Try new recipes.

Decided to give this recipe a go when i had a pound of ground chicken in the fridge that i didn’t want to go bad. Turned out pretty good….i used empanada discs that i found in the freezer section at the store and i totally forgot to put in the jalopeno! WTH. Oh well, next time i’ll do it by the recipe, using shredded chicken & the jalopeno. Still turned out pretty yummie though. :)

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Found a recipe the other day in my handwriting…don’t remember where I got it….just that i copied it from somewhere a few years ago….so i decided to give it a try last night.
Puerto Rican Style Chicken StewYUM! It turned out sooo good! :)

At first it sounded good & the picture looked promising….then i got to the end of the ingrediants & it called for 1/3 cup crushed gingersnap cookies. HUH? In with smoked sausage, celery, carrots, chili powder, tomatoes???? But yes. Turned out pretty good…didn’t even taste the cookies & they thickened up the broth. Very interesting.

Turned out ok…honestly wasn’t as good as I thought it would be. Not one of my fave Giada recipes, but thats ok. Never know til you try, right? :)
If I make it again, i’ll have to jazz it up a bit.

Yes…i do make chicken ALOT…can’t help it, i love it, its easy cook & oh whatever! So i did make chicken again last night…Chipotle Lime Chicken and put it over rice with diced avocado & cilantro on top. Yummie yum yum. The boyfriend LOVED it and took MOST of the leftovers home for lunch today. :)

Made Giant Chipotle White Beans last night from 101cookbooks.com.
Turned out yummiely (if thats even a word!) Just made that though….next time i’ll have to find an actual entree to go with it…but i was just experimenting this time. :)

http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/giant-chipotle-white-beans-recipe.html

Made a meatloaf for dinner….got a recipe from my Kraft magazine. I doctored it up a bit though! I used ground chicken & tossed in some chopped onion and jalopenos! Turned out pretty good. (oh and the boyfriend looooved it too!)

Yummie! I made this for dinner for the boyfriend & myself on Valentines Day. :) Turned out really good, if I do say so myself! For a side i made orzo salad (the boyfriend’s fave) Both were Rachel Ray’s 30 minute meal recipes.

So I had a taste for some yummie soup on these frigid days….decided to make Pasta Faioli Soup from Rachel Ray’s recipes.
Didn’t come out quite like I had hoped! :( It was good, but seemed like it was missing something. The noodles sucked up all the broth too…I knew I should have kept them seperate & added them to my bowl. Oh well.
I think i’ll add some hot peppers to give the leftovers a little kick!

For Christmas dinner I made Chicken Sausage, Peppers & Pasta Fake Bake for my boyfriend and myself. Turned out pretty yummie. :)
Thanks Rachel Ray!