Lemon Thyme Chicken

This has become my favorite chicken recipe lately.  Adapted from this awesome pin on pinterest, I make this once ever couple weeks. This recipes uses bone-in, skin-on chicken pieces and it’s almost as good as fried chicken but healthier. You marinate your chicken pieces in fresh lemon juice and lemon slices, a couple cloves of smashed, … Continue reading →

Asian-Style Stir Fry with Chicken

The thing I love most about cooking is preparing a food or type of food that someone says they don’t care for, serving it to them the way I like it, and hearing how much they love it. If there were ever an ego booster for me, that’d be it! I did that tonight…My 14 … Continue reading →

Venison Chili

We had some crazy storms about a week and a half ago and my cousin and her family suffered the worst from it, they lost power for almost a week. They decided to do the smart thing right away and clear out their deep freezer and give away some of their food because it would … Continue reading →

Chili-Lime Flank Steak

I’m not even sure if the title for this is even correct, so if anyone makes this and has a new suggestion, please let me know! This steak was downright amazing. I wasn’t so sure it was going to be this good, but it ended up exceeding expectations! I guess you could say I followed … Continue reading →

Arrogant Bastard Chicken Burritos

In our house, we love restaurants like Chipotle or a local chain we have here in Dayton called Hot Head Burritos. If you have heard of neither, they are a make your own burrito, burrito bowl, taco bar (only Hot Head Burritos has more options like nachos and quesadillas, plus more fun sauces to choose … Continue reading →

A Late St. Patrick’s Day Dinner

This last weekend, moreso than usual, left us so busy that we weren’t able to relax and cook at home like we typically do! LOTS of things to do, places to be, people to see, etc. So, we got to celebrate our St. Patrick’s Day this evening! This year’s meal was definitely one to write … Continue reading →

Stuff’t Burgers

The weather has been unseasonably warm lately and I have definitely been taking advantage of it. I absolutely LOVE spring and summer! Spring and summer mean open windows, lighting the grill (yes, we use a charcoal grill! NO gas/propane at this house..although there is no shame if that’s what you like to use!), cookouts/BBQs, more … Continue reading →

A Healthier Rendition of Chicken Kiev

One of my FAVORITE chicken dishes in the whole entire world (besides chicken wings!) is chicken kiev. Lightly breaded, tender and juicy chicken breast with herbed butter on the inside that gushes out when you slice into it. My mouth is watering at the thought! However, following the low-carb diet does not allow us to … Continue reading →

Balls!!! Follow up post!

Hi Again! I wanted to do a follow-up post about my meatballs to show you how they turned out. In one word, success!!!! Something I forgot to mention in the first post, you want to let the meatballs “rest” after you roll them before cooking. Let them rest for about 30 minutes. This helps to … Continue reading →

BALLS!!!

Well, now that I have your full attention, I’m going to take this opportunity to share another favorite recipe with you! (I know, I have MANY favorite recipes! But, if I didn’t, there wouldn’t be much point in me having a blog, now would there.) Today was such a long, almost stressful day with the … Continue reading →