Chicken Fettuccine with Pesto Cream Sauce

This dish was lacking so much flavor. I used store bought pesto, HUGE mistake, and it was bland and B-O-R-I-N-G! Need to have a take 2 on this dish.

http://www.marthastewart.com/344301/chicken-fettuccine-with-pesto-cream-sauc

Pork Chops With Apples and Garlic Smashed Potatoes

I jumped the gun on my fall menu already! But I saw granny apples at the farmers market and decided, why not?!  I love showing pictures like this one prior to cooking to show all fresh, farmers market ingredients. It's my preferred way of cooking! 

Here is the final result! I do not use buttermilk in my potatoes, just regular milk. The apples are so delicious. This dish has the perfect savory/sweet balance. 

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/pork-chops-with-apples-and-garlic-smashed-potatoes-recipe/index.html

Crispy Ginger Lime Chicken Thighs

Oh baby!  This one was G-O-O-D! I've actually made it 2x already.  Super easy and so tasty!  I baked them at 450 degrees for about 30 minutes rather than broiling.  Very happy with the results.

http://www.marthastewart.com/336401/crispy-ginger-lime-chicken-thighs

Pan seared Pork with lemon

This was too bland and basic for me.  It needed a kick of something else.  I did the potatoes separately in the oven.

http://www.marthastewart.com/314549/pan-seared-pork-with-potatoes-and-lemon

Chicken roll-ups with Prosciutto, Spinach and Goat Cheese

How could you go wrong with prosciutto, spinach and goat cheese...that's right, you can't! The recipe called for arugula but Earl isn't a huge fan of it so I substituted spinach and added some prosciutto. It took me longer to prep this than to cook it. I put together an assembly line of just the amounts I needed to avoid contaminating everything with the raw chicken.  Once everything was prepped, cook time was minimal. I served it over garlic spinach with a boxed risotto.

http://www.marthastewart.com/318947/chicken-roll-ups-with-goat-cheese-and-ar

Chicken Cacciatore with Crispy Polenta

I was not a huge fan of this one.  I felt it was lacking something and I still can't put my finger on it. Maybe it needed some fresh herbs....not sure.  And my oven didn't properly brown the polenta like I had wanted. The edges started burning before it turned golden brown. Not sure if we'll be having this one again.

http://www.marthastewart.com/313309/chicken-cacciatore-with-crisp-polenta

Chicken and Thai Basil Stir-fry

The only thing this was missing is a fried egg on top and a little heat and I would have sworn I was eating Thai take-out! Prep was a bit time consuming having to cut up everything but the cook process was fairly quick. So happy I found Thai Basil at the farmers market.....it's what really made this dish fantastic. I found it needed a bit more soy sauce than called for so I added a couple of splashes at the end. Very excited to be able to bring new flavors to the dinner table!!

http://www.marthastewart.com/334306/chicken-and-basil-stir-fry