06/28 tonight's chicken recipe is one i see pop up all the time on pinterest: "melt in your mouth chicken". it's super easy. combine 8oz greek yogurt with 1/2 cup grated parmesan. add garlic powder, onion powder, oregano, salt and pepper to taste. (i added a few shakes of red pepper flakes for a little heat). spoon over chicken breast. bake at 375F for 40 minutes. and done! that's it!! we had a friend over for dinner who loved it, and was very excited to hear how incredibly easy (not to mention cheap) it was to make. for sides i roasted some asparagus and cooked up some quinoa. but this dish could pair well with just about anything!
06/29 tonight was another happy hour! i introduced some friends of mine to jimmy's old town tavern here in herndon. they were all happy with the laid back, neighborhood feel of the place. and since jimmy's in known for wings? that was of course what i had to order! jimmy is actually from buffalo new york, and had the sauce from the anchor bar there brought down for his wings. and they are fantastic! never greasy. always meaty. and ALWAYS the best sauce!!
06/30 this was a meal i fell in love with while i was in mexico city. roasted poblano peppers stuffed with spiced chicken and served with mashed black beans. when i had it, they served fresh mango as a side. but i had a pineapple that needed to be used, so i figured that would be a good substitute! it's hard to see the peppers in this picture through all the cheesy spicy chicken goodness, but they are there! poblanos are a relatively mild pepper, just slightly more heat that a standard bell pepper. the trick is to roast them and remove the skins before stuffing and baking them. the filling is a combination of spices, rotisserie chicken, sour cream, cheddar cheese, scallion and cilantro. so much flavor. and as long as you don't go TOO crazy with the cheese, a relatively healthy meal too!
07/01 half way mark!!! i have officially made it through half of the year without having the same dinner twice!! and i still have many more recipes to try! but to be honest, tonight i was just too tired to cook. and was busy prepping for a weekend camping trip. so tony and i went to our good-old-stand-by for take out: the breeze. tonight i ordered their black and bleu burger (a cajun seasoned hamburger with bleu cheese crumbles) served with a side greek salad. a nice and hearty meal to prepare for the weekend ahead!
07/02 tony and i are off camping with friends tonight! (i'll post pictures from that separately). we decided to break up the cooking, so everyone was in charge of one meal for the group. tonight's dinner was mine! i had to work within the parameters that we would be 1) cooking and eating outside with only a camp stove 2) wanted as little to carry in and out as possible and 3) i had 6 palettes to appease. so i opted for "make your own" taco salads! every thing was packed into ziplock bags to eliminate weight and bulk. i pre-cooked some ground beef and shredded chicken. both seasoned heartily. since they were thoroughly cooked, we only had to reheat them once we were at our site. then i prepped a variety of toppings so people could pick and choose exactly what the wanted. lettuce, tomatoes, black beans, red onion, sweet corn, cilantro, salsa, sour cream, cheddar and pepper jack cheese. and a bag of tortilla chips to top everything off with! i highly recommend this if you ever need a camping meal for a crowd!
07/03 due to some spectacularly bad weather, our group was forced to cut the camping trip short. we decided to grab dinner on the way out of sandbridge. a quick internet search showed a new restaurant called "firebrew" had opened nearby, and was conveniently situated on our path out of town. they had a pretty good menu of "american fare" with a lot of seafood options, pizzas and burgers. everyone was able to find something that suited their tastes! i had a lemon basil salmon, served a bed of risotto with a side of brussels sprouts. there is nothing better after a day of wet camping than a nice warm meal!
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