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Recipe: Flat Roasted Chicken
Flat roasted chicken – the first time we had anything like this was in Mexico. Have you seen the deliciously flat Mexican chicken post? If not, you should check it out. Here I break down the chicken, remove the spine and the ribs. It’s really easy. Put the whole chicken breast side down and cut the backbone out. I cut a bit to the right, then the left using kitchen sheers and it works well. Then, you can just slice on either side and pull…
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Recipe: Cream Cheese Chicken
Cream cheese chicken. This recipe is easy – just dump and bake. I make this cream cheese chicken in my slower cooker and eat it over spaghetti squash, but you could eat it over pasta, mashed potatoes or on garlic bread. Ingredients 8oz of cream cheese 1 pound of chicken breast 650ml of tomato sauce First, get our your slow cooker. As you can see, I’ve got my spaghetti squash ready, too! Next, dump in all the ingredients and cook on low for 6-7 hours.…
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Recipe: Cilantro Lime Chicken
Cilantro lime chicken – in the crock pot. No need to thaw out this freezer meal, just put it right in the slow cooker and you’ll be all set for tacos or burrito bowls. Let’s get cooking. Ingredients 2 chicken breasts can of black beans, 19oz 2 cans of corn, 12oz a bunch of cilantro large red onion 1 tablespoon of garlic heaping tablespoon of sriracha 2 tablespoons of lime juice 1 tablespoon of cumin salt to taste (about 2 teaspoons) First, get out a…
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Recipe: Chicken Fajitas
Chicken fajitas – and it’s a freezer meal, ta-boot! Sometimes I have a lot of energy and I don’t mind cooking a wonderful healthy dinner from scratch, where as other times I just want something easy, yet healthy. Well, here’s a great option. You just need to plan ahead. Ingredients 2 chicken breasts 1 each, yellow and red pepper red onion 2 jalapeños 1 tablespoon of lime juice and chili powder 1 teaspoon of cumin and salt First, wash and slice your peppers, onion, and…
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Recipe: Chicken Souvlaki
Chicken souvlaki – it’s perfect with cucumber salad and parmesan fries. Super good, actually. This fresh marinade is easy – not really quick, since you want the chicken to soak up all that goodness overnight, yet it’s worth it. Let’s get cooking! Ingrediens 2 pounds of chicken – cut into 1 inch chunks 1/2 cup of high quality olive oil 2 tablespoons of lemon juice and white vinegar 1 tablespoon of minced garlic and oregano 1 teaspoons of salt and pepper – to taste First,…
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Recipe: Cast Iron Chicken Thighs
It’s cast iron chicken thighs on the blog today! I love cooking with cast iron, from cinnamon rolls to shepherd’s pie, it locks in flavour and makes delicious food. The most important thing to know when cooking with cast iron is your choice of oil. Use an oil with a high smoking point (no olive oil) – both grape seed oil and avocado oil work well. Okay, let’s get to it! Ingredients 1 pound of boneless chicken thighs 3 tablespoons of grape seed oil 2…
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Recipe: New Year’s Eve Party Food
It’s New Year’s Eve – time to ring in 2018. This past year has been a blast. Lily, our Great Dane turned 8, we travlled a lot – Yellowknife, Vancouver, Seattle and Portland – and also we vacationed in lower British Columbia. We renovated a 17 foot Boler, celebrated being married for 6 years and ate some healthy food along the way. Yesterday, I did my Instagram best nine of 2017 and here’s that photo! Flat out perfect memories! What are your plans tonight? Good…
