turkey

turkey

so now that we’re in 2011, i decided to wrap up the rest of thanksgiving 2010. 🙂  i’m excited to move on to the new recipes that i’ve been working on this year! last, but not least, is the turkey.  i usually prefer deep-fried turkey, 

party chicken

party chicken

welcome to my new favorite chicken dish. every week, i go through the publix ads online and most every week they feature some sort of recipe using products that they have on sale.  last week’s recipe was “party chicken.”  the only reason i tried it 

sesame chicken with snow peas

sesame chicken with snow peas

if you’re faithful to my blog, you know that i’m not a huge fan of asian food.  it’s growing on me, but i’m still not giddy over it.  well, the point of this blog, for me, is to try new recipes/cooking styles and so i’m 

pepper jack chicken with succotash

pepper jack chicken with succotash

i am now a big fan of food network magazine… i recently picked up a subscription to it and have loved finding interesting new recipes.   i am a “picture” person, so i am always drawn to the foods that are the most colorful and 

pizza dogs

pizza dogs

i think i may have mentioned this before, but i was a picky eater growing up.  dear ol’ mom was nice enough to keep some things on hand for me, including freezer chicken patties (which i can prepare several ways!) and hot dogs.  this is 

chicken tacadillas w/ roasted corn pico de gallo

chicken tacadillas w/ roasted corn pico de gallo

i am a big fan of rachael ray… and was very excited recently to watch her in the mornings on some extended time off from work.  this was one of the recipes that she featured… which included fish.  it almost made me want to try 

pistachio chicken

pistachio chicken

my mom’s friend lori gave this recipe to my mom a few years ago.  lori’s recipe is for pistachio fish.  i do not like fish, but when my mom made this recipe using fish, i thought it made the fish taste bearable and had to 

chicken stir fry

chicken stir fry

i’m a huge fan of ikea.  unfortunately in nashville, the closest ikea is four hours away in atlanta.   nashvillians are crazy about ikea.  there is a rumor that one is coming to nashville, and there is also a company that specializes in personalized ikea 

buttermilk ranch chicken strips

buttermilk ranch chicken strips

i’m fan of chicken strips.  i like that you can eat them with a variety of dips and they always taste good.  i also like that you can get them at just about any restaurant.  chicken strips are always a safety net for me. 🙂 

pork chops

pork chops

pork chops remind me of a cartoon i grew up watching as a kid… i don’t know why, but they just do.  then it’s scat solo theme song gets stuck in my head… and then i want to make this dish.  it has been a