This parsonage from the 1700's and featured in Lantliv had been uninhabited for fifty years. And then Gustaf Willers took it over and gave it a whole new lease of life. I absolutely love that he has stayed faithful to the style and the location but added a modern touch. I dream daily about buying a beautiful old Swedish house and renovating it. Perhaps one day i'll be posting about that? but for now, here's someone else's beauty!
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| Pictures: Lantliv via Planete Deco Photography: Anna Kern |
I know it's cliche to make one of your New Years resolutions to eat healthier meals, exercise more and just generally take better care of yourself. But let's be honest, those types of resolutions are popular for a good reason - they're important. Taking good care of our bodies is important, but that doesn't mean we have to sacrifice flavor when we cut calories. When I chose Healthy Recipes for the latest recipe swap it was my hope that it would provide others looking for healthy, flavorful meals a few new recipes for their arsenal.
Melissa's recipe for Chicken with Gruyere & Sage was more low-carb then low-fat, but still a delicious and easy dinner:
Jaida's Scallops with Asian Green Bean Salad was the perfect all-in-one meal, with great flavors:
Heather has been trying to eat healthier meals lately so she was excited to add Healthy Turkey Chili to her list of favorite chili recipes:
Nicole, who is a dietician, was skeptical of her recipe for Healthy Lasagna, but was converted after just one bite:
Jenna doesn't like bacon so she opted to turn her recipe into Chicken Fettuccine with Broccoli:
The Cookaholic Wife combined ground turkey and ground beef for her Asian Meatballs with Lime Dipping Sauce:
Leanne had never cooked spaghetti squash before, but she loves the sweet and savory flavors of Moroccan cooking so she couldn't wait to try Moroccan Spiced Spaghetti Squash:
The Cooking Nurse loved the short-cut tip of buying coleslaw mix for her Crispy Baked Egg Rolls:
Ashley used fresh-caught pike her husband brought back from ice fishing for her Baked Pike with Moroccan Vinaigrette:
Mary Ellen had only used her crockpot once before, to warm meatballs for a party, so she was hesitant about her recipe for Crock Pot Asian Pulled Pork, but it ended up being a delicious and easy meal:
Melissa's Lemon Pepper Salmon was an easy, tasty way to prepare salmon:
Cathy was a bit skeptical of her Healthy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies once she realized they didn't contain any sugar, but after one bite she realized they made the perfect breakfast snack:
Coleen and her husband absolutely loved Spicy Asian Chicken with Carrots and Brussels Sprouts, a recipe inspired by one of her (and the recipe submitters) favorite restaurants:
Lisa had been wanting to make this recipe for Chicken with Creamy Chive Sauce, so she was thrilled when I submitted it for the swap. It didn't disappoint:
Turkey cutlets were a new thing for Jey, but her recipe for Turkey Cutlets with Parmesan Crust helped get her back to eating healthier:
Kristina isn't usually a fan of salads with fruit, but she enjoyed her Holiday Salad with Berry Vinaigrette:
I've realized that I'm not a big fan of salmon, but the sauce for my Poached Salmon with Creamy Piccata Sauce was good and would work well with another type of fish:
Initially Melissa was hesitant to make her recipe for Warm Sweet Potato and Chickpea Salad, but she ended up really liking it:
This is another recipe I found through Pinterest - Crispy Chicken with Creamy Italian Sauce and Bowtie Pasta. I've been wanting to try the Philly Cooking Cremes anyway and the recipe sounded right up our alley. 
I had planned to make this on Sunday but the day got away from us and I had to push this back to Monday. This is a heavy meal so I recommend eating it on a day when you haven't eaten much. As luck would have it, a friend of mine made this on Sunday so I was able to pick her brain about it. She recommended cutting the soup down to one can and adding garlic to the sauce. I thought some fresh tomato would lighten it up a bit as well.
I was really glad we talked because I cannot imagine making this with two cans of soup. There was a ton of sauce with just one can and I imagine the flavors of the Philly Creme would have been muted with an extra can. We both loved this with the changes and it was just as good the next day. I subbed Panko for the cornflakes because I had a big box of Panko on hand already. It was a fine substitution. I also opted not to cover the chicken because steaming it would result in a soggy crust and the whole point was for the chicken to be crispy. I pounded the chicken a bit thinner to compensate.
Baby Girl loved the sauce and ate quite a bit of the pasta. Win!
Crispy Chicken with Creamy Italian Sauce and Bowtie Pasta
Modified from Jamie Cooks It Up!
3 large chicken breasts
3/4 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
5 cups Panko
1/2 cup milk
6 tablespoons olive oil
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup chicken broth
1 10 oz container Philadelphia Cooking Cream (Italian Cheese and Herb Flavor)
1 can cream of chicken soup
1/2 cup milk
Fresh parsley, chopped
Fresh tomato, chopped
1 box bowties (farfalle), cooked according to package directions
Place chicken breasts in a gallon sized Ziploc bag and seal the top. Pound the chicken flat with a meat mallet. Add flour and salt to the bag and reseal. Put the bag in the freezer for about 5 minutes.
Place the Panko and milk each into separate pans. Remove the chicken from the freezer and dredge each piece in the milk and then immediately into the Panko. Add the olive oil to a hot non-stick skillet. Carefully lay each chicken piece into the hot oil. Sprinkle with a little bit of salt and pepper. Cook over medium high heat for about 5 minutes or until the underside of each piece is nice and golden brown. Turn the pieces over and cook another 5 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through. Remove chicken to a plate and tent loosely with foil.
Add the minced garlic into the same pan. Cook for about a minute, until fragrant. Pour in the chicken broth, Philly Cooking Crème, cream of chicken soup and milk. Whisk the sauce around and let it get all warm and bubbly. Should only take about 3 minutes.
Slice the chicken into strips and serve over cooked pasta and sauce. Garnish with chopped parsley and tomato.
This London home of Janie Jackson, owner of shop Parma Lilac is just so beautiful *sigh*. So simple, so light, so me! And I love the photographic style.
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| Pictures: Via Saint Honore |
Typing out the title of this post made me do a double take. I feel like we were just celebrating the holidays and now we're at the end of January already. This has been a mild winter for the East Coast so far, but I have a feeling Mother Nature will be sending some snow our way soon enough.
I've been printing out a lot (and I do mean a lot) of recipes lately, so menu planning has been easy. Once again I had this menu done very early, which is helpful for getting the grocery list out of the way. I'm excited for everything on this menu, especially the buffalo chicken tacos. I've been wanting to make them for awhile now and I can't wait!
Sunday - Buffalo Chicken Tacos: I've been looking forward to these for a long time. I hope they're as good as I imagine they'll be.
Monday - Buttermilk Soaked Parmesan Baked Pork Chops, Potato Bundles, green beans: I can't wait to try this recipe for pork and the potato bundles are my recipe for the Potato Recipe Swap.
Tuesday - Hoagies
Wednesday - Spicy Chicken in a Garlic-Lime Broth over spaghetti: I've made this dish before but I didn't serve it over spaghetti to sop up the sauce. I think that's going to make it much better.
Thursday - Roasted Garlic Mac and Cheese, steamed broccoli: I love mac and cheese and I love roasted garlic so the two together have to be amazing. I'm still deciding if I want to bake it the way the original recipe states or do a stove-top version like Cassie did. I think it'll come down to timing.
Friday - Homemade pizza
