Delicious Recipes to Keep my Family of Four Happy and Full
It’s grill time! That means lots of burgers, kabobs and maybe even a grilled dessert or two. I like to change it up whenever I can and break out of the burger routine. Of course, Mathlete is a burger fan so we don’t stray too far. I was craving Italian food one night but it was just too beautiful outside to ignore the call of the deck and grill. So, I combined them both with a recipe for a delicious chicken Parmesan burger.
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One of the huge perks of working from home a few days a week {well, besides the easy commute} is the ability to have breakfast and lunch at home. If you weren’t already sure, I love to cook and I get bored very easily with deli sandwiches and frozen meals I can pop in the office microwave. I don’t have a lot time to put together a fancy meal or anything but I can squeeze out a freshly made sandwich or breakfast muffin. The other day, I was craving chicken salad and my basil plant is growing on hyperdrive so I ended up making pesto chicken salad. Now, this salad was amazingly delicious but unfortunately just doesn’t look nearly as good as it tastes so you have to trust me on this one.
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Picnic season is in full force here because the weather is nice {not too hot yet} and it is such a great time to be outside. We are so lucky to have a bunch of different places to go for picnics around here and we really try to take advantage of them whenever we can. Of course, sometimes we just like having sandwiches and other typical picnic fare at home for lunch too. Last year, I shared one of my favorite sandwiches and I wanted to bring them back this year because they are just so delicious. I actually had one of this balsamic chicken sandwich for lunch today and I was reminded exactly how tasty they are!
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I’m excited to share with you an innovative idea for getting dinner on the table. While this post was compensated, all thoughts and opinions are completely my own.
So, this month’s test kitchen post is a little different. You see, the last two months have been absolutely insane around here. I traved in April and May on top of all my regular to do stuff so things just got a little out of hand. So, not much actual cooking was happening in Casa de Co.
I had talked to the people over at Relished Foods before about their awesome service where they give you all the stuff you need for recipes {delivered to your door} to make cooking dinner just a little easier. When May hit and I took a look at my calendar, I realized it was the perfect time to try out the service. Looking over the menu, the organic cashew chicken stir fry really jumped out at me.
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Warm summer nights usually mean I hang out in front of the grill cooking up kabobs or some other delicious grilled meal. Sometimes though, I am either just too hot or too tired to get out there and grill. Those are the nights that I pull out my recipe for teriyaki chicken quinoa bake and make a dinner that requires a little less active cooking than my typical grilled recipes.
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Let’s talk about all the things I can throw into a tortilla, shall we? This week is Thai green curry chicken. Yep, you read that right: Thai…Burritos. This whole crazy burrito thing start when I stopped in at Giant the other day to pick up rolls only they carry. I was struggling with how to spice up our chicken for dinner and saw Campbell’s skillet sauces. I love anything that makes dinner easier but actually adds good flavors to the meal so I grabbed the Thai green curry version and hit the checkout line. Of course, I rarely do anything just as the package says and so their suggestion to serve the meal over a rice totally went out the window in my kitchen.
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Once the weather turns warm, I pretty much rely on our grill to cook all of our food. There is literally nothing like enjoying a nice evening on the deck with a delicious meal from the BBQ. Of course, a lot of those meals leave super messy hands behind after the stomachs are long full. I like to keep a supplies on hand to make it easy to eat outside and clean up while we are there too. I toss a few necessities into a little metal tub and it becomes our summer dinner “emergency kit.”
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I am a HUGE wine lover so I was thrilled to work with Gallo Vineyards on their campaign for the Hearty Burgundy 50th birthday #HBturns50. This post was compensated but, as always, all opinions are my own.
Date nights around here have become a little rare. Between our busy schedules, Mathlete’s flight lessons {yes, his newest hobby is learning to fly} and our youngest’s new sleeping arrangements, we find it hard to get out for a night alone. So, I started thinking about ways to have a date night at home without totally losing the fun by making the meal a lot of work. When I had the opportunity to work with Gallo Vineyards, I obviously jumped. Date night is just not the same without a great glass of wine {well, no day is really} so it was the perfect way to enjoy the Gallo Vineyards wine. Once I had my Hearty Burgundy in hand, the plans started to come together starting with my recipe for chicken with red wine sauce and roasted mushrooms.
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I love ham and cheese sliders. Like really, really love them. I think we ate them at least once per week for the entire month of December. Then, I decided that a) I shouldn’t serve sliders so often and b) all that butter probably wasn’t good for my waistline. So, I decided to try and make a dish that had a lot of the same flavors of the sliders but in a meal that didn’t involve mini rolls and practically a stick of butter. The first time I made prosciutto and poppy seed chicken, even my dad ate and liked it. You guys don’t know my dad but for him to like something new is a pretty big deal. Especially if that something has poppy-anything in the name.
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I have a good friend {amaze-ball friend, really} who recently had to go gluten free for health reasons. Now, I know that these days there are all kinds of gluten free products out there to help people make the transition but it can still come as a shock to your system. So, in an effort to help and be supportive, I decided that I would start including more gluten free options here on the blog. I find that lunch is typically the most difficult meal for me to make specialized in any way because it usually eaten at the office so I decided to focus on lunch first and made this gluten-free chicken and kale salad topped with a carrot cucumber dressing. Not only is it gluten free but it is super healthy and delicious too.
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