The Hungry Housewife

How to butterfly a chicken

March 4, 2013 · 12 Comments

Butterflying a chicken is one of those kitchen techniques that you should just know how to do. I know, I know….I know some people get all weird’ed out about handling a big ol’ raw bird. Well, get over it. It won’t bite. Learning how to butterfly a whole chicken will save you some cooking time, [...]

Filed Under: Kitchen Tips

The Croods Favorite Roasted Turkey Legs

February 25, 2013 · 14 Comments

Have you seen the preview for the The Croods , the new 3D comedy adventure from DreamWorks Animation? It looks like the most adorable movie ever. To give you the Cliff Notes version…. The movie is about a prehistoric family, including an over protective father, a free spirit teenage daughter, a loving Mother, two younger little ones [...]

Filed Under: Main Dishes, Sponsored Posts

London Broil

February 23, 2013 ·

Hi my lovelies. Happy Saturday to you. Stopping in here before a day of running around like a chicken with my head cut off to let you know I have a new delicious recipe for grilled London Broil up over at FoodFanatic.com So if the photo of that nice juicy hunk-a meat got you all [...]

Filed Under: Beef, Main Dishes

Orange Blossom Cupcakes & Giveaway

February 19, 2013 ·

I am a Florida girl. Growing up in Florida means you grow up on Florida Orange Juice. I was raised in Vero Beach, right in the heart of Indian River County…Indian River Citrus. We always had plenty of oranges and orange juice around the house All.The.Time That means a healthy dose of Vitamin C and [...]

Filed Under: Cupcakes, Desserts & Baked Goods, Giveaways

Greek Chicken Pasta

February 18, 2013 ·

We all get in a dinner rut. You take your meat out and just stare at it. And stare and stare… I mean it’s chicken, you can do a gazillion things with it, but you just have a blank stare. Happens to me allll the time with chicken and ground beef. To spark a little [...]

Filed Under: Chicken, Main Dishes

Southwestern Egg Salad

February 13, 2013 ·

Ohhh, I love me some egg salad. I could probably eat it every.day. forever and always. But like everything else, if you have it every day for the rest of your life, you might get sick of it. Soooo, It’s always good to know how to mix it up your egg salad recipe a lil’ [...]

Filed Under: Main Dishes, Salad, Sandwiches

Berry and Mascarpone Overnight French Toast

February 11, 2013 ·

It’s February 11th and you should totally be off your diets by now. Right? Thought so. I mean, I personally didn’t set myself up for failure. Diet Schmiet. This little brunch recipe is anything but diet food. It’s rich, with a super custardy bottom, and a sweet crunch top. ————————————————————————————————————————————— Layer half of your bread [...]

Filed Under: Breakfast

Chicken Under A Brick

February 7, 2013 ·

Pretty isn’t she? I have seen people fight over super duper crispy/almost burned chicken skin. Chicken Under a Brick is a foolproof, absolutely delicious method of cooking a bird. I am going to be a regular contributor on a new fabulous food website called Foodie Fanatic. There are some AMAZING other bloggers set to be [...]

Filed Under: Chicken, Main Dishes

Buffalo Chicken Wing Dip Croissant Roll Ups

February 1, 2013 ·

Are you ready for some football? The big game is upon us. Honestly I couldn’t care less about who is playing in the Super Bowl this year, because I am a big fat loser. None of my teams — the Buccaneers, the Steelers, or The Patriots — made it to the game, so I’m a [...]

Filed Under: Appetizers

All Purpose Crumb Topping

January 30, 2013 ·

In my professional opinion, Crumb Topping is the best-est of the best. In essence, it’s just flour,sugar and butter, but when baked, it turns into little nuggets of golden deliciousness. This is my All Purpose Crumb Topping. You can use it on anything and everything… Pies Muffins Sweet Casseroles Cupcakes Cobblers Facial Scrub..ok, not so [...]

Filed Under: Desserts & Baked Goods, Sweet

Sloppy Joe Pizza

January 28, 2013 ·

I am SUPER big on family dinners AT.THE.DINNER.TABLE. Almost every night we sit down, all together to eat dinner and talk about our day. I often hear people saying, “We barely, ever eat dinner at the same time.” People are too busy these days. They have baseball, gymnastics, music..etc. Evryones schedules are different. Well, we [...]

Filed Under: Giveaways

Valentines Peanut Butter Cookies

January 23, 2013 ·

I got bowed down to over these cookies. Seriously, like on knees and arms waving up and down to the floor…the whole shebang. Now keep in mind, I do bring all my baked goods to work for my co-workers to indulge on. And these simple Peanut Butter Cookies is what I get such praises for? [...]

Filed Under: Cookies, Desserts & Baked Goods