All of us who cook need basic “go to recipes,” and Lisa’s Lime Chicken is definitely one of those for me! My very close friend, Lisa Taylor, often has delicious and doable recipes partly because she had to cook nightly for four strapping boys and her hubby, Jay, and partly because she is just a great cook! Here’s what you’ll need:
1 & 1/2 teaspoons of dried thyme
1 lb. of chicken breasts
1/4 cup of fresh lime juice
2/3 cup of chicken broth
Opt., rounded 1/8 of a teaspoon of cayenne pepper
Step 1. Combine dried thyme with 1 & 1/4 level teaspoons of garlic salt, 4 cranks of black pepper (and cayenne pepper, if desired)
Step 2. Wash chicken breasts (or chicken breast tenders) and completely dry with paper towels. Using a bit of olive oil in a frying pan, brown bottom side of chicken breasts on medium high heat.
Step 3. While chicken is cooking sprinkle half the mixture on top of the breasts. Turn chicken over and sprinkle other half of chicken on top and continue to cook.
Step 4. Once chicken has browned on both sides, add lime juice and chicken broth all around sides of chicken. Turn heat on very low and cover until ready to serve.
Brie and Raspberry Salad
The salad above is made with baby kale and/or spinach, brie cheese, raspberries and pecans. The dressing is Brianna’s Blush Wine Vinaigrette. Simply Delectable!
Roasted Vegetables with Italian Dressing
There is a great restaurant near us called Garduno’s that brushes their grilled eggplant with their homemade Italian dressing. We often buy a pint of their dressing and use it to brush on our eggplant, bell pepper, red onion etc., before we grill or roast them. When we don’t have their dressing, we have used Ken’s Steak House Aged Romano Italian or Bernstein’s Italian with extra shredded parmesan and fresh finely minced garlic. Superb!
Looking back
It’s the time of year for yummy pumpkin desserts, so I thought we would glance back at last fall’s Pumpkin Spice Cheesecake Bars. They are scrumptious and of course just four ingredients!
Fall is also a fun time for crafts! Above are some Fall Leaf Napkin Rings that I have loved making and using!
Funny Sighting
I was at Trader Joe’s the other day and saw these lovelies among the pumpkins! I wish I could set up a candid camera to see who on earth would buy one of them. I dare you to put one of these on your doorstep:) Perfect for Halloween ‘cause they look kinda scary!