chicken · Dinners

Chicken and Black Bean Enchilada Bake

I found this recipe about two years ago, and it quickly became one of my favorite weeknight dinners.  It comes together in just a few minutes (especially if you use a rotisserie chicken) and it has become kind of a “thing” for me now, when I make my Costco run at the start of each… Continue reading Chicken and Black Bean Enchilada Bake

Desserts · Fall (Halloween & Thanksgiving) · pies

5 Ingredient, 5 MINUTE Apple Tart

You guys.  This is one of the best desserts I have ever made, and you know I don’t say that lightly.  It was perfection.  The buttery flaky puff pastry.  The sweet brown sugar and cinnamon mixed with the tart granny smith apples.  It could not have been better balanced or more delicious.  And I slaved… Continue reading 5 Ingredient, 5 MINUTE Apple Tart

Dinners · Fall (Halloween & Thanksgiving) · slow cooker recipes · Soups

Black Bean and Steak Chili

This is one of my very favorite chili recipes.  The best part is that you chop up two – yes, TWO things, and then you just throw everything else into the crockpot for the day.  No meat browning, no bean soaking.  It’s a simple, delicious, and very hearty chili. Serve it up with some cornbread,… Continue reading Black Bean and Steak Chili

chicken · Dinners · Soups

Weeknight Chicken Noodle Soup (still as good as Grandma’s)

This is one of my very favorite recipes, because not only is it quick and easy to make, but it seriously tastes like it has been simmering over a stove the entire day.  Chicken noodle soup doesn’t need to do that to be amazing.  It is homey and comforting, and one of my very favorites.… Continue reading Weeknight Chicken Noodle Soup (still as good as Grandma’s)

Fall (Halloween & Thanksgiving)

How to Cook a Perfect Thanksgiving Turkey (with photo directions)

Happy Thanksgiving, y’all! If you’re here for my Thanksgiving Turkey post, and the pictures look a little different, do not be confused, for I have updated them from the pictures I took in the dark with a camera sitting on a book on my kitchen counter 4 years ago. Remember that scene in National Lampoon’s… Continue reading How to Cook a Perfect Thanksgiving Turkey (with photo directions)

chicken · Dinners · Fall (Halloween & Thanksgiving) · Soups

Chicken ‘n Dumplings

Confession: Before tonight, I had never eaten or made Chicken ‘n Dumplings.  Not only that, but I wasn’t even sure EXACTLY what it was.  I’m from Seattle.  We don’t see many chicken ‘n dumplings in these parts.  I guess it’s more of a Southern or Midwestern dish. I have pinned a recipe here and there… Continue reading Chicken ‘n Dumplings

chicken · Dinners

Garlic Chicken with Orzo Noodles

Far and away, this is one of my very favorite weeknight dinners, because it is so quick and easy, and so delicious.  Oh, and when I make it, my kids eat spinach. 😉 This is definitely a recipe for garlic lovers.  My husband and I have been making this one for years.  We’ve played with… Continue reading Garlic Chicken with Orzo Noodles