Eats this Week . . . with Recipes
We had some good eats this week. I'm not sure what it is about our new house and new kitchen, but I love cooking so much more. It's not that the new kitchen is that much better, larger or fancier, but somehow it just works better and brings us to the table more often. Strange and corny, I know, but as long as the family is eating together I'm not going to question it . . .
In order to get some of these photos off my phone I'm doing a bit of a "food photo dump" but am including a couple of good recipes from the week!
Barbecue Chicken with Alabama Barbecue Sauce:
This traditional Alabama Barbecue Sauce uses Mayonnaise as its base rather than tomato sauce, vinegar, or any of the other traditional barbecue sauce bases. It's really good on chicken, turkey and pork.
Yield: Makes about 3 1/2 cups
Ingredients:
2 cups light mayonnaise
1 cup apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoon lemon juice
3 tablespoons black pepper
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cayenne
Preparation:
Mix ingredients together and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before using. Brush lightly over chicken, turkey or pork during the last few minutes of grilling. This barbecue sauce is also great as a dipping sauce. I leave some out and just put on the table . . . .
In order to get some of these photos off my phone I'm doing a bit of a "food photo dump" but am including a couple of good recipes from the week!
Barbecue Chicken with Alabama Barbecue Sauce:
This traditional Alabama Barbecue Sauce uses Mayonnaise as its base rather than tomato sauce, vinegar, or any of the other traditional barbecue sauce bases. It's really good on chicken, turkey and pork.
Yield: Makes about 3 1/2 cups
Ingredients:
2 cups light mayonnaise
1 cup apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoon lemon juice
3 tablespoons black pepper
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cayenne
Preparation:
Mix ingredients together and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before using. Brush lightly over chicken, turkey or pork during the last few minutes of grilling. This barbecue sauce is also great as a dipping sauce. I leave some out and just put on the table . . . .
That is a plate o meat
I always know whatever I make of Ina Garten's will be good. I was looking for a side salad one night this past week and made her Guacamole Salad. We are still in our black bean phase over here so here's another use for those beans.
Guacamole Salad
1 pint Grape tomatoes, halved
1 yellow bell pepper, seeded and cut into 1/2 inch pieces
1 15 oz can black beans, rinsed and drained
1/2 cup diced purple onion
2 T minced jalepeno peppers, seeded
1/2 tsp grated lime zest
1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice, about 2 limes
1/4 cup olive oil
black pepper
1 tsp minced garlic
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
2 ripe avocados, seeded, peeled and diced
In a large bowl mix together tomatoes, yellow pepper, black beans, red onion, jallapeno pppers and lime zest. Whisk together lime juice, olive oil, pepper, garlic and cayenne pepper and pour over vegetables. Toss. Just before serving fold the avocados into the salad.
It makes the prettiest salad and is great the next day!
Guacamole Salad
1 pint Grape tomatoes, halved
1 yellow bell pepper, seeded and cut into 1/2 inch pieces
1 15 oz can black beans, rinsed and drained
1/2 cup diced purple onion
2 T minced jalepeno peppers, seeded
1/2 tsp grated lime zest
1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice, about 2 limes
1/4 cup olive oil
black pepper
1 tsp minced garlic
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
2 ripe avocados, seeded, peeled and diced
In a large bowl mix together tomatoes, yellow pepper, black beans, red onion, jallapeno pppers and lime zest. Whisk together lime juice, olive oil, pepper, garlic and cayenne pepper and pour over vegetables. Toss. Just before serving fold the avocados into the salad.
It makes the prettiest salad and is great the next day!
The next day it was a perfect lunch with a little pimiento cheese on the side. Anything is good with pimiento cheese.
Smoothie of kale, half a banana, almond milk, vanilla whey protein powder and a handful of ice. This was about 3 mornings straight.
Have you seen these by Kellogg's? They are a great, quick and easy option if you are running out the door.
A carmelized onion tart. Heaven.
A scramble made of two eggs and fresh kale. Not too pretty but fantastic when you are starving.
So, I'm off to get ready for the new week!
This morning I tweeted that I am thankful for the new daylight in the mornings! I love getting up with the sun!
Have a Great Week!
This morning I tweeted that I am thankful for the new daylight in the mornings! I love getting up with the sun!
Have a Great Week!
