Balsamic vinegar-dark, sweet, and mysterious. I use it for all kinds of things including my favorite spiced fig jam but today, we’re talking chicken! I’m a dark meat chicken girl but my husband prefers chicken breasts so, perfect marriage right? I get the dark, he gets the white, everybody’s happy! I’ve discovered another perfect marriage-the marriage of dark and sultry, tangy balsamic vinegar, garlic, chicken and the low and slow cooking you get in a crock pot.
Gluten Free
Popovers
When I was growing up, popovers were a staple on holidays. Made either by my mom or sister, we would devour them along with crisp bacon, scrambled eggs my dad made special by adding cheese & chives, and fresh fruit. They’re lovely, light, crisp and slightly eggy and the perfect vehicle for soft butter and homemade jam or marmalade. You can also do a savory version with cheese and herbs. I keep mine very simple.
Tomato Soup & Grilled Cheese Croutons
What’s more comforting than a rich bowl of creamy, warm tomato soup? Maybe with a little sass added to it, a few ingredients to kick it up a bit. A dash of basil, a glug of heavy cream, a pinch of crushed red pepper, a smidge of sundried tomatoes. Blend it all together, put grilled cheese croutons on top and you’ve got dinner worthy, guest worthy soup. And it’s soup-er easy to put together. In fact, I bet you already have most of the ingredients in your pantry right now!
French Toast Muffins
While making overnight french toast recently I had an epiphany. Instead of mixing together cubes of bread, eggs, milk, cinnamon, maple syrup, etc. and baking it in a big pyrex, couldn’t I take an ice cream scoop and scoop up the mixture and then bake it in muffin tins? Wouldn’t it be fun, pretty and easy …
French Chocolate Bark
Chocolate is my love language, my BFF, my favorite. I especially adore it with crunchy nuts and sweet and tangy bits of dried fruit. As a child, I was a huge Raisinets and Goobers fan, always my choice at the movies. Ideally, I’d finagle a box of each so I could enjoy them at the same …