My Favorite Meal of the Week – Pretzels and Fall Chopped Salad

Posted in Gluten Free, Healthy, Holiday, Salads, Vegetarian by thepetitecroissant

This week, I did very little cooking. Between recovering from Thanksgiving and getting the house all prepared for the holidays (see below), I had no energy left to toil in the kitchen. But after finishing all of our holiday decorations this afternoon, I decided to get a little creative for dinner, and it turned out to be one of the best meals of the week.

I’ve been meaning to make my own homemade pretzels (I have a soft spot for the horribly unhealthy ones you can find in malls and airports), and after sitting on the floor for three hours making my own cranberry popcorn garlands today, pretzels sounded like an amazing dinner. And while yes, part of me wanted to just devour the pretzels by themselves (see the next post for recipe), I added in a fall chopped salad (really just so my mom wouldn’t disown me upon reading that I’d only had pretzels for dinner).

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18Nov2012

My Favorite Meal of The Week – Honey Chicken

Posted in Crock Pot, Dinner, Healthy by thepetitecroissant

Something you should know about me: I love my crock pot. But every year, I forget about it until it starts to get cold and windy outside. Then I remember how awesome it is and start using it all the time. One of my new favorite recipes is this honey chicken recipe I found on Pinterest. The original can be found here.

I served it for my parents when they visited, and it was a big hit. I’ve now made it several other times, and each time I love it. It’s cooking in my kitchen right now, and the smell is amazing! The best part is that it is ridiculously easy and healthy. To start you just throw everything in the crock pot. See below.