The Faithful Foodie

Oven Fried Chicken...

Oven Fried Chicken When my kids were growing up this was one of their favorite dinners. We’d have baked potatoes with sour cream and a vegetable along with this chicken and it was a most satisfying meal. Just last week one of my daughter’s neighborhood friends facebooked...

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February 17th, 2010
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Crockpot Salsa Chick...

Crockpot Salsa Chicken This recipe is ridiculously easy! Just throw three ingredients in the crockpot before you leave for work in the morning and it is ready to add the final touches for a great meal when you get home. It makes plenty of sauce so it’s great served over steamed...

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February 1st, 2010
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Beer and Rosemary Ro...

Beer & Rosemary Roasted Chicken My husband’s favorite meal is roasted chicken so I thought I would try basting the chicken in this mixture of beer and rosemary. I had dug up one of my rosemary plants and potted it before it got cold so I even had fresh rosemary but dried...

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January 17th, 2010
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Crockpot Creamed Chi...

Crockpot Creamed Chicken over Cheesy Biscuits This recipe is pure comfort food and so easy to make!! I threw this in the crockpot on a morning when it was zero outside and came home from work with the house smelling great and a wonderful hot dish on a day where the high temperature...

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January 8th, 2010
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Jamaican Jerk Grille...

This is another of my son, Matt’s, recipes. The jerk sauce is made ahead so the chicken can be marinaded. I marinaded the chicken tenders all afternoon but you can leave them overnight if you wish. Matt likes to use boneless chicken thighs with this sauce. When you taste the...

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November 8th, 2009
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Lemon Chicken Soup w...

Lemon Chicken Soup with Spinach and Dill With the cool weather arriving here in the midwest, this recipe provides a tasty twist on your basic comfort food – chicken soup! My first taste of this soup took me back to my childhood and a Greek restaurant my family used to frequent....

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October 1st, 2009
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Tomatillo Salsa &...

Tomatillos have been in abundance at the farmer’s market (even here in the heartland.) I bought a whole basket of them for $2 last week. Having the tomatillos so available made it a perfect time to make this salsa and have chicken tacos! I made a cheese quesadilla for dinner...

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September 1st, 2009
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Sesame Chicken Noodl...

Sesame Chicken Noodle Salad This is one of my favorite summer recipes to take to a potluck so I took it to my Dining for Women meeting this month. It was a big hit, as it usually is. It looks beautiful on the serving platter, too! I have simplified this over the years by using precooked...

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August 25th, 2009
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Versatile Summer Sal...

Cranberry Chicken Pilaf Salad with Toasted Almonds Do you have meat eating, vegetarian, and vegan friends and family? If so, then this recipe is for you! I’ve adapted it from the Kashi website. For meat eaters prepare it as written. For vegetarians just leave out the chicken....

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July 28th, 2009
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Grilled Curried Chic...

Cherry Sauce Ingredients When I come home from a trip I like to bring regional specialities home with me to use in my cooking. This recipe uses dried cherries from Traverse City. I brought home 8 pounds of them so I’ve gotta get crackin’ and use some of them. My son, Matt,...

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July 24th, 2009
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