Archive for the ‘Poultry’ Category

Chicken with Cherry Tomato Sauce

Friday, January 28th, 2011

Another chicken recipe adapted from this month's Cooking Light. This one was pretty unremarkable - not bad by any means, but very forgettable. Oh well. The roasted broccoli and cauliflower was quite good :-) Chicken with Cherry Tomato Sauce Serves 4 1.5 lb thinly sliced skinless ...

Herbed Chicken

Tuesday, January 25th, 2011

Another of the chicken recipes adapted from this month's Cooking Light. I made enough for the two of us, and altered the herbs to suit us. This was pretty tasty and nice and fast for a weeknight. Herbed Chicken Serves 2 2 skinless boneless chicken breast halves (about 1 lb) For the ...

Turkey Kale and Bean Soup

Sunday, January 23rd, 2011

This is a healthy and flavorful soup I concocted for lunches this week. I went with an Italian theme for the spices, which I think worked well :-) Turkey Kale and Bean Soup Serves 4 1 tbsp olive oil 20 oz ground turkey 1/4 tsp kosher salt 1/4 tsp ground black pepper 1 ...

Some of what we’ve been eating

Sunday, January 23rd, 2011

Lots of standbys recently, so here's some of what we've been eating: Baked Salmon Teriyaki Chicken, with one large green bell pepper added with the mushrooms Roasted Leg of Lamb, Broccoli and Cauliflower Lemon Garlic Roasted Chicken Ham Hocks and Beans Beef Burritos, made with thinly sliced round instead of ground beef Sweet Apple Chicken Sausage and ...

Chicken in White Wine Mushroom Sauce

Wednesday, January 19th, 2011

This recipe is adapted from one I found in this month's issue of Cooking Light. The article on chicken has a lot of recipes I want to try, but this one stood out as a good first shot :-) I liked this a great deal. Shaun wasn't ...

A Somewhat Random Dinner

Monday, November 29th, 2010

Using up bits and pieces of things that needed to be eaten in the fridge led to this eclectic meal of chicken sausage, scrambled eggs, sauteed mushrooms, and green salad. The sausage is al fresco Roasted Garlic. We liked these pretty well, but we liked their Vermont Apple with Maple ...

Turkey Noodles

Sunday, November 28th, 2010

Tonight, we used up some more of our turkey leftovers to make turkey noodles, similar to the much beloved homemade chicken noodles, but on a much smaller scale :-) Turkey Noodles Serves 4 For the noodles: 1 egg 1 cup flour 1/8 tsp kosher salt 1/4 tsp black pepper For the rest: 2 tsp butter 8 ...

Layered Turkey Enchiladas

Sunday, November 28th, 2010

Last night, we used up some of our leftover turkey in some layered enchiladas, easy, fast, and tasty.     Layered Enchiladas Serves 4 1 20-oz can enchilada sauce 6 corn tortillas (8 inch diameter) 1 15-oz can non-fat refried beans 1 lb leftover turkey (or pork or beef), cut into 1/4 inch chunks Preheat oven to 425 degrees ...

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thursday, November 25th, 2010

I wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving and a blessed holiday season!      

Cider Brined Turkey

Thursday, November 25th, 2010

Yet another recipe inspired by Central Market. I combined a couple of their recipes and my own stand-by recipe to get quite an impressive bird :-) We still prefer my stand-by, but this was a fun experiment. The cider led the skin to brown quite ...