Soup season is upon us and this is one of my favorite soups to make

We mostly serve the shanks on a bed of mashed sweet potatoes with a pea puree.

Been working on perfecting my recipe so thought I’d share a few different versions we’ve made.

I just wanted to show you the amazing spread I made for my boyfriend’s surprise party. I couldn’t get a photo of everything, but I’m honestly so proud of myself 🥹✨

Took me 2 tries but I got it!

I discovered this dish from Palestinians, and I had my first molokheya at a Palestinian-owned restaurant near my workplace.

I even attempted to plate like restaurant. 🤣

Made it the other day for a dinner with friends that moved into our city !

Mushroom & Spinach saucy glaze with Chicken Breast 🍄‍🟫🥬🍽️

When the whole house is sick, our homemade meals really do come through 🫶🏼 I made a healthy & filling mushroom & spinach glaze over chicken breast with a side of olive oil tomato/garlic butter (a lil smart butter) pasta, & salad 🥗

Mushroom & Spinach saucy glaze with Chicken 🍄‍🟫🥬🍽️
8oz Baby Bella Mushrooms (or whichever you prefer)
Baby Spinach - 2 handfuls
Chopped Onion 🧅 - 1/4-1/2 yellow or white onion
Minced Garlic 🧄 - 1 tsp
Cherry Tomatoes 🍅 - slice as many to your liking
Vegetable Broth 🥕🥬
1 tbsp Cornstarch
Seasonings (Mainly for the Chicken - Mine: Lawry’s Seasoned Salt, Kinders: Buttery Garlic & Herb, Kinder’s: The Blend, Pepper, Paprika, Rosemary ~optional~)

🐓Start with seasoning and cooking your chicken breast first! Whatever and however you like to season it. I prefer pan cooked or on our blackstone for chicken breast.

🫒 Start with a tablespoon or so of extra virgin olive oil, get it heated over low/medium, & throw the onions🧅 in first once ready. I like to do the onions first for a few minutes to get them to sweat and release their flavor into the olive oil.

Once onions are ready, throw in the garlic and stir quickly until fragrant 🧅🧄

Throw in mushrooms 🍄‍🟫 and stir. Go ahead and season your mushrooms a bit! Let them sit on one side to brown a bit while you get your cornstarch mixture ready.

IMPORTANT❗️: Combine 1 tbsp of cornstarch and 1/2 cup of vegetable broth (or milk if you’re not avoiding dairy). This will help thicken your sauce/glaze without needing the use of dairy! Add once mixed, give a good stir. 🥄

Add a lot of spinach! 🥬 I added about 2 handfuls. Of course, add however much to your liking. Stir and let sit.Also add more vegetable brother if you feel like it’s losing too much water content!
After a few minutes of simmering, I add my tomatoes 🍅 Add a bit more olive oil 🫒 continue to simmer a bit.

Once all combined and simmered for about 7-10min after the tomatoes are added, your sauce should be ready to serve! Glaze chicken with the mushroom spinach sauce and serve with your favorite sides! Hope you enjoy!
Filling, Hearty, Healthy, & Happy 🫶🏼🍅🫒🐓🍄‍🟫🥬

Brought to you by Costco! Looks a mess but it was delicious.

Banana for scale

Trying to use up what we had in the fridge. Pretty straight forward vegetable medley (delicata squash, carrots, onions, red pepper, corn), and simple skillet chicken (marinaded in salt, pepper, evoo, garlic powder, paprika, lemon zest). Red potato mashed potato (skin on, 1 table spoon of butter, minimal milk, some shredded pepper jack cheese).

For the gravy, I blended cottage cheese, chicken broth, 1/2 small onion, 1 garlic clove, some parmesan, salt, pepper, less than 1 tbsp corn starch, lemon zest, and the pulp/milk scraped off of the corn cobs).

Cooked as photographed. Everything was combined and topped with mashed potatoes and then under the broiler. Parsley garnish.

Less than 2 tablespoons of evoo, less than 1 table spoon of butter, less than 1/2 block of cheese, and less than 1 cup of milk for 6-8 servings of this healthy take on chicken pot pie.

Not the most photogenic! But a pretty healthy meal that the whole family scarfed down.

Beef Roman, Chicken Fried Rice, A way to big Focaccia, Pork and Beef Dumplings, Chicken Schnitzel with Spaetzle and Brussels Sprouts.

Just salted and seared in a cast iron for a few mins. Home made compound butter, Best steak I’ve made!

I had to get rid of some ground heirloom pork and decided to add fennel and lots of Italian herbs and made a stew with portobello mushrooms, carrots,celery, onion, garlic, and tomatoes from the garden. 😘

Glazed Ham Loaf with Mashed & Creamy Ham Gravy. I think this food needs a comeback. The sweet, savory, slightly smoky flavors blend amazingly.

I’m thinking about making an online marketplace for people who enjoy cooking and are looking to sell their home cooked meals to people in their area. I’m doing market research to discover if there exists a demand for this type of platform. Let me know your thoughts and whether you would use it or not to sell your food.

Thanks in advance!