Chicken and lemon, lemon and chicken. It’s a match made in heaven as far as I am concerned, and I cook them up together in every way I can think of. And one of my favorite ways is chicken piccata, so I need to think up as many versions as possible. In this case, I’ve added just a teeny bit of cream to the recipe, which has magically transformed regular chicken piccata into easy creamy chicken piccata. Can you say, super simple, dreamy, just in time for the holidays dinner? Let’s make it!
Shrimp and Sausage with Grits
So as I may have mentioned a time or two, I’m married to a Southern man, and with those vows come love, cherish and enthusiastically eat shrimp and grits for as long as we both shall live. And I do love all of ’em — the shrimp, the grits and the Southern husband, so I’m always trying new variations of one of his favorite suppers, and shrimp and sausage with grits is one of our faves. Spicy sausage and sweet cooked cherry tomatoes join in the shrimp and grits deliciousness, and I say the more the merrier! So ready to jazz up your shrimp and grits? Let’s make it!
Seared Scallops with Tomato Cream Sauce
When it comes to seafood, shrimp is one of my very favorites. I just counted and there are over one hundred shrimp recipes oaths site — and probably three times that number in my recipe idea notebooks. The Southern husband’s favorite seafood is definitely scallops. And right now there are, um, about 20 scallop recipes in the blog archives. The shrimp have the scallops outnumbered 5 to one. So it only seemed fair that I up my scallop game with this dreamy, creamy recipe for seared scallops with tomato cream sauce.
Ready to fancy up your scallops? Let’s make it!
Creamy Lemon Pasta
It has been quite an exciting week around these parts! As I write, we have just over 300 days to go before the Southern daughter goes down that aisle with her honey, and so we are in Full Wedding Planning Mode. I rotate between excitement and overwhelmed-ness and joy and happy tears, sometimes all in the same 5 minute period, and that is a perfect time to have a supper like this creamy lemon pasta on hand. Easy, just a little bit decadent, and with all the pretty springtime colors of an early spring wedding. Ready for a plateful of pasta happiness? Let’s make it!
Lobster Scrambled Eggs
Lobster scrambled eggs are comfort food on top of comfort food on top of comfort food. It is the ultimate cure for a bad day, or the ultimate reward for a good one. Because lobster doesn’t have to be for a special occasion – the special occasion can be taking care of you, or someone you love and adore. And this easy recipe divides one lobster among two happy people, so it doesn’t break the bank either. Ready for the best comfort food ever? Let’s make it!
Easy Dinner Party Chicken
Welcome to my favorite, always reliable, completely delicious, never-fail dinner party recipe! Dinner party chicken has been my go-to meal whenever I need something I can whip up quickly, that uses simple ingredients, but still comes out with the pizzazz you NEED to make a special evening special. And if you are wanting to make a regular old Thursday night special, it’s perfect for that too.
So if you are wanting a can’t miss dinner party recipe full of bright and colorful veggies and a luxurious, deceptively simple sauce, grab some chicken and let’s make it!