caramelized chicken wrap

I like to put honey, rock salt, and garlic all over my whole roasted chickens to make a supa crispy blackened outside. Not having a whole chicken on hand (shucks), but craving this combo, I decided I would settle for a whipped up caramelized chicken wrap. Turns out I didn't settle and this was aaaamazing.

Ingredients (for 5 tortillas-worth inspired by this recipe):
1 lb organic chicken breast, sliced
1/4 cup honey
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp red pepper flakes
2 tbs olive oil  
rock salt & pepper
1 cup water, divided
1 handful of cherry tomatoes
1.5 cups rice pilaf
5 tortillas
Creme fraiche for topping

Directions:1. Cut chicken into slices and place in a bowl or a ziploc bag directly. Add honey, garlic, red pepper flakes, olive oil, and rock salt & pepper. Mix and stir to coat. Transfer to a ziploc bag or cover with clingwrap and place in fridge for 20 minutes.
 

2. Heat a pan (or this nifty pan that lets liquid pool in the cracks) over medium-high heat.
 

3. Add chicken and marinade to the pan, squeezing every bit of marinade out onto the pan. Let cook over medium-high heat while marinade bubbles underneath and browns the chicken until dark (shown in last picture of this instruction).

 

 

 

 

4. Add 4 tbs water to the pan to sizzle and stick the sauce to the chicken.  Cook until water is gone. Transfer chicken to a plate and cover with foil to keep warm, but let breathe to not overcook while sitting.
 

 

5. Add tomatoes to the pan over medium-high/high heat. Add remainder of water to the pan and shake to coat. Cook until tomatoes begin to squish and split, about 10 minutes.
 

 

6. Add squished tomatoes to the chicken plate, arrange wraps in the order of tortilla, rice pilaf, chicken, tomatoes & a dollop of creme fraiche.
 

 

 

 

*Of note for leftovers: chicken and rice saves well in the fridge, 

tomatoes & creme fraiche do not*

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crab dip and grilled steak

This weekend was a busy one, but I managed to fill it with food (per usual). Saturday brunch at the bakery...

Then went out to a bridal shower and returned home to blooming flowers and homemade pasta salad...
 

Sunday after brunch of a bagel brunch boat (recipe here), a bunch of errands, and outside work, a warm crab dip hit the spot. Recipe here.

After marinating the steak (with a ginger, garlic, lemongrass, worcestershire and soy sauce marinade) we grilled it and served it with delicious garlic basil corn...and finished it off with some unbelievable pistachio ice cream from down the street! Erin also obviously enjoyed the beautiful weather!

Tomorrow my meim comes to keep me company will T travels for work again. I'm planning to make my favorite chicken pot pie for a welcome dinner! Yum!

 

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grilled steak with curry mustard sauce and asparagus

Eek, it's been a while...

Just a quick one before horror movie night with popcorn and the lights off.

This week's main dinner was a delicious grilled steak (T's job) with my own curry-mustard sauce along with some grilled asparagus (my jobs!).

 

Asparagus is one of my favorite veggies, and although Spring is not my favorite season, it does bring my long green friends back to me fresh for a small window of time!! 

Unfortunately I was a terrible blogger this past weekend and forgot to take pictures of our dinner at 80 Thoreau. Not too worried though, I'm sure I will be back within the next 2 months...especially for one of their "tonic & gins" with their house-made gin. 

Tomorrow T and I will celebrate our 5-year anniversary at Clio, where I will hopefully remember to document the culinary experience...as well as some of my Loubies!

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thursday culinary hop

Thursday was filled with celebrations and food...too much food!

House-made chips with bacon and onions at West End Johnnie's

Pulled pork sliders at Underbones

Fuzzy vision after eating too many chips and pork sliders

 After initial drinks and apps with co-workers for the work celebration, a few of us continued the culinary tour at Redbones' younger child Underbones. Underbones is the same menu and drinks but underground and looks more like a frat basement than a restaurant. We ordered chicken and pork sliders (not listed on the menu) with coleslaw on mini kaiser buns with their house margaritas. Unfortunately only nonalcoholic drinks of iced tea and lemonade were served in ball jars...I was jealous so now I have planned a summer get-together with ball jars with tasty drinks and close friends.

Now it's onto a healthy eating detox of all of the pulled pork and chips! Starting the day off right with a mushroom and baby spinach omelette.

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slow sunday

A perfect relaxing Sunday was filled with antiquing, dog park, and cooking. Boston and the suburbs are already filled with tourists flocking in for the marathon and Patriot's day. Hopefully tomorrow's public transit won't be claustrophobic, but inevitably it will be! Dang. Good thing I can find an escape in the 'burbs!

After a long walk at the dog park with Erin the only thing that could quench my thirst was a homemade banana raspberry blueberry smoothie!

For Sunday dinner I made Spaghetti with clams in a white wine sauce. Nom!

A nice relaxing weekend to prepare for a new week or work, Zumba, entertaining, and drinks. Happy Sunday!

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