Pan Fried Italian Thighs

Oh baby! This recipe is a keeper. I don't think my husband has ever given so much praise in his life over a meal, let alone chicken thighs. He gobbled these babies down so fast and he even ate the skin which he never does! I have to agree with him, these chicken thighs are simply AMAZING!
The ingredients are super simple and ones that most people have in their pantry already. The thighs come out super crunchy on the outside but super juicy on the inside. You will not be disappointed with this recipe. AND you can totally switch up the seasonings on the outside to suit whatever your taste buds are in the mood for that day! Enjoy!

Asian Turkey Meatballs

Okay when I think of meatballs I usually don't think of them as having an Asian twist. Well I guess I have had like a sweet and sour meatball before BUT nothing like these. This recipe was so light and refreshing AND incredibly easy to make! Summer foods to me are all about keeping it simple and light since its so stinking hot outside.
These make a great dinner or you could totally use them as an appetizer.
The lady who came up with the recipe served hers over a bed of spiraled zucchini, which looked awesome. I however don't have a spiraler so I just had mine plain with the dipping sauce with a side of zucchini and quinoa.

Chicken and Asparagus Stir Fry

Something I love about summer is that keeping meals light and simple. This recipe is so refreshing to me. It has classic Asian ingredients that just seem to pop with freshness.
I also like cutting everything into smaller pieces because that allows the cook time to be way less, which means that my kitchen doesn't have to be super hot for a long time. Now right now asparagus in most places is not at its cheapest, usually it is best in the spring, I when I made this recipes I actually used green beans which were a great substitute.

Salmon with Nectarine Salsa

I had to get this recipe on here asap! This recipe is fantastic! Technically this is two recipes but I am going to just keep them as one because they go so well together!
I'm always a little hesitant when it comes to "fruit salsas", because for some reason in my head I think eww fruit and spice equals no. BUT this salsa is absolutely fantastic!
The salmon recipe alone is great, but, adding the salsa on top of it takes it to a whole other level of amazingness! This will be one recipe we will be having over and over this summer. It's so light and refreshing.

Chicken Thighs with Mushrooms

Sometimes the easiest of meals are ones you never really think about. I had never thought about posting a recipe for chicken with mushrooms but you never know, some people may have never thought to pair chicken and mushrooms together :)

Garlic and Mushroom Quinoa

Wow! I apologize that it has been so long since I have posted any recipes. I got into a recipe slump and just kept making the same old things every week. This week I decided to break out some new recipes. I wanted to try out some new recipes that could be part of the Anti-Inflammatory Diet.

I seem to always have the same side dishes when I do cook those foods so I wanted to branch out a tiny bit. This time instead of making my normal plain old Basic Quinoa (which is great) I decided to throw in a couple other ingredients to jazz it up. It turned it great, and so versatile. 

Enjoy!

Honey Mustard Pretzel Chicken

What a delicious recipe. I have seen this recipe go around Pinterest now for quite a few months and have pinned it quite a few times but just hadn't gotten around to testing it yet. Well I'm sure glad that I did because it was a big hit at our house. Lately it seems that my little 2 year old doesn't like anything so when she gobbled this stuff down I knew it was a keeper!
I love that you put the chicken in the sauce to hold the coating on rather then an egg mixture. I think it really helps add some flavor to it while keeping it nice and moist!