Sweet Cranberry Orange Chicken

Sweet Cranberry Orange Chicken

I must say that I have to give my brother credit for coming up with the idea...

That being said...You have to try this fantastic, easy, one pan dish!

It's ingredients:
boneless skinless chicken breasts thawed
orange juice
cranberry juice and/or craisins
optional: minute rice

Place chicken in skillet and pour orange juice and cranberry juice over chicken.  Cook on medium/high heat until juices begin to carmelize, then add more juice, so not to burn.  Continue cooking chicken until cooked through adding small amounts of juice so there is always liquid in the pan.  If you want to make this with rice, add quite a bit of juice (enough to cover rice) and rice and cover with lid till rice is tender and chicken is done. 

easy, yummy, sweeet!!!

Monkey Bread

I made a yummy dinner tonight and then after the kids went to bed I made my mom's famous Monkey Bread. My-my-my it is ridiculously good! Life doesn't get better than monkey bread.....seriously.

3 cans Flaky Hungry Jack Biscuits
1/2 cup chopped nuts (pecans are best)
1 stick margarine
1cup brown sugar

1Tablespoon Cinnamon
1/2 cup sugar

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Spray BUNDT pan with Pam, spread nuts evenly in bottom of pan.  Mix sugar with cinnamon in small bowl (I use a baggie, easier).  Cut biscuits in quarters and roll in cinnamon mixture. Layer in pan over nuts. Melt margarine in microwave from one minute stir in brown sugar. Pour over biscuits. Bake for 35-45 minutes until golden brown. Invert on heat proof plate. Serves 6 (unless you're me, then it serves 1) :)

My love of Apple Dumplings and Cooking

Okay so last night I made the Oven Fried Chicken that my whole family loves and I made the Apple Dumplings that are TO.DIE.FOR from The Pioneer Woman or The Pioneer Woman Cooks to be more specific.

I can't say enough about the Apple Dumplings...they have got to be my new favorite dessert...they are SO easy to make and words simply do not describe their goodness. Really! Really, really...

They only have about a million fat grams and caloric content, but hey, what is dessert if it doesn't?

You seriously HAVE to try them. If I can't mess them up, then surely you can't...and with Ree's easy to see and fun pictures of EVERY step then you should be fine.

I think I really really enjoy cooking....this is a new thing for me. But I love following recipes...and I have really enjoyed finding new ones. I am not too brave yet in that I try mostly chicken and with basic instructions, ingredients, etc, but my recipe box has doubled in size over the last 2 months and we have found things that are REALLY good.