Dinner time at my house tends to be the most chaotic time of the day. My husband is often home well after dinner time and I’m usually alone with the boys trying to juggle hungry kids, homework, and dinner. Sometimes I lose my mind but usually I remember my little trick that gives me some perspective and helps me keep my sanity. Continue reading
Thai Curry is one of our favorite “go to” dishes and so easy to make I almost feel like I missed something after the meal is ready! You can put whatever you want to into this curry but I’ll give you the recipe for what we used the other night and it was a winning combo! Continue reading
I made this chicken last Wednesday for dinner and there was more than enough for lunch for John and I the following day. I love my little helpers in the kitchen and Rowan was super cute stacking the cut up parsnips like blocks! This dish was beyond easy, versatile, and all three of the boys asked for seconds!! We ate the dish with a spinach salad for dinner and for lunch the next day I served the chicken over some steamed kale. Continue reading
Not-So-Boring Chicken Stir Fry
Are you worried? Well STOP IT!!! We can worry about our bills, worry about our health, worry about our kids, worry about the weather and worry about worrying until finally we are faced with a situation that warrants something to actually worry about and we find ourselves too frazzled to adequately cope. Continue reading
Salsa Dancing Chicken
I made a chicken dish the other night when I literally had 30 minutes to make dinner and feed my family – and even with the crazy rush the results were out of this world! I blindly grabbed at the chicken thighs in my fridge, reached desperately for my pressure cooker, through in a few items on hand, and 15 minutes later we had a magical meal that I can’t wait to make again! Continue reading
Happy Holidays!! The holidays are meant to be a time of joy, a time of merriment, a time for reflection on the year behind us and a time to plan for the future. Alright, now it’s time to get real. The holidays can also be down right STRESSFUL and often our joy can be lost in trying to simply survive the insanity of shopping, wrapping, packing, flying, driving, and dealing with relatives… Continue reading
If you haven’t noticed, I have a crock pot obsession. I work 4 evenings a week, two of these evenings we have our awesome, amazing, CrossFitter babysitter Joye over to watch the boys while John and I are working/training. Most of these evenings I have dinner waiting for the boys and Joye, thanks to my beloved crock pot. Last night I made a whole frickin’ chicken in my crock pot. Here’s how you do it: rinse the whole chicken under cool water (preferably a free range chicken) and place breast side down in crock pot. sprinkle the whole thing with a little sea salt and then generously rub the entire bird with curry powder, turmeric, garlic powder, and paprika. Pour in a couple inches of chicken broth and cook on high for 2 -3 hours. Add 1-2 cans of coconut milk and add around and on top of the chicken 1 head of chopped cauliflower. I used the already chopped cauliflower from TJ’s. Cook on low until the chicken falls from the bone. I ate this again for lunch today and it was even better! Tonight we had no-bean chilli: In a big pot saute chopped celery, onions, and carrots in a bunch of olive oil. Add whatever gluten free italian sausage you have, I used mild italian pork sausage. Then add 3 lbs of grassfed ground beef (or less if you have less to feed but this freezes real well so I recommend to make a bunch to save for later). Season the meat as it cooks with a little sea salt, a bunch of chilli powder, cumin, a little cayene, black pepper, and garlic powder. Add one 16 ounce can of diced tomatoes, juice and all, and simmer for about 40-45 minutes. I also pressure cooked some butternut squash to go along with it. Two great dinners with leftovers for lunches, can’t beat that!!
