Chicken Schwarma over Greek Rice: My Diary of Us

Happy Monday guys! The humidity is gone here for the week here in Louisiana, leaving me feeling slightly more like Christmas is less than twenty days away. That also means I have lots to do since I don't even have one Christmas present under the tree. Yikes. And with all the cookies and hot chocolate that are tempting me everywhere I look, I need a healthy and quick meal that can balance out my sugar intake. My chicken schwarma over Greek rice is one of our favorite meals and is a healthier version of a meal that I crave on a weekly basis.

We are regulars at a local Lebanese restaurant here in town. Their chicken schwarma is the best I've ever had and their rice is full of flavor, so much that Canean always orders an extra side of just the rice. I started making my at home version of this meal a couple of years ago to shave a few calories, that and it was kind of getting embarrassing how often we were picking up the same meal week after week!

PostedDecember 8, 2014

AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier

CategoriesDinner

TagsTake out made at home, Lebanese Food, Greek Food, Chicken Schwarma Recipe, Dinner, Weeknight Meals, Easy Recipes, Chicken Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, 30 Minute Meals, chicken

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Roasted Chipotle, Satsuma, and Rosemary Chicken: My Diary of Us

Tomorrow I leave for California and I have a list of to-dos a mile long today to get ready for the trip. One of which is cooking a couple of easy meals for Canean to eat so he doesn't end up at Jimmy John's every night for the next eight days. I like to make things that he can eat two or three times and that are easy for me while I run around like a crazed person...it's all in the multitasking! This roasted chipotle, Satsuma, and rosemary chicken is amazing guys and really easy too, and today I need easy.

I know while your other favorite food bloggers are posting turkey recipes already I am posting this chicken recipe, but honestly you could do this exact same marinade and rub on your Thanksgiving turkey and it would be a A-MA-ZING! I might be a little behind schedule this year with my holiday preparations, partly because we are heading to NYC for Thanksgiving and I am not in what I am going to cook mode, but I promise I won't let you down.

But back to this chicken though....I'm being so serious when I tell you that this chicken is out of this world. Smoky chipotle mixed with sweet Satsuma juice and fragrant rosemary makes for a killer combo that you are going to love.

PostedNovember 10, 2014

AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier

CategoriesDinner

TagsRoasted Chicken, Chipotle Roasted Chicken, Roasted Chicken Recipes, Skillet Roasted Chicken, Fall Meals, Spicy Chicken Recipes, Satsuma Recipes, Farm Fresh, Fall Recipes, Dinner, Thanksgiving, Holidays, Yum, Clean Eating, Gluten Free Recipes, chicken

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Butternut Squash, Kale, and Wild Rice Salad: My Diary of Us

Happy Monday guys! How was your Halloween weekend? Did you eat too much candy? We actually didn't get to eat that much candy because we ran out of the goods Halloween night, which was a good thing, but I may or may not have eaten too many of those pumpkin bars that I posted on Friday. I can't resist them at all, and if you missed the recipe then you need to make them! Since it's a new week and a new month, I will be de-sugarfying my body starting with this healthy and really delicious butternut squash, kale, and wild rice salad!

When we were in Florida two weeks ago, my friend Meg made us a wild rice salad with a ton of veggies and grilled chicken. It was so good y'all and I loved the idea of tossing whatever veggies you have in the fridge with some rice and making a meal out of it!

PostedNovember 3, 2014

AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier

CategoriesDinner, Side Dishes

TagsHealthy Meals, Meatless Monday, Fall Salads, Wild Rice Recipes, Healthy Recipes, Thanksgiving Sides, Butternut Squash Salad, Kale Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Clean Eating, Healthy

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Spicy Honey Roasted Acorn Squash Salad: My Diary of Us

Fall is slowly creeping it's way into Louisiana and this week at the farmer's market it was evident that fall produce has started to arrive. Squash, of all kinds are everywhere you look. So, in an attempt to eat a little lighter this week, because lately I've been eating like I don't have to go to the beach in a week...which I do, I decided to go the salad route with my acorn squash. And what a salad it is y'all. This spicy honey roasted acorn squash salad is scrumdillyumtious and you definitely won't fell like you are missing anything in the food department.

A friend of mine brought me back some chile infused honey from Lafayette and I have been dying to use it. I love combing sweet and spicy with ingredients like squash or sweet potatoes especially if they are roasted because their natural sweetness comes out already. I knew that the infused honey would be perfect for the squash and turns out I was right.

PostedOctober 14, 2014

AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier

CategoriesDinner, Salads

Tagshealthy eating, Healthy Recipes, Gluten Free, Clean Eating, Acorn Squash Recipes, sweet and spicy, Fall Recipes, Fall Salads, healthy, lunch ideas, light dinners, Fall Flavors

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Do you need a one pot meal in your life like I did this week? Between building twelve wooden tables, Canean going out of town, and my dad coming in town, a one pot meal was a life saver this week. Since it's fall technically, even though the Louisiana weather refuses to admit it, I made one of my favorites. Healthy white bean and chicken chili is one of my favorite go-to weeknight meals in the fall because it's easy and really, really good.

Sometimes I have time for elaborate meals that have lots of steps and require lots of love. And sometimes, I just need a yummy and healthy meal that I can feel good about eating that will be ready in no time and requires little effort.

PostedOctober 10, 2014

AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier

CategoriesSoups, Dinner

TagsHealthy Soup Recipe, Fall recipes, White bean Chicken Chili, Chili Recipes, Homemade, soups, Soup recipes, Gluten Free, Clean Eating, healthy Recipes, healthy, weeknight meals, one pot meals, soup, chicken, chicke

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Shrimp, Andouille, and Okra Stew: My Diary of Us

It's officially October and I am crossing my fingers that means we are about to get a little heat relief down here in South Louisiana. I mean, it's October and I'm still sweating on a daily basis but...we are supposed to get somewhat of a cool front over the weekend which will feel amazing. This girl is ready for chilly nights and some of my favorite fall dishes. Dinners that stick to your bones and are full of spicy goodness, usually made in one big pot that are even better leftover the next day. My shrimp, Andouille, and okra stew is just that kind of meal and even though it's been hot I have fixed it twice in the past two weeks because it's just that delicious.

My local farmer's market always has fresh gulf shrimp that are some of the most delicious and fresh shrimp I have had and we have a friend who happens to be a farmer who sells the most delicious pork including his own Andouille sausage. The vegetables are kind of in their mid-stage between summer and true fall here, but there is a plethora of okra available. This dish combines all three of the star ingredients in the best way possible.

PostedOctober 3, 2014

AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier

CategoriesDinner

TagsOne Pot meals, Weeknight Meals, Local, Eat Local, Shrimp and Andouille Stew, Seasonal cooking, Fall recipes, Stew Recipes, Farm Fresh, Okra, Buy Local, Dinner

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