# 055, 056, 057 + 058

#055 - Corn Tortilla Chicken Tenders

#056 - Grilled Pizza - As in, pizza cooked on the grill, dough and all! Very delicious.

#057 - Stuffed Cabbage - Pretty good, even though they made me smell like someone's Polish grandma.

#058 - Apple Crisp - This one sort of feels like cheating, since it's basically the same way I've made apple crisp since I was, like, 15. Growing up, we only had a woodstove (and no, Laura Ingalls Wilder was not my neighbor), which was not exactly the most accurate and even way to bake. Apple crisp is a very forgiving baked good though, so it was something that I made regularly. And Martha's recipe is pretty similar to mine (which was from, I believe, The Joy of Cooking, which was basically the only cookbook my Mom had). Making it today though did make me realize that I need to permanently "borrow" my parent's apple peeler/slicer/corer doohicky!

# 051, 052, 053 + 054

#051 - Emeril's Sloppy Joes - Since Emeril and Martha are BFFs now, she has give him a monthly feature in EDF. I love Sloppy Joes, and these weren't bad. Not really toddler friendly though!

#052 - Beef and Snow Pea Stir Fry - I'm stupid and can't find the link for this one. Don't worry though, it wasn't that good! 

# 053 - Black Eyed Pea Salad - Martha wanted me to make this to go along with a pork tenderloin; we had it with turkey burgers. It was good, though the addition of avocados means it doesn't look so pretty the next day (if you have any leftovers).

# 054 - Sesame Chicken Salad - No recipe link for this yet, since it's in the most recent EDF. I kind of cheated since Martha wanted me to shred the chicken - but try telling a hungry toddler that! It was good though, nevertheless.

I have been slacking on my project because of vacation, but I'm back now! ANd I am also determined to do more craft projects and desserts, instead of just cooking Martha dinners all the time.

# 046

Sticky Chicken Wings, from Everyday Food.

These were delicious. So delicious, in fact, that Gabe proclaimed he could eat them "all day, everyday", and that they were better than chicken from the Hangar, which, if you know Gabe and you know the Hangar, you will realize is saying a lot.

http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/sticky-chicken-wings

#034

Tangy Chicken with Orzo Pilaf.

This is from the same "5 Meals for $50 or Less" feature as the egg catastrophe. Unlike the egg dish though, this was yummy! The only thing against it was that it was fairly labor intensive and time consuming - thankfully I had a toddler who was totally willing to watch a DVR'd episode of Sesame Street while I cooked.

The chicken and sauce were super yummy, and while the orzo was a bit bland, it was improved with the sauce. I will definitely make this again, though probably not until the weather cools off again - it involved a lot of standing over the stove and use of the oven, which is not a good thing when the weather warms up!

# 020 + 021

Herb Roasted Hen + Polenta Fries.

Truthfully, the chicken wasn't made much differently than I usually make roast chicken, though I did appreciate the suggestion to put the onions under the chicken, but still on the rack... I usually put them under the rack, resting on the bottom of the pan. I was nervous about the fennel (one of three things that I do not like; fennel, water chestnuts, and pine nuts.), but the flavor was subtle enough that I didn't really notice it (that and I still had a cold). The polenta fries were really yummy though, and definitely something I will make again.

http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/herb-roasted-hen-with-wild-arugula-salad + http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/ems-polenta-fries

Project #7 Lighter Chicken Salad

I found this recipe for lighter chicken salad in Everyday Food and decided to give it a try for Mark. I don't particularly enjoy chicken salad myself, but Mark loves it, so why not be nice to my husband once and a while?
It was fairly uncomplicated and came together beautifully. I wasn't present for the consumption of this chicken salad, which explains the pics of the deconstructed sandwich (I didn't want the bread to get soggy!). Mark said it was delicious and took it for lunch 2 days in a row. He did comment on the overall lack of mayonnaise-ness, but it was suppose to be "lighter" chicken salad, so that explains that (sorry Mark, just add more mayo if you don't care about fatness or your cholesterol).

Project #3 Chicken Cutlets w/ Herb Butter

Picture this, it's Sunday nite, and i haven't been grocery shopping in more than 1 week. What is something that I always have in the freezer? Of course, b/s chicken breasts. Other than that, it's pretty slim pickings in the pantry. I had been doing Martha blog research that afternoon, so there are back issues of Everyday Food all over the place. Mark picks one up entitled "Chicken Tonight! All New Favorites". Sounds promising. We peruse through til we find a recipe that doesn't demand a trip to Shaw's for ingredients. Thank god for the guinea pigs...Emily had plenty of fresh parsley.

I made Chicken Cutlets w/ Herb Butter. Pretty tasty and very easy to throw together. Len man loved it, I think it had something to do with how tender the cutlets came out so it was super easy for him to scarf down. I would make this again, a nice change from baked chicken or BBQ chicken or baked chicken or BBQ chicken....you get the idea.