Will twirl for chicken
Morning <3 How’s your day going? Hope it’s been lovely so far.
Last night for dinner, I made something quick and easy since it was cookstravaganza here all weekend:
Lemon and garlic asparagus
(with garlic powder, sea salt, pepper, a little cayenne, olive oil and lemon slices)
Quinoa was goat cheese, walnuts and dried cranberries
(seasoned with a little bit of walnut oil, sea salt and pepper)
and a rotisserie chicken, bought earlier in the day and heated up in the oven. The best part about heating up a store-bought rotisserie chicken? Feeling like you made it yourself when you take it out of the oven 😉
I had a glorious plate of quinoa and veg, while the Pilot and MIL munched the chicken and sides.
Whenever I bring chicken home, Bella knows it’s in the house. She stares at the fridge longingly, and last night, took her begging to an entirely different level.
She was TWIRLING for chicken. We gave her a few pieces for that one 😉
After dinner, we went to La Encantada and walked around, grabbed gelato –I was too full from dinner- and then came back to the casa. The Pilot had to leave for work at 3am, so after he left, I tossed and turned :/
This woke me up:
I’m off to drop off MIL at the airport (so glad she was here this weekend!), then weights time, a midwife appointment, and then shopping for a dress to wear to a wedding this weekend with a friend.
See ya later today!
xoxo
Gina
Something to think:
“You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.”
Rabindranath Tagore
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I always buy rotisserie chicken to add into soups and other chicken-ified dishes. It calls for less work, and makes me feel like I made a complete meal from scratch! Bella has the right idea by twirling for it 😉
she LIVES for rotisserie chicken
That is too funny, I really think rotisserie chicken is canine crack- my dogs also go absolutely crazy for it!
haha my parents dogs do the same thing 🙂
And bringing home a cooked chicken just makes like so much easier 🙂
Love that Bella twirled for chicken! Hey, can ya blame a girl who goes after what she wants? So cute.
Haha so funny! My dog won’t twirl, he just stares at you uncomfortably!
WALNUT OIL.
THAT is what my quinoa needs. thanks for the idea! 🙂
Rotisserie chicken is the best…it tastes so good. I use it in everything. And then I boil the carcass and make an awesome chicken soup! I’ve gotta try adding lemon to my asparagus 🙂 That is too cute that Bella loves chicken so much!
I’ve been loving bananas in my cereal this summer – cheap fresh fruit is one part of summer I’m not ready to give up yet!
Too cute about the twirling, Bella Ballerina!
Sounds like you have a fun day planned today. Your quinoa recipe sounds really good!
Bella is adorable! i’m sure i could get my cats to do that for tuna! lol
But Bella is the cutest little beggar ever! : )
I used to buy rotisserie chicken in college because it was pre-cooked and would last for several meals. Plus, at $6/chicken, it didn’t get much cheaper than that. Much healthier than a pizza (although I had a few of those in college as well 🙂 )
Think I’ll pick up one this weekend. Would make a nice and simple dinner. Also trying to find a non-hazardous looking veggie recipe to try out on the bf. Boy is it hard to get him to eat veggies!!!
Try steamed green beens, and on top put some shredded cheddar cheese, seasoning salt, and hot chili flakes. SO GOOD and not a boring ol’ veggie dish. My boyfriend loves it and he hates veggies, too.
mhm the cereal looks like its worth waking up for 😉 have to try it out soon! thanks for this great inspiration 🙂
Sometimes the easiest dinners sure are the tastiest!!!
Dogs can be so impressive when they want food, no? haha
I love asparagus, probably my favourite veggie. Yours look yummy 🙂
I’d twirl for roast chicken!
My dogs used to do the SAME thing when we brought home rotisserie chicken!! The twirl and everything! Looks like a great meal. Have fun dress shopping!
ooh those oats look delish I might throw some in the fridge now!
Haha, aww, your little Bella is quite the talent! Does your MIL live far from you? We hear you talk about your family tonnes, but very seldom does the Pilots fam come into the picture. I am glad you had a good time with her this house warming weekend! And you are right, store bought stuff can be a real life saver.
I love the grocery store chicken — so easy to just heat up and then your house smells like amazing.
Looks like a delicious meal and it seems so simple!
Thank you for the Something to Think quote. It was just what I needed to see this morning! Time to get busy “crossing the sea.”
Mmm… Yummy dinner. I’m with you about store bought rotiserrie. Put it in the oven and its homemade 😉
I’m totally a fan of rotisserie chicken too! Like you said, I love taking it out of the oven because it feels like you did it all by yourself AND it makes your house smell fabulous. 🙂 I’m a newer reader, so I’m not sure if I know this, but are you vegetarian?
nope, i eat fish all the time and occasionally chicken – i have to be in the mood for chicken, though
oh man i haven’t had rotisserie chicken in a long while. i like to make chicken salad with leftovers (vegenaise, grapes, celery, apples) yumm!
Where do you find the vegenaise?
whole foods!
whoaaaaaa. amazing!
Why do they make them wake up so early? When my hubs is out of the door at 5 or earlier, it is quite the bleary eyed kiss goodbye.
i hate it so much
Bella is too cute. That chicken looked yummy though. I’d twirl for it. 😉
oh man, my cat goes crazy for rotisserie chicken. crazyyyy. love bella’s twirls!
Mmm..that meal looks so good! I love the idea of both the garlic lemon asparagus, and adding goats cheese to quinoa – they sounds like delicious combinations 🙂 Yeeeks, poor you and Pilot, that’s a very early start indeed! So nice that your mother in law could make it down for the weekend – from what i’ve read it was an amazing one! 🙂 Have a great day! xyx
Bella is too cute! Dexter will do anything for food. We call him our little circus dog when he stands on his hind legs like that. I think he’s even busted out a twirl before!
Awww Bella is adorable. My cats just whine and stare and then try to climb up when they want something. Maybe they’d have more success if they learned a couple of tricks 😉
I always want to buy one of those chickens when I’m at the store but it’s so huge and I wouldn’t know what do to with all the leftovers!
what a nice dinner and those asparagus… one of my favorite ways to eat them!
Gotta have that hit of cayenne and lemons!
Pets are so clever, aren’t they!
If you can find it, pecan oil is a dream. I use it in *everything*!
My dog one time snuck into the kitchen and ate an entire roasted chicken carcass. We were amazed that he was completely fine.
haha! once viesa ate an entire yellow cake
Dinner looked yummy- I need to try cooking my asparagus with lemon slices!
Bella is just the cutest. My old family pug just sits and whimpers for food now, no more cool tricks! She’s afraid of breaking a hip 😉
I really wish the hubs liked asparagus. He can’t stand the stuff, so I always end up bypassing it at the store, despite the fact that every time I see it, I want to devour it on the screen…
Gina,
I have been following your blog for a while and know that you are trying to be as gluten free as possible. I too have discovered that gluten doesn’t exactly agree with me. While I have been tested for celiac and told that I am negative, I still believe I have some sensitivity to it. I have been trying to take meal ideas from you and was curious if quinoa is gluten free? I’ll take as many different meal options as I can get! thanks! ps. the house looks beautiful. congrats on the baby and house!
It is 🙂
and it’s possible to test negative on every single test “they” test you for… and still have intolerances and sensitivities. Trial and error and listening to your body sometimes trumps the tests 🙂
amen- thanks girl!
yes, it is gf! and as averie said, it’s definitely possible to test negative for celiac and still be sensitive to it
how do you prepare the quinoa that you made with this dinner? It looks great and I was hoping for the recipe.
Thank you,
Meghan
just rinsed and cooked it in water, and when it was cooked added sea salt, pepper, walnut oil, walnuts, dried cranberries and crumbled goat cheese. it was super easy 🙂
I love grocery store rotisserie chickens! Except I never buy them for myself because I hate the legs/wings/dark meat. So I only eat them when I’m visiting home and my dad’s there to eat all the yucky parts. 😛
Now I want a heaping plate of quinoa and asparagus 😀
cookstravaganza <– love that word
And glad you were able to not do as much hot 'n heavy cooking after a weekend with lots of time in the kitchen.
Have fun dress shopping!!! and enjoy your midwife appt. I always loved mine. It was so much fun learning about the development and growth and listening to the heartbeat was the best thing ever!
I love rotisserie chicken! The hardest part about buying one is trying not to pick at it before it’s dinner time. They always smell so amazing!
Oh Wow! That quinoa dish looks AMAZING. I’m gonna have to try that!
Love rotisserie chicken! It absolutely does make me feel like I really cooked it myself. Plus, the leftovers make great sandwiches and salads. We have a little kitty who also begs and begs for scraps, just like Bella!
Bella has the right idea. I’d twirl for chicken, too. And that couscous, yum!
I’ve never had quinoa!! I will have to pick some up when I visit Whole Foods this weekend! Is it like Cous Cous?!
Ah Bella is too cute! Every post she is in makes me smile! I think she would be good buddies with my puppy Salsa…named after her spicy attitude 🙂 She definitely has the princess mentality down!
So cute! My baby, Pepper, is a border collie mix so he likes to herd my parents to the snack closet or fridge to get him junk food. And they get him something Every.Single.Time. He’s got them trained so well lol!
Quinoa + goat cheese + dried cranbreezies = happiness. Also good with dried cherries and some spinach. Mmmm.
Are you not eating chicken anymore?
i just have it very, very rarely. i ate it today for the first time in maybe 4 months?
My step mom had a dog who would twirl, hop forward and back. I would call it circus tricks, and could use any food to get her to perform.