Onion Broiled Chicken Thigh & Au Jus Sauce w/ Cheesy Potatoes

So, life has grabbed me and just ain't letting go. I did NOT feel like even cooking, but I do have a family I must care for. So here it goes...

Onion Broiled Chicken Thighs w/ Au Jus Sauce
12 Chicken Thighs
2 Pkg Lipton Onion Soup Mix
1/4 C Olive Oil
2 tsp cornstarch

Heat oven to 425*. Get a pan that can take the broiler & line with foil (the best trick I've ever learned for clean up!). Place the thighs in the pan. Mix olive oil & soup mix together & slather it over the thighs.
Bake for 40 mins.
Take the thighs out & pour the drippings into a pot. Mix the cornstarch with 1/4 c. of water, pour into drippings. Let warm up & thicken just a bit, remember, it is Au Jus sauce, not gravy.


Potatoes
Make instant potatoes as directed, but add some Parmesan cheese into the instant potatoes.

Serve all together. Place the Au Jus into a bowl & dip away. The Au Jus can also be poured over the potatoes, if desired.

Fish for dinner

Normally at this time of the year, I try to encorporate Jose's tradition of Lent into our family, but we're not doing it this year. I did buy some Red Snapper though to make one Friday & ended up making it last night, just because we are running low on food.
So here's what we had...
Red Snapper, individually wrapped. It's nicer this way, because you only make what you need rather than defrosting a bunch of fish & having lots of left overs.
I bbq'd these on the grill with salt & All Purpose Dill Mix. We really liked the taste the Dill Mix gave the fish!

Then my mom made us her 'famous' Jasmine Rice. Just plain with butter & salt.

A salad that our friend Karen made for the babyshower. She basically had cole slaw mix in a bowl with mayo. Well, I added some apples, plain yogurt & some splenda & mixed it all up. It came out fabulous!!!! I will definitely be making that one again!!!!!!!

Very easy & yummy!!!

Back in the kitchen

Ok Karla, I am back & posting just for you!
I have been overwhelmed with being a "new" mama, learning routines, getting back to my self, etc.
I have been back in the kitchen, but not cooking like I do.
Well tonight, I made a full meal, even though i didn't want to, because I am completely exhausted from my Laughlin trip & Delayna adjusting to being back. I even cooked with miss fussy in her bouncer on the counter, since I don't have a good carrier yet.
Anyway, here's dinner from tonight...
I made Quick Chicken & Dumplings (as usual, click on the recipe to get it) from Betty Crocker.
Here's my biscuits before I 'dropped' them

I replaced the frozen vegis for my favorite canned vegis:

Here's what my stew looked like before I dropped the dumplings

I forgot to take an after picture. I had a hungry little girl & was trying to get baby shower stuff done.
Anyway, the results were really good. It was a bit too salty, next time I won't season them on my own. The kids really liked it and it was the best Chicken & Dumplings recipe I have ever made!