Kitchen Love

Here are a few of my kitchen favorites right now:

1. Microplane grater

AMAZING. I am embarrassed to admit that I only used this for the first time this past week (it was a wedding gift). However, I thought it was fabulous and now I will use it all the time...probably for things I don't need it for! ha! This would be a great stocking stuffer!

2. Slow Cooker Thai Chicken

I love my slow cooker, but I often struggle to find recipes that are healthy and appetizing once all mixed together (yes, I don't always love my food to all touch). I made this recipe last week and Hunter and I both loved it. I served with brown rice and steamed snap peas.

Thai Chicken

Makes 6 servings

2.5 lbs chicken pieces (I used boneless skinless breasts)

1 c hot salsa (you could use mild if you want to dial down the spice)

1/4 c peanut butter

2 T lime juice

1 T soy sauce

1 t minced fresh ginger

Hot cooked rice

1/2 c peanuts

2 T chopped fresh cilantro

1. Place chicken in slow cooker. Combine salsa, peanut butter, lime juice, soy sauce and ginger; pour over chicken.

2. Cover; cook on low 8-9 hours or on high 3-4 hours, or until done.

3. Serve chicken and sauce over rice; sprinkle with peanuts and cilantro.

3. La Croix seltzer

Definitely my drink of choice right now. I have a harder time drinking water throughout the day when I am at home, so this provides a tasty substitution to plain water.

4. Cafe Bustelo
Love this coffee. I have had a hard time finding it here in Richmond; thankfully Hunter's mom stocked me up in Charlottesville! It is smooth and rich, yet super cheap by coffee standards.

5. My window sill sign

While I am adjusting more and more each day to our new life, I still have moments where I think I am living someone else's life and I will be tapped on the shoulder and someone will say "Ok! It's time to go back to Greenville!

Before I left Greenville some sweet friends gave me a little sign that now sits on my kitchen window sill that says:

"Behind us are memories...Beside us are friends....Before us are dreams."

So true.