Sausage, potato, and kale soup.

Hey guys! I tested out a new soup recipe last night and thought I would share it with you!! It's basically a version of Olive Garden's "Zuppa Toscana!" All thanks to my favorite food network chef, mom, and cow girl! Ree Drummond!! I can't get enough of her!! She's just a normal person which I love and appreciate so much. No fancy ingredients needed, it's whatever is in your pantry or at your local super market. Here's the direct link below  for the recipe!

http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2011/10/sausage-potato-and-kale-soup/

The only difference I did was I used dried sweet basil instead of oregano since I didn't have any on hand. And it still turned out pretty good! Also I didn't add a splash of heavy cream I added at least 5 big splashes of it haha. You can't get enough of cream! It added even more richness to it! Thanks again to the one and only pioneer woman, Ree Drummond!! Happy eatings!! ❤️❤️❤️

LOVE,

L

Pork chop apple cider glaze with rosemary!

Last night I made pork chops! Found this recipe about a year ago and it's super easy! I cook this at least once every week or so. I found this recipe on www.allrecipes.com by chef John! I switched an ingredient around since I didn't have it but will give you the recipe step by step!

I took 4 thick pork chops (seasoned it with black pepper and garlic salt) and cooked it for 5-7 min on each side (medium high heat) in a large skillet with a little bit of veggie oil and butter. Make sure your butter starts to turn brown first! After that take them off the skillet and transfer the chops to a plate.

Put the pan back on the stove on medium high and toss 2-3 minced garlic cloves in there for 30 seconds. After that add about 2 tablespoons and 2 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar. Then add 1 and 1/3 cup of apple juice. You can now turn the stove on high, cook the sauce for 3-5 min. I then added about 1 teaspoon of yellow mustard, the recipe said Dijon but I didn't have any available at the house and it still tastes DELISH with the yellow mustard! Add a few teaspoons of chopped up Rosemary and a pinch of red chili flakes. Let this boil and then you can turn down the heat a bit until the sauce thickens. After that, add the chops back in and cook for another additional 2-3 min on each side. And that's it! Super simple and easy!! I also had time to make a simple salad. This time just a bag of mixed spring greens, i grated fresh parmigiano reggiano on top and added a few croutons. Then I used the trader joes brand salad dressing which is the Tuscan Italian dressing with balsamic vinegar. And of course I ended my night with a glass of vodka and cherry 7up :) cheers!!

LOVE,

L

Happy new year!

Happy new year everyone! 2014 has been a roller coaster ride but the end result was THE BEST!! Working our asses off finally paid off! We finally moved into our new home we bought together!! Love love love!! I couldn't be happier and ask to share this experience with anyone else!!! I have to say 2015 has been treating us very well :) well, my blogs might start changing a bit. Since buying a new house my feasting at restaurants hasn't really been top priority. I been finding myself hiding in my kitchen cooking and baking which oddly I don't mind. As long as there is a glass of vodka with a splash of soda accompanying me I'm happy :) hehe.

Tonight I decided to do a lazy man dinner. Consist of party wings and green beans! Sorry for the lack of pictures today!

 

These are literally the ingridenents I used!! The only ones missing is my teriyaki sauce which was just a generic brand, garlic, green beans, rice and wings!

First I just marinated the wings in a large bowl with the teriyaki sauce, black pepper, minced garlic and a little hot sauce. Put it in the oven at 450 degrees for 15 min. Turned it down to 400 and gave the wings another coat of sauce. Then put it back in for another 8-10 min! And it's done!

Green beans I snipped the ends washed and dried them. Sautéed them in a large skillet with veggie oil and minced garlic. Once you can tell the green beans are more tender and not as raw add the oyster sauce. Then garlic salt and black pepper to taste. I always do a pinch of sugar since sometimes the oyster sauce can be a bit salty (depends on the brand you get). And lastly, I cook my jasmine rice in the rice cooker :) literally dinner only took less than 30 min!! It's awesome and stress free when you're on a time crunch after work!

My favorite part of the night is my drink for dinner.. I have been a sucker for vodka lately. And discovering this brand has been making me drool all over it! It's called "pearl vodka" pretty reasonable price! I do a few shots in my glass finish it off with cherry 7 up! Delish! Enjoy!! 

LOVE,

L