Crock-Pot Roast
OHMYGODIMADEIT!!!!
Forty-Eight glorious minutes until the kids are off for NINE DAYS!! Thank you, thank you, thank you for these precious lazy mornings, a much needed/deserved break, and quality time to spend together.
Turkey Milanese
I host Thanksgiving at my house every year. I LOVE thanksgiving. The whole family gathered around the table cooing and cawing over the amazing feast before them. And we make it a family affair in the preparation too. I prepare most of it, and the family enjoys it. 🙂 No, most of the ladies bring dishes. But because I host it, I’ve widdled away all of the nonsense with new recipes and have instead centered our meal around the traditional comfort foods…with a twist. Last year for Thanksgiving, my local grocery store was giving away a free turkey for every $100.00 I spent. I have two kids and a husband. Needless to say, I wound up with 3 turkeys this year. So, we cooked up the final turkey a few weeks after the holiday and I made a few different turkey recipes in lieu of the classic Oven Baked Turkey. Among them, a turkey-salad for Ryan to take to work. But my absolute favorite leftover turkey recipe is Turkey Milanese.
Hubby’s note: Did I mention I’ve gained weight? This is one of the reasons. But SOOOOO worth it. There’s only so many leftover turkey sandwiches I can stand.
Forty Cloves of Garlic Chicken
We spent the 4th of July weekend up at my parents house in Bear Valley Springs. Their Homeowner’s Association puts together this non-stop action packed weekend for the 4th. There are hot air balloons that take off every morning, a fair, a parade, swimming, live music, movies in the park…it just goes on and on. So, when talking to my dad about all of the guests they would have at the house and how I could help with the cooking, he said, “will you make that garlic chicken thing you made for your mom on her birthday?” So, I did. And he had two helpings (maybe three but who’s counting.) I served it with my mashed potatoes and some crusty french bread to sop up the garlic and sauce.
Hubby’s note: This dish MUST be served with some kind of bread. The chicken is outstanding. But the BEST part of this dish is the melted garlic cognac sauce in the pot. Garlic + Cognac + Chicken + Carbs = Heaven You could even take the chicken out of that equation, but not the carbs. You need the bread to sop up this delicious slice of heaven. I’ve said before that my wife’s cooking has the power to make me levitate. This dish does that. Ridiculously good. I give it Two Thumbs Up with a Snap in Z Formation.