbecue type foods. I loved the sides, but eating meats slathered in barbecue sauce just really wasn't my idea of tasty foods. I'd dined at quite a few places and tried to like it, but to me the meat was always dry and it was like they were covering that up with … [Read more...]
Simply Delicious Baked Boneless Chicken Breast
Picture this: It's a busy night in the middle of the week. You've just picked up the kids from school, they are doing their homework and your spouse is running late after work. One (or more) of the kids has to be dropped off at football/baseball/soccer/wrestling/cheer/dance practice (take your pick) and there's nothing much in the fridge to cook that takes 30 minutes or less. You just see that bag of chicken that you took out to defrost a few days ago that needs to be cooked, but you're not sure … [Read more...]
Avocado & Grilled Chicken BLT
Disclosure: This is not a sponsored post. All thoughts are my own. It's crunch time, folks. The end of the year! During this time of year I'm usually running around doing a million different things. Christmas shopping, reorganizing the house for the new year, preparing for holiday guests, etc. It's been a busy week and we're about to have back to back house guests. Christmas is that time of year for mini-marathon cooking and baking, so this easy sandwich is a welcome change for us. You … [Read more...]
Seasoned & Pan-Fried NY Steaks with Garlic Butter Sauce
I know Thanksgiving is in a few days, but sometimes when it's this close to Thanksgiving the last thing I want to eat is all the food I'll be eating on that day. Sometimes I just want something simple and delicious, maybe even succulent enough for a (rare) date night for two at home. This steak is perfect for those occasions.You may recognize this steak from my post a few weeks ago on wine pairings with meats. This particular steak was paired with a dessert wine, I thought it was a perfect … [Read more...]
Sweet Beef and Broccoli
A few weeks back I had stocked up on various meats. My local Save Mart had a special of 5 meats for $25, and each additional meat was only $5 more for the package. I picked up a few packages of boneless top sirloin roast steak, each was between 1.5 to 2 pound packages.Last week I was trying to figure out a new quick meal to make, I had some leftover rice in the fridge to make my stir fry rice with, and decided to do something different with these sirloin steaks. Rather than a stew or a roast, I … [Read more...]
Zesty Italian Chicken
This chicken is one of my favorite "go to" recipes when I need something quick and tasty. I love meals that are quick to prepare and everyone enjoys. This has to be top 5 in my husbands favorite of meals, and it is likely one of the quickest and easiest. Ingredients:4 (4 ounce) boneless chicken breasts, halved1 cup zesty italian salad dressing (I use fat free)2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese2 tablespoons italian bread crumbsa few dashes of garlic salt and ground pepper to tastea few dashes … [Read more...]
Savory Boneless Pork Chops
(Update: Thanks to Pinterest, as of December 10, 2012, this recipe is my most popular to date! With over 2,000 views and close to 300 repins from my own Pinterest pin alone, this is the #1 viewed recipe on my site. I would love some feedback from those that have made it or even those that would like to try it! Let me know what you think! I see lots of comments on Pinterest when it's repinned, but would love the feedback here as well! Thank you so very much!) I've made boneless chops many … [Read more...]
