Rosemary and Oregano Chicken

This is definitely one of my favorite recipes!  Yummy, yummy, yummy. Here is a quick tutorial and a digital recipe card that you can download, print, and add to your collection. I hope you enjoy!

Purchase these ingredients.

Place chicken and potatoes and chicken in a large dish.

Add olive oil, making sure to coat the chicken and potatoes.

Sprinkle chicken and potatoes with rosemary, oregano, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.

Bake at 375 degrees for one hour.

I added a mixed green salad from my garden.

Pair with a delicious wine.

Yummy, yummy, goodness.

Click HERE to download the recipe card.

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Tuesday's Garden Party at Oregon Cottage

Semi-Homemade Strawberry Surprise Shortcake

I know there have been quite a few posts over the past week or two about different recipes considering the Easter holiday.  Well, being "the baby" of the family, I have little responsibility when it comes to Easter dinner.  In fact, I didn't bring a thing this year.  However, when I do bring something I always aim for my Semi-Homemade Strawberry Surprise Shortcake.  This recipe actually came from a friend, but I have completely taken it as mine.  Here are the quick and easy steps...

Quick and easy ingredients: (1) strawberries, (2) Cool Whip, and (3) Pre-made Angel Food Cake.

Step 1: Slice the cake in half.

Step 2: Dig out a "moat" in the bottom half of the cake.

Step 3: Throw the leftover pieces of the cake into a bowl.

Step 4: Add half of the quartered strawberries and a scoop of Cool Whip to the bowl.

Step 5: Mix the three ingredients together (I use my hands).

Step 6: Fill the "moat" with the mixture.

Step 7: Put the top layer back on the cake.

Step 8: Using the Cool Whip, ice the cake.  I accidentally left my Cool Whip out too long...don't do that!

Step 9: Decorate with remaining strawberries.

Step 10: Stick the finished cake into the fridge so the Cool Whip will solidify again.  Your's shouldn't look this runny.  I got sidetracked and left the Cool Whip out, so it was a little runny.

Slow Cooker Lasagna

Tonight is the first of my 40 nights of cooking.  I love this recipe, and it has been a while since I've made it.  Luckily, it makes a lot of leftovers too.

If you're interested in downloading a copy of the recipe card, click here.  Let me know if you make it, and what you think.

Brie Marmalade Appetizer

Tonight I reconnected with a former basketball coach and his family.  It was fabulous to have the opportunity to play with his kiddies and get to know his wife better.  I asked to bring something (considering his wife is a working mommy of two little ones).  She asked for an appetizer.  

Considering I don't cook often, I bribed my sister to help me find a recipe.  For Christmas, she gave me a brie baker and cracker dish (from this amazing local artist).  So, she recommended a dish where I could use my new gift.  Oh, and since I was sharing a recipe...I figured it was only appropriate to provide a digital recipe card that you can print and keep in your collection.

Brie Marmalade Appetizer

Ingredients:

1 wheel of brie

1 can of Pillsbury Crescent Rolls

1 jar of orange marmalade

Directions:

Flour your countertop so dough doesn’t stick

Trim the rind

Lay out rolls into 1 sheet and pinch together to form 1 large sheet

Spoon marmalade in center of dough

Place brie wheel on top

Add more marmalade to the top

Wrap dough around marmalade and brie and pinch ends together (making sure no marmalade or brie are showing)

Gently flip over onto cookie sheet

Refrigerate for an hour

Bake for 10-15 minutes at 375

Serve warm with crackers

Click here to print a copy for your recipe collection.

Menu Plan Monday

One of my goals for the year involves becoming more financially savvy.  Considering I'm a PhD student right now and my parents are helping to support my endeavor...they are probably thrilled I'm doing this!  I'm trying to slowly add practices to my life that help me save or be more organized with my finances.  One of these practices involves menu-planning.

My sister and I were really good about menu-planning and swapping leftovers (as you probably remember from this post), but with the holidays we got out of the swing of it.  So, I'm planning to post my menu on Mondays, link up to a few menu plan web-sites, and provide you with a recipe or two along the way.  Hopefully, you'll enjoy them.

Monday: Slow Cooker Pot Roast

Tuesday: French Dip Sammies (from leftovers)

Wednesday: Easy Pot Pie (from leftovers)

Thursday: Chicken and Broccoli Braids

Friday: Brie Marmalade Appetizer (I'm having dinner with some friends, and I'm responsible for bringing an appetizer).  Also, I'll feature this recipe on Friday.

This menu is linked to:

• Organizing Junkie's Menu Planning Monday
• Dining with Debbie's Crock Pot Wednesday