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Chicken

Revamped Chicken Pot Pie

April 12, 2009

One of my favorite down home traditions has to be chicken pot pie. Its incredibly rich buttery crust covering a creamy gravy with carrots, peas, carrots, and potatoes is the stuff of dreams! However, whenever I have the craving for this pie, I have to try to make it healthier!
For this [...]

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Jerk Chicken with the Best Sweet Potatoes

April 9, 2009

Wow, I am on a roll with the celebrity chef dishes this week. Maybe I’m losing my creative steam? I think I just really wanted to follow recipes for some reason and I knew that I loved this dish.
As I’ve told you all before, I have much love for Ellie Krieger- [...]

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Chicken Francese with Asparagus

April 1, 2009

We all want something easy & quick to cook during the week that actually tastes light and healthy! I can’t tell you how many times I came home from work to cook a recipe and it ended up taking me hours because I completely underestimated how long it would take. This is NOT [...]

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Chicken & Veggie Stir Fry

March 25, 2009

I knew that I wanted to use short grain brown rice tonight because I LOVE it and I was craving some chewy whole grains. I used the oven bake technique that I told you about in this post. The rice fluffs up perfectly but is still chewy and delicious!
This stir fry [...]

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Curry Cuisine

February 26, 2009

Check out my pretty dinner tonight! When I came home from a very long, emotionally draining day at work, I really didn’t want to get straight to cooking. I am SO glad I prepared the chicken in the morning, because all I had to do was saute up some spinach, heat some peas [...]

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Citrus Chicken

February 22, 2009

I love using a zesty, tart marinade with chicken- the chicken really soaks in the flavor and stays juicy! I like this dish with tender broccoli or simple asparagus. This is an easy dish to make, so hopefully you will like it as much as I did!
Citrus Chicken, adapted from Cooking Light
3 lemons, [...]

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Ellie’s Chinese Chicken Salad

January 11, 2009

I’m a big fan of Ellie Krieger, the host of Healthy Appetite on food network.  She has a similar food philosophy to mine because she likes to use more whole, natural ingredients, and focusing on low calorie dishes without sacrificing taste.  I recently took out her book “The Food You Crave” at the library and [...]

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Sweet and Spicy- on the go!

December 30, 2008

I’m always looking for recipes that will save me time in the kitchen. I ran across this spice rub in a Better Homes & Gardens magazine and had to try it. The spice rub was sweet, but had a spicy kick and I used all of the spices that were already in my [...]

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Apple Cider Chicken with Mashed Sweet Potatoes

December 21, 2008

In continuing with my shameful addiction to magazines, I just subscribed to Foodnetwork’s new magazine and received the first copy. And, I must admit, I’m a big fan already. Not only do the featured chefs have their own columns and special features, there are also tons of recipes from food network’s kitchen [...]

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Rainy Day Tortilla Soup

December 11, 2008

As Jennifer’s previous post entailed, we are going through a bad weather time in D.C. Rainy days and cold nights are perfect for hot meals! Tonight, I felt like having a slightly spicy and satisfying soup. I used rachel ray’s tortilla soup as inspiration, but added my own twist. Whenever you are [...]

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