• Main Dishes,  Recipes

    Smothered Chicken Thighs

    Smothered Chicken Thighs… what are we talking about here? The memories of having a big fancy dinner ring fondly in my mind’s eye. Growing up we’d have dinner at my grandparent’s house for some reason or another and my grandma would cook up a feast. Piles of delicious home-cookin’ would fill the dinner table and so would her pretty dishes.  I couldn’t tell you for certain that smothered chicken thighs was ever on the table on those nights, but I can say I’ve had it in countless other settings. It’s one of those meals that would’ve fit beautifully at grandma’s family meals.  Loaded with rice, mushrooms, and seared chicken, it…

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  • Recipes,  Side Dishes

    The Classic “Funeral Potatoes” Get A Keto Upgrade!

    Why does food this good have such a depressing name?  Well… I don’t have an answer for that.  Maybe it’s because when you go to the reception after a funeral everyone wants something comforting. Perhaps this casserole was made in honor of someone’s mama after she passed and it was a hit. Or what if someone made the name up as a joke, like “these potatoes are so good I just died and went to heaven”… *shrug* Whatever the case may be, I just know when I hear “Funeral Potatoes” I think a) yum and b) definitely NOT keto friendly. *boo* Sure there are Keto Funeral Potato replacement recipes out…