Category: Homemaking

What do you do when you have lots of delicious, sweet, ripe strawberries? You start incorporating them into a variety of dishes. I had already planned on making boneless, skinless chicken breasts for dinner, so I decided to add some balsamic strawberries sweetened with honey as a punch of flavor. The result was really quite good. The next time, I plan on serving this over a bed of greens. Strawberry Balsamic Chicken Recipe Ingredients: 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts Olive oil or butter Salt and pepper to taste 6 large strawberries 1 Tbsp. Strawberry Balsamic Vinegar 1-2 tsp. honey Sprinkle…

As you know, I tend to cook by the seat of my pants. Quite often, I look to see what we have in the pantry/fridge/freezer and create something from that. I like to throw things together and just create a dish. Usually, the dish turns out quite good although there are a few failures here and there. The hardest part of cooking right now is the fact that I’m not eating dairy or sugar, and I’m limiting grains. Normally, I taste everything as I cook to make sure it’s properly seasoned and that the flavors are coming together. Right now,…

Right now, I’m trying to detox my body which means that I’m not eating sugar or dairy. I’m also eating very few grains. Because of this, I’m finding that I need more protein to keep me feeling good and not run down. I was in the mood for some chicken salad, but mayo is not an item I can use right now. I needed to come up with something else. I decided to use a healthy fat – olive oil, mustard, and a little vinegar. The mustard and honey give the chicken salad a tang, but it’s not overly strong.…