Diet Specific
Recipes for those looking for Gluten Free, Vegetarian, and Low-Carb options, as well as recipes that are generally considered Healthy Choices.
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Baked Eggs in Avocado {Breakfast for Dinner}
The first time I saw this Baked Eggs in Avocado dish on the Internet I was rather awe struck. It was genius to combine these two ingredients. What a wonderfully healthy breakfast option, packed with vitamins and protein, morning or night.
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Sliced Twice Baked Potatoes {National Potato Day}
This is one of those ‘National Days’ I will embrace. The Potato. Last night, on the eve of National Potato Day, we had a little pre-celebration with good friends over homemade potato chips…topped with goat cheese, blue cheese crumbles, and crispy bacon. Why was that not my NPD (National Potato Day) Post? Because I think we might have a recipe that can compete with those amazing chips…Sliced Twice Baked Potatoes!
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Chicken Enchiladas with Tomatillo Sauce {Enchiladas Verdes}
Found a fantastic and super easy recipe for tomatillo sauce which fit right into my plan. I’ve been wanting to make ‘Red’ Enchilada Sauce which we LOVE…but with an abundance of tomatillos in my fridge…green was the more practical approach. So Chicken Enchiladas with Tomatillo Sauce it is.
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Chicken in Milk
To quote Jamie Oliver, Chicken in Milk is “a slightly odd, but really fantastic combination that must be tried.” A couple years ago we began what’s now a weekly ritual of cooking a whole chicken. Not only do we enjoy a mouth-watering chicken dinner each week, but we then turn bones into broth, and broth into amazing soups and stews. It was B who first discovered Chicken in Milk by Jamie Oliver. In an attempt to change it up each week (Ooo I like that…the “Chicken Change Up”) he began to read endless websites searching for new and interesting whole chicken recipes. There are a ton of them to try….but…
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Baked Cod with Montpellier Butter
Cod is a wonderfully mild white flaky fish. It’s happy seasoned with anything from fresh herbs to punchy marinades. It’s beautiful baked or grilled and when leftover it begs to be the star in a batch of fish chowder. After recently learning about freezing fresh herbs in butter or olive oil, I began to do a little compound butter research and decided Montpellier Butter would be the perfect pairing with our baked cod.
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German Sweet & Sour Red Cabbage
When I started talking to friends about an Oktoberfest inspired dinner I got lots of suggestions on dishes I might make. I knew Wienerschnitzel and Spaetzle would be on the menu for certain and after mutliple requests for Red Cabbage our dinner was complete. German Sweet & Sour Red Cabbage.
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Brown Sugar Chicken & Sweet Potato Casserole {Comfort Food}
A match made in heaven. That’s what Jennifer & Jason are. The love that surrounded them on their big day was so real you could touch it. It came from their families, separated by an isle but clearly united by love. We their friends were overflowing with joy for them as they said their I Do’s. And as they turned to face us for the first time as husband and wife their beautiful smiling faces and interlocked hands lifted us all.
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Fresh Herb Grilled Chicken {with Basil Herb Butter}
Back before there was a negative stigma associated with a recipe that called for a stick of butter (y’all), we could put away some butter. Growing up as a child I seriously thought butter was a side dish….since we all had our own dish of butter when we sat down to dinner. It’s no wonder we ate every vegetable put in front of us (except Brussels Sprouts…love them now). Over the years we have worked pretty hard to replace some (not all) of that butter with healthier options….olive oil, herbs, lemon juice. Having said that, this Fresh Herb Grilled Chicken with Basil Herb Butter recipe, adapted from the queen of butter Paula Deen, has earned the…
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Herb Stuffed Baked Tomatoes
Beautiful tomatoes, stuffed with fresh herbs, roasted zucchini, garlic, Parmesan cheese, soft bread crumbs….baked to perfection. Mmmm….so good.
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Cuban Tilapia {Third Coast Inspired}
Way back when, when I was much younger, I would frequent a neighborhood hole-in-the-wall kind of place every Friday night (there really were holes in the wall, each with a detailed story). This place was special. It had extreme character and characters, beautifully colorful people and hand-painted murals of them, free flowing spirits and free spirited bar tenders, bathroom walls that told stories through their ‘underwater’ paintings, Calypso music throughout and a patio with thatched umbrella tables overlooking…..the parking lot. And did I mention a kitchen manager that aimed to please. Oh yes, the later in the evening you hung in….the more creative he became. And that is where this Cuban Tilapia recipe was born. One LATE Friday night….many…
