This post was updated on 9/20/2024.

Pork carnitas are one of my favorite slow cooker recipes. You will find fewer recipes that have a simpler prep with the end result being more delicious than you can imagine. The pork is so flavorful and stays nice and tender from being cooked low and slow and then gets finished by broiling the meat in the oven after it’s been shredded to create crispy edges on the meat that are irresistible. These slow cooker pork carnitas will quickly become one of your favorite weeknight dinners.

PostedSeptember 20, 2024

AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier

CategoriesDinner

TagsPork Carnitas, One Pot Meals, Carnitas Recipe, Taco Tuesday, Mexican Recipes, Homemade, Pork Carnitas Tacos, Weeknight Meals, Taco Recipes, Mexican Food, Dinner

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Roasted Cornish Hens and Root Vegetables: My Diary of Us

I woke up this morning thinking it was Tuesday and to my surprise realized that it was Wednesday. I love when that happens usually because it means the weekend is right around the corner, but in this case it just means that my days are passing too quickly these last two weeks here in Louisiana. My days are packed full with lists, my work, and seeing as many friends as possible. With full days like these I have been loving easy dinners that allow me to multi-task! My roasted Cornish hens and root vegetables is the perfect meal to fix on those busy weeknights where you just don't have the time to babysit the stove!

You may or may not have cooked a Cornish hen before, but if you haven't I'm telling you they are just as easy as a regular chicken and are super tender and delicious! Cornish hens are a certain breed of chicken and I love them because everyone gets their own bird where you get your white and dark meat all in one! And even if you aren't usually a dark meat kind of person, the dark meat yes has more fat, but it also holds some serious nutrients that are especially good for women!

PostedMarch 18, 2015

AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier

CategoriesDinner

TagsRoasted Cornish Hens, Cornish Hen Recipe, One Pot Meals, Weeknight Meals, Weeknight Cooking, Easy Dinner Recipes, Gluten Free Recipes, Clean Eating, Poultry Recipes, Healthy Dinners, Healthy

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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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I have memories of being sick growing up and eating a bowl of canned chicken noodle soup and not loving it. Matter of fact, I would have been fine never having another can ever in my life. It wasn’t until I became an adult and had homemade chicken noodle soup that I actually realized what all the fuss was about. There is a complexity in flavors from a homemade soup that a can cannot compare to. I like to make my own broth too which makes the soup that much better in my opinion and worth the extra effort. However, if you don’t have time a store bought broth will work just fine here. My homemade chicken noodle soup is so comforting and delicious and you are definitely going to be making it over and over again.

PostedOctober 24, 2014

AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier

CategoriesSoups

TagsEat, Fall Things, One Pot Meals, Homemade Soup, Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup, Soup Recipes, Chicken Noodle Soup, Weeknight Meals, Fall Recipes, soup

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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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Italian Braised Pork Chops: My Diary of Us

Yesterday Canean and I slept in, went to the grocery store filled up our buggy with breakfast food and junk food (cringe) for the day. It was his idea, but I didn't say no, because you need those days sometimes and well, peer pressure. This regularly happens when he goes to the store with me, which is why he usually doesn't... Our cart was filled with chips, cookies, bacon, moon pies, and some other "essentials" for the day and waking up this morning I have a junk food hangover. Oh and I made apple pies... Geez, I am so ready for a healthy meal tonight. My Italian braised pork chops are the perfect weeknight meal to counteract my junk food intake yesterday and to stop by body from hating me.

Because it does right now.

PostedSeptember 29, 2014

AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier

CategoriesDinner

TagsBraised Recipes, Pork Chops, Fall Meals, Fall Recipes, Healthy, Weeknight Meals, Italian

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