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 a large skillet. Add chicken pieces and cook until lightly browned. Remove chicken and [...]

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 [...]

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 them [...]

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 adding [...]

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 [...]

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 up [...]