Happy Sunday/Monday everyone! Hope you had a great weekend ...
I spent mine cleaning and stuff ... and then floating in the pool with a good friend of mine ... she was so excited to finally find the 4-20 beer and I figured, oh heck, float in the pool and have a few beers, great way to end the weekend OR start the new week ... which ever way you look at it ...
Shopping was kept to a minimum this past week, thankfully ... I really need to get the freezers inventoried and organized as Hurricane Season is right around the corner, and well, nothing is worse than a storm bearing down on you and knowing you have THREE FREEZERS that are jammed packed ... it makes me very nervous! I also need to get the pantry under control ... it's got stuffed just shoved in and no organization remains since Sonny Boy has been home ...
Ok ... now that you know what kind of chores are on my to do list, lets get to the menu!
Sunday - after floating in the pool and hanging outside for 4 plus hours, I bailed on the grilling burgers plan and opted to make tacos ... had to send Sonny Boy to the store for taco shells (he would have had to pick up buns either way) ... I whipped up a quick batch of salsa in the VitaMix to go alongside ... I made mine a salad
Monday - Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad
Tuesday - Chicken Enchiladas ... I've had this recipe pinned for quite a while and wanted to make it on my birthday ... I have everything on hand (since we had tacos on Sunday) ... will most likely cook the chicken in crock pot during the day
Wednesday - leftovers OR pizza (freezer)
Thursday - ahhh ... I don't know ... I'm thinking soup and sandwiches/salads ... just for an easy way out :-) ... would really like to FINALLY make the Benihana Onion Soup that I've wanted to do an updated post on forEVER!
Friday - heading in to a 3 day holiday weekend ... thinking we will probably have a pool party even though BOTH kids will be gone ... will make smokey pork in the crock pot and enjoy for dinner tonight and lunch for a few more days ... and it will take a rather large hunk of meat out of the freezer!
Saturday - Hubbys choice, as always! Probably will not have friends over IF we are planning a pool party on Sunday ...
Looking forward to linking up with the following great blog hops ... go check them out! Menu Plan Monday, Menu Plan Link Up, Menu Plan & Blog Hop, Menu Monday, On The Menu Monday
I've had this pinned forever and figured it's time to give it a try ...
And I followed the recipe pretty darn close ... and realized, when I was about to bake it, it's a LOT like my Sweet Mustard Chicken recipe ... but that's ok ... any recipe that works out well is always a GOOD thing :-)
So here's what I did ...
2-3 lbs chicken thighs, boneless/skinless thighs (I am down to TWO packages of the deal from Whole Foods, which makes me very very sad)
1/2 cup of dijon mustard (next time I will use a little under 1/2 cup)
1/4 cup maple syrup (the real deal) (next time I will use a little more than 1/4 cup)
1 tbs rice wine vinegar
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 tbs cornstarch
2 tsp fresh rosemary
So, she's pretty damn specific on her recipe ... I'm guessing some people commented this and that and heck, you can follow a recipe 100% and still not get the same exact results each and every time (a pet peeve that Hubby has with me) ... so, cook like me, go with the flow of things and think HAPPY thoughts!
Preheat the oven to 450. Yes. Piping HOT.
Line your 8x8 pan with TWO layers of foil. TWO. As I only have the super duper heavy duty Reynolds foil, I used ONE layer. I suppose if you are using thin stuff, two layers would be necessary.
In a small bowl, mix up the mustard, syrup, vinegar, salt and pepper. Toss your chicken in the pan, and pour the sauce over the top. Flip the chicken and give them little 'wiggles' to make the sauce all settle in the crevices.
Bake, uncovered for 40 minutes. Might as well crank the ac up too as the kitchen is going to get a tad warm!
Remove from oven and let sit for 5 minutes or so. Pull the chicken out and set somewhere to keep warm for a few more minutes.
Make sure the liquid is still HOT. Whisk in the cornstarch. If the liquid is not hot enough you do know what will happen right? Unhappy, lumpy gravy instead of a nice, smooth gravy :-) ... so make sure it's hot! If it's not thick enough for you, sprinkle a little more and whisk it in.
Pour the sauce over the chicken, garnish with some rosemary and serve along side your favorite veggies ... in this case, we did roasted broccoli and cauliflower ... no lie .... I'm trying to get this tree stuff down.
Enjoy ... make sure you check out Table for Two ... she's got some great recipes over there!
Linking up with some of these great blog hops ... go check them out: Foodie
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