Green Chili Breakfast Burrito Casserole

The second round of peppers came in from the garden and the request was for breakfast burritos with green chili for dinner. I loosely used the recipe below for guidance. I used ham instead of sausage, and added tomatoes and mushrooms. Served with homemade salsa, guac, shredded cheese and sour cream. According to the hubby, I could make this over and over and he'd never get tired of it. I'd say it was a success :)

https://frugalhausfrau.com/2015/03/26/green-chili-breakfast-burritos/

Balsalmic Chicken with Mushrooms and Thyme

Tonight was a simple but flavor-packed recipe. I actually used chicken thighs, Balsamic-Soy, dried parsley and thyme from the garden and cooked some rice in the rice cooker. It was a delicious "just right" healthy meal.

http://www.slenderkitchen.com/recipe/balsamic-chicken-with-mushrooms-and-thyme

Red Russian Kale with Garlic and Lemon

Let the games begin. Daily, we've been harvesting lettuce for awesome salads. However, today was Russian Kale day. We've had too much, I had to use Pinterest to decide what to do. I actually used 2 different recipes (see next post). Jason loves a similar dish with chards, so I replicated it with Russian Kale. I added mushrooms and red onions as per our usual. It was very nice. Not as pungent as chards. A very tolerable super food. :)

http://salu-salo.com/red-russian-kale-with-garlic-and-lemon/

Christmas Menu 2016

I scaled down my holiday dinner this year--just a little bit since it was just the hubby and I. However, everything on this list (except for the mashed potatoes and ham gravy) was a new experience for me. I finally found a recipe for brussel sprouts that tastes amazing--of course bacon makes everything taste better; honey mustard ham glaze; and a to-die-for German Chocolate Cake. It was a very yummy Christmas.

http://www.chowhound.com/recipes/honey-mustard-glazed-ham-13715

http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2006/03/roasted-carrots-and-mushrooms-with.html

http://www.eatingwell.com/recipe/249972/sauteed-brussels-sprouts-with-bacon-onions/

Red mashed potatoes with ham gravy (with cornstarch)

--I used milk and ranch dressing, salt and pepper for the potatoes

I actually put this in a 13x9 pan. 

http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/german-chocolate-cake

One Pot-Stove-Top Chicken and Rice

We spoil our animals and a prime example is our dogs. I have been making them up chicken or beef broth jars weekly. I put a whole chicken, or roast or whatever in a crockpot and fill it full of water and a few seasonings. Then put the broth in pint size mason jars and each dog gets a half a pint at breakfast and dinner which, one crockpot lasts about a week. Then I have shredded chicken or beef depending on the week. In another blog, I have a recipe for chicken salad, made especially good with the armenian cucumbers from our garden which has now become a staple in our fridge. This past week, I found the following recipe which took almost no effort to make because I used (already cooked) shredded chicken rather than the thighs; I also added onions and mushrooms. If you like looking at recipes, Noble Pig is a favorite.

http://noblepig.com/2016/04/the-best-one-pot-stove-top-chicken-and-rice/