• Pan-Seared Scallops With Lemon Butter Sauce

    These delicious pan-seared scallops are a simple way to have a fancy dinner at home! Anniversaries used to mean reservations at the restaurant where we had our wedding rehearsal dinner. A leisurely glasses of wine, expensive cuts of steak and decadent dessert. Then we had little kids and tighter budget…

  • Slow Cooker Black Bean Chicken Chili

    Black bean chicken chili is a great alternative to the traditional beef recipe! Crisp mornings, busy afternoons and chilly evenings — perfect for the slow cooker. We’re big fans of chili in this house, but sometimes it’s nice to very from traditional ground beef chili. One of my favorite recipes…

  • Baked Garlic Parmesan Chicken Tenders

    I was browsing through a few cookbooks over the weekend and found a recipe for “Crisp Garlic Chicken” in Southern Livings Busy Moms Weeknight Favorites – think, chicken Parm without the cheese (no cheese??). Despite being appalled at the lack of cheese, the recipe did catch my eye for something…

  • Baked BBQ Spiced Chicken Thighs

    Chicken thighs are a wonderfully economical way to get dinner on the table, and unlike chicken breasts they’re always juicy and tender, not that any of us have ever had an overcooked chicken breast. I’m not really sure why people avoid dark meat chicken, except that it’s gotten a bad…

  • Marinated Balsamic Seared Chicken Breasts

    Yesterday afternoon I made one of our favorite sides – Mediterranean Couscous Summer Salad. It’s not summer anymore, but this salad still works with lots of meals. This time I paired it with a simple chicken recipe, one that’s easy to throw together after work. Using salad dressing isn’t anything…

  • Chicken Adobo

    I’m a foodie geek, so I feel no shame in saying that I watched this episode of Giada at Home not once, but twice over a week’s time. Maybe it was because her Chicken Adobo looked fall-off-the-bone good. Or maybe it was because a huge package of drumsticks kept staring…