Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Favorite Things #45 - Spring Training

Yesterday Tom and I took a vacation day from work to go see the Arizona Diamondbacks play the Oakland A's. The weather was perfect and the game was a lot of fun. This is my favorite time of year here in AZ!

Go Dbacks #dbacks

Have you ever attended a Spring Training game?

Sunday, February 24, 2013

Rachael Ray's Roasted Chicken and Cauliflower

I am still continuing to clean out my freezer and found some chicken legs buried deep in my meat drawer. This roasted chicken recipe is so simple and tasty that it is going to make it into my usual weeknight rotation.

Roasted Chicken and Cauliflower Recipe

ingredients
Could this be any easier? Just a couple of ingredients, cauliflower, garlic and chicken legs. Of course you also need some salt and pepper and olive oil. Or EVOO as Rachael Ray says. The TV remote is optional. Preheat your oven to 400 and lets get cooking!

garlic
Smash and chop your garlic.

oiled
Get your pan heated with some oil.

seasoned
Season the chicken with some salt or seasoned salt. I should have done this the night before but it still turned out tasty.

chicken
Get the chicken legs in the pan and cook for about 15 minutes until it is browned on all sides.

cauliflower
After the chicken has browned, get it out and add in the cauliflower and garlic.

cauliflower
Cook the cauliflower and garlic for about 5 minutes until it starts to brown.

chicken
Put the chicken back in and put that all in the oven for about 25 minutes. At this point it already smells awesome.

Roasted Chicken and Cauliflower
This was so easy, even Tom could have made this one if he wasn't completely mortified by raw chicken :) When I make this again I might squeeze a little lemon juice over the pan right as it comes out of the oven, just to brighten up the flavors.

I hope you all have a great week!!

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

The Best Thing I Ever Made - Fast Food

I don't eat a lot of fast food but because I am so lucky to live near an In n' Out burger I do indulge myself and get their food sometimes. If you have ever tried In n' Out I bet you would have to give in every once in a while too. So when this week's best food category came up as fast food, I knew I had to highlight this salad. This is a healthier alternative to the delicious 'animal style' flavors that In n' Out offers.

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In-N-Outrageous Animal-Style Salad

This salad is tasty and filling and is much better on the waistline than the restaurant alternative.