honey rum chicken.

honey rum chicken

Roommate dinner is back.
I have MISSED them.
Seriously, I have the best roommates ever, and though I was gone for only two weeks, it felt like so much longer.
After countless stories, and lies about the happenings of the past few weeks, we sat down to a great meal of honey rum chicken. Its so easy, and fast, and warming for the winter.

honey rum chicken
2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken
2 sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed
1/2 red onion, sliced
2 large carrots, chopped
3 cloves garlic, chopped
3 Tablespoons Honey
1/4 cup rum
2 Tablespoons olive oil
1 Tablespoon Italian seasonings.

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
Coat the bottom of a 13x9 pan with 1 Tablespoon olive oil.
Arrange the chicken in the bottom of the pan.
Toss the remaining ingredients in a large bowl.
Pour over chicken. Bake for about 30 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through and vegetables are tender. It may be a good idea to shake the pan halfway through to evenly distribute juices.
Remove from the oven and let it sit for 5-7 minutes. 

This is a great dish served with rice. 

honey and banana crunch pancakes.

honey and banana crunch pancakes

back to breakfast.
always.
it's my thing i guess.

honey and banana crunch pancakes:
1.5 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons white sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 3/4cups buttermilk
2 eggs
2 Tablespoons butter, melted
3 Tablespoons honey
2 sliced bananas
2 Cups Honey bunches of oats cereal, crushed slightly

Blend all the ingredients except for bananas and cereal.
Heat skillet, pour half cup of batter onto the skillet and top with sliced bananas and cereal. After golden and bubbly, flip and cook for about 2 minutes on the other side.
Serve with a honey glaze (2 Tablespoons honey, 1 cup powdered sugar, milk to desired consistency)

with a scrambler

glazed with a honey sauce

easy cinnamon multigrain coffee cake

cinnamon multigrain coffee cake

Holidays are foodie times. Here is an easy brunch recipe to throw together last minute for family guests or Christmas morning.

crumbly

with homemade icing

easy cinnamon multigrain coffee cake: 
2 cups multigrain pancake mix 
1/2 cup melted butter 
2 eggs 
2/3 cups brown sugar 
2/3 cups milk


Mix all ingredients and place in a greased pie pan. 
 

1/2 cup butter 
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 cup brown sugar 
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup oats


Mix all ingredients until crumbly. Pour over coffee cake.


Bake at 375 for 20-25 minutes. Top with a homemade glaze. {powdered sugar, 1 Tablespoon butter, and milk until desired consistency}

roasted potato salad

We had a lot of leftovers from various Thanksgiving dinners. As I was  meandering through our refrigerator for ingredients for roommate dinner, I stumbled upon some leftover roasted potatoes. I re-tossed them in a bit of olive oil, added some spices, and made them into a delicious side salad. Easy, and so far from wasteful.

roasted potato salad:
5 cups spinach
Two cups roasted potatoes
chopped carrots
chopped celery
chopped onion
chopped cucumbers
Sesame soy vinaigrette from Trader Joes

Divide all the ingredients, except potatoes, evenly among five salad bowls. Broil the potatoes until golden and crispy. Evenly distribute among salads. Drizzle each salad with sesame soy dressing, or dressing of choice. This makes a great side salad. Add chicken or beans for extra protein.

egg stars

I am all over Pinterest. I love it. Its the best for gathering and collecting ideas. I found this idea on while browsing, and am sure it will become a regular in my book. It's a great recipe for the winter, because they kind of look like stars... A good Christmas brunch idea?

Eggs cooked in pepper rings. Made for a lovely Friday morning breakfast with the girls.

egg stars:
1 Red pepper, or any color really, sliced in 1/3 inch slices
5-6 eggs
salt an pepper

Heat a skillet and spray with cooking spray. Lay the pepper slices flat on the skillet. Break and egg into each slice, and cook until desired consistency. I tend to like the yolks a bit more runny, but you can cook them until solid if so desired. Serve with toast, or a croissant, or chocolate swirled french toast.
Breakfast is honestly the best.

white artichoke pizza

Roommate dinner always consists of using whatever we have laying around in our kitchen. These week was one of our last roomie dinners for a while, as I left Saturday to spend December in London. We had a leftover container of asiago artichoke dip left, so we go creative and made a white artichoke pizza. So amazing, and seriously so easy.

 white artichoke pizza:
1 premade pizza dough
1/2 container of artichoke dip (ours was artichoke asiago)
1 jar of artichoke hearts
2 cups cheese
1/2 onion, sliced thinly

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees
Slightly dust a pizza stone with cornmeal
Spread the pizza dough out to make a 12" circle.
Top with spread, onions, artichokes, and finally cheese.
Bake at 400 for 12-14 minutes or until pizza is golden and edges are browned.
Remove from oven, let it cool for 2 minutes, then slice with a pizza cutter.