Grilled Chicken Raspberry Salad

One word for what I have been on updating my blog: SLACKER! I have been cooking, but I have not been updating...

So last night Marcos & I wanted something light for dinner, so I picked out some fresh stuff to make a yummy salad. Let me just say that growing up, the only thing I knew of salad was ice burg lettuce with ranch and croutons. I am proud to say that I am venturing out in this area ;)

This salad was easy & yummy... I used romaine lettuce with raspberries, feta cheese, sliced almonds, grilled chicken breast and topped it with the most amazing dressing I've ever tasted. (Thanks to my dear friend Kelly Nordstrom who introduced us ;) It is a poppyseed dressing and it is just amazing... especially with salads that have fruit on them! YUM!

This is the Poppyseed dressing I'm talking about... It's like $2.99 at Super Target... It does not contain peaches, it just says it is delicious on fresh peaches =)

BBQ Beef Skewers with Veggies.

Last week was Marcos' spring break so we weren't home to cook very much. We spent four days in Arizona visiting my brother and watching Dodger spring training games, and then spent a couple of days in San Diego visiting friends.

We did, however, manage to cook one night. It was beautiful weather and the perfect day to barbeque. I can't take credit for this meal because my hubby cooked it. It was so yummy! He barbecued beef skewers with different colored bell peppers, red onion, mushroom, and tomato. We also had some brown rice and macaroni salad that Marcos' mom made. The perfect spring time meal! We are going to try this again soon, but next time with chicken :)

Crab Legs! My fave.

So, crab legs are one of my favorite things to eat, but I have definitely never cooked them myself. I thought they were going to be really difficult for some reason, but they were probably easier than making a PB&J. Last Wednesday, my dad came over and brought the double steamer pot that I guess is necessary for making these. He bought it at Wal-Mart for forty bucks. I don't have one yet, so he let me borrow his.

The crab legs were on sale at Stater's, so that is why we made such a special dinner. Every time we eat crab legs, I always say, "This is the feast of a King". I don't know why, I just do... and Marcos makes fun of me. Dinner was good :)

We just steamed the frozen crab legs on the stove for about 45 minutes. That's it!

Marcos made the butter to dip by melting real butter with a little olive oil. I made some seasoned potatoes and asparagus with it. Delish!

-M

Mushroom & Onion Chicken

Last night I prepared Mushroom and Onion Chicken. I knew I couldn't go wrong since onions and mushrooms are two of my husband's favorite things to eat. He always says, "The more onion, the better". I didn't have much time yesterday because I had to work for my dad then go to bible study in the evening so I needed something quick and easy.

I just put the thawed chicken breast (boneless & skinless) on the stove in 1 tablespoon of butter and 1 tablespoon olive oil. I fried the chicken for about 4 minutes, turned it then added freshly sliced onion and mushrooms while it finished cooking. The only seasoning I used this time was salt and pepper... I didn't measure that, just added to my liking. I served with Brown rice and dinner was done.

I liked this one... if you are a fan of mushroom & onion, I'm sure you will too :)

-M

Lemon Chicken With Potato & Asparagus.

Sorry for the delay... this is what I made Wednesday night. I found the idea online... but I didn't have fresh lemons, and it was too late to head to the store so I improvised with Lemon Pepper seasoning from Mrs. Dash. I also grated a little orange peel for the extra citrusy taste. I added other random seasonings and some olive oil to the chicken (boneless & skinless), potatoes & asparagus then cooked for about 45 minutes on 350 degrees.

My husband said it was really good... and he loved the lemon flavor. I do believe he liked it and was not just saying that because if I make something and he is not a fan, he simply says, "It's not my favorite". What a gentleman... hehe. We had some leftover chicken so I cut it up and made Marcos a chicken salad for lunch the next day.

Next time I will make sure to cut up fresh lemon and let them cook in the food. If you think you might like this one, have at it! Pretty cheap a meal at that. Have a wonderful day.

-M

Just for fun I guess... or not.

Hello world. So I recently watched the movie. "Julie & Julia" and realized I am far from being a cooking queen. I really never cooked anything until I got married. What I did cook was just about the same ole' thing every week. Burritos, tacos, spaghetti, and fettuccini. I've decided that I would like to venture out and make something new to spice up dinner time. I can get lazy about it at times so I've decided to make a blog to hold me somewhat accountable. I will not be cooking a new recipe everyday like in the movie, but I will be challenging myself to try a couple new recipes every week. Nothing too fancy (I hope), just different than what I usually make. So, here I go! Hopefully this will inspire some of you to kick it up a notch in the kitchen too ;)

Please feel free to start your own blog on recipes to share with me or e-mail me some of your favorites so that I can try them!