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This week I am posting more than five recipes because I have a lot of recipes to catch up on.
Lazy Chicken
This was an very easy main dish to make and by lining the pan with aluminum foil, clean up was equally easy. The spices made for very flavorful chicken. It did have a kick to it which meant Bob didn't eat it so next time I will cut down on the chili powder and the pepper.
Bacon & Green Onion Frittata with Smoky Gouda
Oh my goodness. This frittata had a wonderful flavor. First we have smoked gouda. . . delicious! Then there is bacon. Need I say more? My only problem with this was I am not good at making frittatas. I brown the egg a little too much. Other than that it was pretty easy to put together and it had such a great flavor. If you have never tried smoked gouda, I highly recommend you try it ASAP!
Peppery Lemon Brown Sugar Salmon
As with the Lazy Chicken the ease of preparation and clean up of this dish was a big plus. PE also made this so that made it even easier for me. The taste was pretty good. We prefer to cook our fish on the grill but seeing as it isn't grilling season and we don't have a covered deck that wasn't an option. No grill is the main reason I chose a recipe that cooked the fish in the oven. When cooking any fish in the oven I highly recommend using aluminum foil to make the clean up that much easier. I would also recommend tossing it in the outside garbage as soon as you are finished with dinner to help cut down on the fishy smell.
Slow Cooker Chicken in Wine
We have cooked whole chicken in the slow cooker before and it always turns out great. We have found it to be the best method for cooking skinned chickens (what we end up with most often because that is much easier than plucking a chicken). Since the chicken is skinned it loses/doesn't retain the moisture like a chicken with skin so the slow cooking with a little liquid helps it stay moist. I haven't cooked with tarragon before and I have to say it is quite delicious and I will try to find more ways to use it. Next time I will add more salt prior to slow cooking as the addition of it afterward really amped up the flavor.
Poor Man's Lobster
We discovered this recipe several years ago after PE went fishing in Alaska. We had a freezer full of halibut to eat and wanted a little variety. We loved using Spade L Ranch Fish and Seafood Seasoning and grilling the fish but for a little bit of a change we tried this recipe. Moo loved it and had been asking for it ever since. We ate all of that halibut but this past year my brother-in-law and nephew went fishing in Alaska and shared some of their fish with us (Thank you!). Since we had some halibut and again it is not grilling season, I put this on the menu. Moo was thrilled. Even Bob enjoyed it. Of course I think he mainly like dunking it in the butter.
Glazed Peanut Butter, Banana, and Blackberry Muffins
I received some blackberries from the co-op and decided to find a new recipe for using them. (Our favorite has been Quick Blackberry Cobbler served with whipped cream or ice cream.) I also had bananas, some homemade granola, and PE loves peanut butter so it was a no brainer when I found this in my bookmarked recipes. (Have you ever visited Jenny over at Picky Pallet? If not you should. Her recipes are amazing and very creative.) My muffins did not turn out as cute as her muffins but boy were they delicious. The combination of everything was quite fabulous.
Lemon Bars with White Chocolate Chips
I love lemon bars. I love white chocolate. I had a fresh batch of lemons from the co-op and some white chocolate chips in the freezer. It was just meant to be delicious. Boy was it ever. I did add extra lemon juice and zest after tasting the filling and I think that made all the difference. With out the extra tartness I think they would have been too sweet (especially for PE).
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Click the links below to get the printable recipes.
Lazy Chicken
Bacon & Green Onion Frittata with Smoky Gouda
Peppery Lemon Brown Sugar Salmon
Slow Cooker Chicken in Wine
Poor Man's Lobster
Glazed Peanut Butter, Banana, and Blackberry Muffins
Lemon Bars with White Chocolate Chips
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