Entries from November 2008

November 26, 2008

Bourbon chicken

Ingredients: 2 lbs Boneless Chicken Breasts, cut into bite size pieces 2T Olive Oil 1 Garlic Clove, crushed 1/4t Ginger (I used 1/2t) 3/4t Crushed Red Pepper Flakes (I used 1/2t) 1/4C Apple Juice 1/3C Light Brown Sugar 2T Ketchup 1T Cider Vinegar 1/2C Water 1/3C Soy Sauce 1T Corn Starch Directions: Heat oil in [...]

November 10, 2008

Faux-reo, the Oreo knock-off

What? What was that? I’m sorry I couldn’t hear you over the sound of how AWESOME these cookies are! My husband is a HUGE oreo fan. He’ll eat a whole row of oreos in one sitting. So when I came across this recipe a few weeks ago it immediately moved to the top of my [...]

November 6, 2008

Garlic Cheese Biscuits

I searched high and low for a good cheesy garlic biscuit recipe to go with our Cajun chicken pasta tonight (which, again, was heavenly. One of my new favorite foods for sure). I finally came across these at allrecipes.com and decided to give them a try. They were very tasty, but I think I made [...]

November 4, 2008

Chicken Pot Pie

This recipe is so delicious and so simple! My dear friend Dana has had this on her blog for several months and I can say with great emphasisim, it is fantastic! I made a few changes to how I usually make it this time, including making it mile-high style (this was one BIG pie) and [...]

November 4, 2008

Herb Chicken with Creamy Orzo

This is one of the very first recipes I tried in my adventures into non-sucky cooking. In reality, I think successfully making this for dinner is what finally made me realize that I could actually improve my culinary skills and made me want to try. So kudos to Annie from Annie’s Eats for the inspiration [...]

November 4, 2008

Honey Wheat bread

I first made this bread a few months ago and I really enjoy it. While the American Sandwich bread still holds a special place in my heart (and a weekly spot in my kitchen), this bread is a great one to break up the routine. It is fully with a slightly sweet flavor. We ended [...]