I didn’t take a picture, but I should have! This chicken turned out to be gorgeous, absolutely delicious and was so easy to make. Just start the chicken about 2 hours before you plan to eat dinner. 

1 whole fryer (preferably organic)
1 lemon
2 large springs of fresh rosemary
2 tbsp olive oil
tony chachere’s to taste

 
 
Rinse the chicken in running water [...]

I was having a craving for some Moroccan spices and a sweet/savory combo, so I created this slow cooker recipe. It was delicious and super easy. Alden loved it and couldn’t get enough of the sweet potatoes! 
 

1 small pork roast (I used pork shoulder)
1 small onion, diced
1 -2 large sweet potatoes, cut into 1 inch [...]

I had a leftover ham bone from a spiral ham we had at harvest last weekend and decided to put it to good use in these black eyed peas. They were so yummy! I served them tonight for dinner with rice, cornbread muffins and a salad. The Blanc du Bois wine we had with it [...]

Since the entire top of our stove was taken up with pear preserves and canning equipment tonight (and I was completely exhausted from standing there stirring the pot all afternoon), I decided to throw something together that could go in the oven. I also had some leftover marinara sauce in the fridge that I wanted [...]

Tonight I was craving meatloaf, so I decided to make a healthier turkey version. This is a great way to hide veggies in the food if you have picky eaters around! This meatloaf will win over even the people that say that hate it…

1 lb ground turkey
3 carrots, grated
1 cup fresh spinach or 1/2 cup [...]

After my fabulous birthday weekend celebration in Galveston, it was back to reality on Sunday night. The kids were in bed early, so I was able to prep Monday’s dinner on Sunday night so that all I had to do this morning was add everything to the crockpot and turn it on. There’s nothing like [...]

I got home totally exhausted after a day spent in the hot Texas sun collecting donated school supplies for Stuff the Bus and decided what I really needed was an easy prep way to cook the chicken sitting in the fridge. I grabbed a bunch of rosemary from the garden and headed inside to create [...]

Tonight I had a 1.5 lb package of chicken breasts and a request for fried chicken, so I thought I would try doing it in the oven. It turned out so juicy and moist! I highly recommend it. I served the chicken with some small roasted red potatoes and sauteed spinach.

1.5 lbs of chicken breasts [...]

I threw this together last night based on ingredients we had around the house. It was adapted from a recipe for Chilaquiles Casserole from Eatingwell.com. It was a huge hit at our house! Alden asked me to make it again on another night soon. It took about 10 minutes to prepare and 30 minutes in the [...]