So far so good, for the most part, on my small “new years” goals.

I haven’t been following the New Years Grand Plan exactly but major headway has been made in the organizing department so I feel okay about it. In the end it will all be checked off, even if not in the order of the plan.

I’ve been cooking a real dinner 3-4 times a week which is a big change. Jacob couldn’t be happier. His love language is FOOD! It’s nice because he likes anything I make, even if I don’t particularly! It’s been easy to try at least one new recipe a week. I tend to try recipes my friends recommend, especially if they include an appetizing photo. Here are a couple of the recipes we’ve had lately and enjoyed.

- Honey Sauced Chicken recipe shared by Amy on Facebook. This was incredibly easy. We made it spur of the moment and didn’t have time to use the crockpot. The sauce didn’t get very thick in the oven (like it looks like in the picture) but it still tasted amazing. Next time I’d definitely make it in the crockpot.

- Potato and Corn Chowder from Angie’s cooking blog. Getting all the ingredients ready (cooking the bacon, peeling/cooking/cubing the potatoes, thawing the corn, etc.) was the only part that I didn’t like about this recipe. And that’s just because the one place I’m not good at multitasking is the kitchen. It was tasty though, Jacob loved it, and we had lots of leftovers which I appreciate. Jacob eat a lot, you know, so if there’s even any leftovers after dinner it’s an accomplishment.

- Honey Lime Chicken Enchiladas also from Angie’s cooking blog. These were pretty quick to make and the flavor was surprising. It was very sweet, which I wasn’t expecting. I don’t like things too spicy but I next time I think I’d make this a tad spicier. I added chopped onions and some canned green chiles to the chicken because I had some leftover in the fridge. Again, Jacob raved about this dinner. We think the chicken/sauce mixture would be perfect in a homemade Cafe Rio type salad, too. So we’ll try that sometime.

- Savory Crescent Chicken Rolls recipe from Mom (and Grammy). I had a craving for this the other day and had Mom send me the recipe. I looked some recipes up online but none of them were the same as my mom’s. This is such an easy dinner and very satisfying. Here’s her recipe. And at her suggestion we added some green chiles and we loved it.

Savory Crescent Chicken Rolls
Preheat oven to 350.
Blend 3 oz softened cream cheese, 2 T melted butter or milk, till smooth.
Add 2 c cooked, cubed chicken, 1/4 tsp salt, 1/8 tsp pepper, 2 T milk (optional), 1 T. chopped onion;mix well.
Separate 8 oz can crescent rolls into 4 rectables, seal perforations.
Spoon 1/2 c. chicken mixture onto center of each rectangle; pull 4 corners of dough to center; seal.
Brush tops with 1 T. melted butter; dip in 3/4 c. crushed seasoned croutons.
Bake til golden, 20-25 min.

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