Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Greek Chicken Pitas

1 lb chicken breasts
1 medium onion, halved and sliced
3 minced garlic cloves
2 tsp. Kosher salt
1/2 tsp ground all spice
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1/4 tsp lemon pepper

Line onions on the bottom of a slow cooker. Place chicken on top. Sprinkle remaining ingredients on top of chicken. Stir a bit. Cook on low for 6 hours and shred the chicken before serving. I was thinking just now that it might be tasty to drizzle the chicken with olive oil before cooking. I might try that next time!

Monday, March 14, 2011

Grilled Flat bread

1/2 tsp. active dry yeast
1/2 cup warm water (110 degrees)
pinch of sugar
1 1/3 cup flour (plus more for dusting)
1 Tbsp olive oil (plus more for brushing)
1 tsp Kosher salt

*I use a stand mixer for this, but you could stir by hand.
Stir yeast and sugar into water. Let sit about 5 minutes (until foamy).
Add olive oil, salt, and a little bit of flour to yeast mixture and mix with a paddle attachment on mixer. Keep adding little bits of flour and then switch to the dough hook attachment. Add remaining flour until a sticky ball forms.
Remove from mixer bowl and knead by hand until smooth and elastic.
Place in an oiled bowl and let rest, covered, for 30 minutes. Get your grill heated up to medium-high.
Divide the dough into 4-6 equal portions. Roll out into small circles. Brush with olive oil and place on heated grill. Flip after 2 minutes.
* I make the circles all different sizes for my kids and you really can't mess these up. This week, my grill broke so I quickly moved these flat breads under the broiler in my over. They cooked even faster and tasted great, though I love the flavor of the grill.
I use these as pita breads.

Monday, March 7, 2011

March- a month of meals

So this may be completely obnoxious, but I've planned out a month of meals and am now going to post them. I'll try to add links to the recipes.

s 3/6: Red Beans and Rice
m 3/7: Mini Meatloaf, mashers and peas
t 3/8: Fat Tuesday!!! Waffles w/ whipped cream and berries; turkey sausage
w 3/9: leftovers
r 3/10: Chicken Tikka Masala and Naan
f 3/11: pizza!
sa 3/12: Spaghetti
s 3/13: Greek Chicken Pitas and oven fries
m 3/14: Sloppy Joe's, roasted cauliflower, and fruit
t 3/15: leftovers
w 3/16: Breakfast Dinner (usually pancakes)
r 3/17: Irish meat pies
f 3/18: pizza!
sa 3/19: Homemade "Cafe Rio" salads
s 3/20: sushi, edemame, and Asian meatballs
m 3/21: Roast chicken, mashers, something green
t 3/22: Chicken enchiladas, chips and salsa
w 3/23: leftovers
r 3/24: breakfast tacos
f 3/25: pizza! (seeing a pattern here?)
sa 3/26: Turkey chili and corn cakes
s 3/27: Frogmore Stew
m 3/28: leftovers/freezer dinner
t 3/29: Veggie burgers and oven fries
w 3/30: Chicken and Dumplins
r 3/31: Burger Beef Cups, applesauce, and roasted green beans