Dinner for a Busy Bee September 1, 2011
Posted by cirellih in Dinner, Food.Tags: Broccoli, Chicken, Honey, Onions, Potatoes, Rosemary, Swiss Chard
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I can’t claim that I was a particularly busy bee today, but Chris had an early morning and was working hard all day!
Dinner was almost ready when he got home! Honey Rosemary Chicken with broccoli, pan fried potatoes, and local swiss chard with caramelized onions. Pretty fantastic, if I do say so myself.
For the chicken:
Cook the chicken in a little olive oil until it is full cooked. Take the chicken out of the pan and set it aside. In the pan, put two or three tablespoons of honey and a generous sprig of fresh rosemary. Let the honey mixture cook a little until if forms a nice glaze. Put the chicken back into the pan and let it get coated with the honey. Easy.
For the swiss chard and onions:
Cook the onions with ‘butter’ (I used vegetable oil spread and it came out just fine). Cook them FOREVER until they are browned, soft and delicious. Blanch the swiss chard in some boiling water until they are the texture that you like. Drain, then mix with the onions. I sprinkled mine with a little parmesan cheese. Delish!
The nice thing with a dinner like this, is that you can do as much or as little as you like. I had already caramelized the onions yesterday, so I didn’t have to worry about cooking them tonight. The potatoes took a little bit of patience, mostly trying to resist the urge to flip them before they are browned. You could just stick to the chicken and broccoli and call it a night!
It’s All Greek to Me June 29, 2011
Posted by cirellih in Dinner, Food, Friends, Movie, Uncategorized.Tags: Chicken, Couscous, Falafel, Feta, Greek, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Olives, Pita
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Chicken+Olives+Couscous+Falafels=Greek Goodness.
What’s better than going Greek? Having Greek with great friends! Another movie night combined the two perfectly. Our concoction was delicious!
It’s always fun just putting ingredients together and testing to see if they work together. This was one of those times that it definitely worked! Imagine a Greek taco. We put the chicken, olives, feta cheese and lettuce on a pita. On the side: falafel and couscous. Fantastic!
The movie: ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding’ is always fun to watch. It’s so fun to see which parts you relate to the most, which bits make you cringe, which spots make you glad that you have your own family, and the parts that make you wish you were Greek. Such a fun, sweet movie that’s fun every time you watch it!
Good Friends, Good Grub, Good Times April 16, 2011
Posted by cirellih in Dinner, Exercise, Food, Friends, Motivation.Tags: Bread, Chicken, Corn, Friends, Games, Potato, Salad
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Weekends were made for fun. Sometimes with my job weekends are also for work. This is made tolerable because I get to work with an amazing co-worker, Ruth, who enjoys sharing a laugh… and going out for frozen yogurt.
For our tough job today, we took a group of girls to the movie Rio. We both really want to go to Brazil now. Really, it was an adorable movie. Who doesn’t like a movie with singing birds?
We spent part of our afternoon hiking up Chattaqua with minimal huffing and puffing involved. Made sure to have enough time to visit Boulder Chill for frozen yogurt. Then went off to the school for a football camp for the kiddos with some of the players from the CSU football team. All in all a great afternoon.
What made it even better? Ruth and Lindsay came over for some good summertime springtime grilled foods. Grilled chicken and potato wedges with corn on the cob, salad and bread. It was definitely a good night for my taste buds!
That is a delightfully massive pile of food! Chicken: 3pts, Bread: 2pts, Potato: 2pts, Corn: 2pts, : Salad with chickpeas and cheese: 2pts. A whole giant dinner for 11pts! That’s what I’m talking about.
There is nothing better than sharing good food with great friends! We added in a round of Dicecapades just to top off the evening. Perfection.
Oh How Happy You Have Made Me! April 14, 2011
Posted by cirellih in Craving, Dinner, Food.Tags: Cheese, Chicken, Enchiladas, Salsa Verde
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Today was a long day. We had a parent’s meeting at school, which meant I was there until 7:30 and didn’t get home until quarter to eight. A very long day. I had spent the last few hours on my feet, my lunch seemed a very long time ago and the kids were a little rambunctious. By the time I got to head home, I was beat.
When I opened the door to the apartment I was greeted by the delicious smells of chicken enchiladas. One of my favorites!
Oh hello chicken, you are so tender today. Nice to see you again salsa verde, you are looking flavorful tonight! Mr. Monteray Jack, your ooey gooey goodness is a sight for sore eyes!
You all go warm yourselves in a nice oven for a bit and I check to see how you’re doing. Looking mighty fine! Enchiladas might not be the most photogenic of all dinners, but they are certainly one of the tastiest things you can put in a tortilla.
Wiiiiinnnnnggggsssss!!! April 8, 2011
Posted by cirellih in Craving, Dinner, Exercise, Food, Motivation.Tags: Chicken, Elliptical, Exercise, Grilling, Peppers, Zucchini
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Today was delightfully restful/productive. I had the day off so managed to go to the gym during the daylight hours!!! Heaven forbid. This was the first time in a long while that my elliptical excursions have taken place before the 8:00 hour. Hurray for daylight and days off! I then spent the rest of the day mucking about and watching the Tudors… very addicting.
When Chris got home we discovered that we were having a hankering for Buffalo wings. Rather than going to a restaurant where they would surely be deep-fried [into crunchy goodness] we decided to go the slightly healthier grilled route.
They were nice and crispy, no oil involved, and covered in just enough sauce not drowning like they sometimes are. We definitely liked these better than previous oven attempts which often leave the wings a little mushy. Grilling is certainly the way to go! Besides, you can easily add a side of grilled veggies which complement well and hit the spot.
They certainly add a nice pop of color to the meal and are incredibly versatile. We had a zucchini and a yellow pepper on hand today, so that’s what we went for. I’m sure you could add in any other veggies that you like to mix it up a bit and add in even more color!
Healthy Heath 