This sauce is as easy as the name suggests! A simple, yet tart lemon sauce to elevate any dish. I make this all the time for pasta and add some shrimp for a nice weeknight dish. SImple, yet perfect! Lemon & White Wine SauceServes 2-3Total Cooking Time: 30 mins Ingredients Directions
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Continue ReadingFor my first meal back on my feet after knee surgery, I wanted something comforting that wouldn’t require a lot of standing on my feet. While Coq au Vin is my usual go-to comfort food, I wanted to try a different spin on it to make it a bit lighter for Springtime. A while back I had made a delicious sheet pain meal of bone-in chicken thighs that had been marinated in a cranberry-orange glaze for 24 hrs and loved the flavors. I mean, cranberry orange is just plain delicious at any time of year 🙂 For this recipe, I…
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Continue ReadingHappy (almost) fall! I cannot wait for colder weather. Colder weather means sweaters, golden leaves, apple-picking, and hearty recipes for peak coziness. As an attempt to marry Summer and Fall together, I wanted a lighter take on Coq au Vin. Rather than the heartiness of a Burgundy-based sauce, I opted for the crispness of dry white wine. The dry white wine called for a lighter vegetable base, and just the tiniest tweak to ingredients of my original Coq au Vin recipe: Parsnips: A root vegetable that is most closely related to carrots, I opted for a combination of the two.…
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Continue ReadingThe first time I cooked a whole chicken, I was terrified. Boneless/skinless chicken breasts or thighs are definitely my go-to. But an entire chicken? Hell no. I think I spent hours scouring the internet and Pinterest for a simple recipe that would not end in tears and a partially cooked chicken. I ultimately made my first whole roasted chicken (after several terrified calls to my dad), and it was honestly so much easier than I imagined. This recipe is a bit more intricate than your typical roast chicken recipe, as it calls for a 14-24 hr brine for the chicken.…
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Continue ReadingHealthy comfort food seems like it should be an oxymoron. Yet somehow, it’s possible. I know, I didn’t trust this recipe either the first time I tried it. But it is delicious! I stumbled upon this recipe when I tried Whole 30 the first time. About halfway through my 30 days, I was CRAVING comfort food. I was searching high and low for a Whole 30-approved recipe that would hit the spot, and finally found one that would satisfy my cravings (with some tweaking, of course). I’ve made this recipe so many times now, and it is definitely one of…
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Continue ReadingCoq au vin literally translates to “rooster with wine”, and is a traditional rustic French dish that is hearty and delicious. If you want a meal that will surely impress your friends, family, or a first date, this is it!! Sounds difficult right? WRONG. This dish, made even more famous by Julia Child (all hail, Queen J), is so simple. But boy, does it pack one hell of a flavorful punch. Personally, I am a fan of any dish that involves wine so I was very excited to try this for the first time and it did not disappoint! The…