Sorry ladies and gents for taking so long to post. I've been fighting sinus crud and it hasn't been fun! I highly recommend Mucinex. The pill version is great but the liquid is even better! This stuff will clear you up quick and as a frequent allergy sufferer it's well worth the price. Anyway, on to today's recipe.
Tonight's dinner I tried a recipe called No Peak Chicken found on a blog called Thrifty Decorating. It seemed simple enough and as you all know I'm all for easy cooking. The ingredients were fairly cheap to pick up and I just served it with some steamed broccoli with cheese sauce. This recipe literally has 4 ingredients and a can or 2 of water. Basically, you mix a can of cream of celery, cream of mush, original Uncle Bens rice, and 1-2 cans of water (I used 1 can of water and 1 can of chicken broth).once these items are all mixed together and are some-what smooth you just throw in some chicken, cover and bake at 350 for 2 1/2 hours. Easy right? Your right it was.
I had my chicken in for 2 hours and though it smelled amazing, I could tell that is was already getting too over done so I pulled it out. Sure enough the chicken was cooked through but it was browner on the sides and bottom than I would like. I will say the chicken was fork tender and was perfect for my son however, even with it being tender it was very dry which really confused me. Not sure how I managed that one! Part of the rice was okay but anything that was directly touching the sides or bottom was crunchy. And by crunchy I mean I may have cracked a tooth. It's no wonder Koopa only ate his strawberries and a few bites of chicken. This dish also turned out way salty so I was glad that I didn't season my chicken like I usually do.
All in all it was a nice try but this dish will not be gracing our tables again and I will not be upset to see it go.
Now, for updates on the home front. DH is currently out of state for work and while we do miss him it's nice to know that he is working hard to provide for us and is providing a service to the oil field that literally saves lives. So proud of this man! Koopa is such a stinker. It is an adventure all the time with this guy and I feel like I can hardly keep up with him much less the house cleaning. My question to moms out there, how do you get your toddler to participate in clean up time?
Thanks all for reading!
This is Captain Pickles, signing off
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Sunday, June 16, 2013
My Maiden Voyage in Blogging
Greetings and salutations! So, this is my first attempt at a blog so yea...be nice! Anyway, first I would like to talk a little about what I want this blog to be. This is my tribute to food, crafts, and tips that you find online, through Pinterest, family, or anywhere. There will also of course be my very own updates or various kinds with news and info. I'd be happy to take any suggestions as to things to try and the like. With all that said, Allons-y!
Tonights recipe was found on Pinterest (linked here) while I was obsessively searching for cosplay inspiration. It looks way to easy not to try and I had all the needed ingredient so I figured, why not?I wasn't extremely prepared today because this was a spur of the moment idea so I didn't take any pictures but my notes are below!
The recipe called for vegetable broth and I decided on chicken mostly because it was available. I also used whole wheat pasta instead of linguine. This is the ultimate dump and go recipe and you can customize it with anything. I even added the leftover squash and zucchini from dinner the night before. I personally think it would have been amazing with some capers, artichoke hearts, and grilled chicken added. Maybe next time! My only concern was that I had to boil it a long time to get the liquids good and reduced so the pasta was pretty far from al dente. If this bothers you I would suggest using less liquid so that there isn't as much to reduce.
During first taste I wasn't real convinced but by the time I sat down with my bowl I was VERY happy and Koopa Troopa even ate an entire plate and that is saying something for a 2 year old! All things considered this is definitely a keeper! I guess that's it for tonight! I hope you try this recipe and like it. If you do please let me know in the comments!
This is Captain Pickles, signing off
Tonights recipe was found on Pinterest (linked here) while I was obsessively searching for cosplay inspiration. It looks way to easy not to try and I had all the needed ingredient so I figured, why not?I wasn't extremely prepared today because this was a spur of the moment idea so I didn't take any pictures but my notes are below!
The recipe called for vegetable broth and I decided on chicken mostly because it was available. I also used whole wheat pasta instead of linguine. This is the ultimate dump and go recipe and you can customize it with anything. I even added the leftover squash and zucchini from dinner the night before. I personally think it would have been amazing with some capers, artichoke hearts, and grilled chicken added. Maybe next time! My only concern was that I had to boil it a long time to get the liquids good and reduced so the pasta was pretty far from al dente. If this bothers you I would suggest using less liquid so that there isn't as much to reduce.
During first taste I wasn't real convinced but by the time I sat down with my bowl I was VERY happy and Koopa Troopa even ate an entire plate and that is saying something for a 2 year old! All things considered this is definitely a keeper! I guess that's it for tonight! I hope you try this recipe and like it. If you do please let me know in the comments!
This is Captain Pickles, signing off
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