Category Archive: Stove Top

Chicken Cutlets with Cherry-Balsamic Pan Sauce / The Happy Hikers Make a New Friend

Chicken Cutlets with Cherry-Balsamic Pan Sauce

Lately we have been enjoying very simple, quick and easy meals. That doesn’t mean that they have to be boring or lacking flavor! A simple pan sauce using low calorie yet highly flavorful ingredients dresses up plain chicken breasts turning them into something elegant. While the chicken breasts are cooking roast a baking sheet( or …

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Two Recipes & I Answer The Questions About Why I Chose a New Food Plan.

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Last week I was really wanting some soup so I re -worked my Chicken Vegetable Soup recipe to make it fit into Cycle 1 of the 17 Day Diet. V-8 juice isn’t listed as an item you can have on the food plan but Marinara sauce was included so I made a judgement call and …

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The Best Homemade Turkey Breakfast Sausage / A Happy Hike & Anniversary!

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A long time ago I dabbled at making homemade turkey breakfast sausages and I don’t know why I stopped doing it. For the past week I have been thinking about making them again and finally on Saturday morning I did just that. These really are the best tasting turkey breakfast sausages I have ever had! Katy said …

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Chicken Cutlets with Mustard Tarragon Cream Sauce & My Favorite Foody iPhone Apps

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We eat a lot of boneless, skinless chicken breasts – it is versatile and a protein source that the entire family enjoys. I have not been in the mood to cook this week so I am looking for quick and easy dishes that are still big on flavor. This recipe satisfied all of my requirements and got …

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Quick Tomato – Stewed Zucchini with Basil and Garlic

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I was the only one home for dinner last night but I knew that the rest of the family would trickle in during the evening hungry, tired and looking for something easy to heat and eat! I wanted something “light” and frozen Tilapia tenderloins from Costco thaw out in about 20 minutes so I got …

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