What's for dinner? Sesame Lemon Chicken!

Obviously my family LOVES to eat out, but we can't do that every night...and actually we cook quite a bit in my house so I thought y'all might like to try this new recipe I found in my new Food Network magazine! It was relatively easy, and I changed a few things but it was still delicious! Anyway here it is!

The recipe:



 

Here's what you need:



 



You do have to grind up your spices...and a re-purposed baby bullet works perfectly! ;]] All you do it rub it on the chicken, and then broil each side for 10 minutes. I began mine on HI to get it nice and hot then turned it back down to LO to cook the chicken.



 

And voila! It came out great! Nice and moist, really lemony!. ;]] I think next time I will toast my sesame seeds a little longer, because they weren't very strong...but still very tasty, and really pretty healthy! A GREAT midweek family dinner!

Simply Sweet (Bastrop, Tx)

After much anticipation over the last couple of months, I finally walked my butt into Simply Sweet last Thursday to try our very own cupcakery! I don't know why I had waited so long, but it definitely won't take months for my next visit!

Everyday Simply Sweet offers an array of fresh cupcakes to quell your sweet tooth. On Thursday morning, they offered chocolate with strawberry icing, vanilla with sprinkles, red velvet, lemon, chocolate with chocolate icing, and their flavor of the day...Irish Cream. I ordered one of each in the mini size, and one large chocolate with peanut butter icing (just for me!). The sugar must have spread, because I was feeling sweet! I took my bountiful treasure to my In laws to get some extra input for my review. Within a matter of minutes half of the minis were gone...and my 2 year old had eaten 3!! They were amazing! The peanut butter frosting was rich and creamy, the italian cream was whipped and light, all of the cakes were moist and fluffy, the red velvet was classic, and it took all my might to not go back and get more the next day. I tried to save one of each for the hubby to try...but by the time he got home he only got to taste one!

The coolest part about Simply Sweet is that (in my opinion) they deliver amazingly tasty sweets at a reasonable price. I've visited cupcake bakeries that charge $5.00 or more for their cupcakes...so for $2.00 a cake ($1.00 for a mini) I don't know why they don't have a line out their door! I even grabbed a cupcake gift card for my loyal facebook followers, and Rebecca is anxious to drop by and try Simply Sweet too!

So happy I've found my sweet tooth haven!

Viejo's Tacos Y Tequila

Hey y’all! How’ve you been?? It’s been a little while since we last reviewed a restaurant for you, but last Friday we got to attend a special tasting for Viejo’s Tacos Y Tequila and we wanted to tell you all about it!

First of all we sat at the most incredible table of people, and had an amazing time chatting with everyone and making new friends. Viejo’s definitely knows how to throw a good party! Our server was so sweet, and very accommodating. All of the members of the staff were so eager and excited to serve us, we really felt special! We got served 5 courses from start to finish and to drink they served us what will be their house margarita. (Oh boy, is it a kicker!) So we started with a fresh ceviche that was made with Tilapia, and garnished with fresh tomatoes, cilantro, avocado, and lime juice. I’m not a huge fan of fish, but gave it a taste and actually I found it really yummy. The fish was fresh, (I HATE a fishy taste, if it smells fishy I won’t eat it!) and it looked beautiful too!

Next came the tacos, and we got to try 4 different kinds. They served us a Carne Asada, a Chicken, a Pork, and a Fish taco. Everything had amazing flavor! My absolute favorite was the Chicken, but it does have a bit of an after bite to it, and will kick you in the pants if you aren’t careful! The Pork taco was served with a fresh mango salsa which was amazing! They’ll be making a couple of tweaks here and there before their grand opening this June, but overall the flavors they have created are unique and delicious! Viejo’s will be a great little tapas bar, serving mostly tacos and finger foods with a great bar filled with local Tequila. We can’t WAIT till they open, and will be there with bells on every chance we get!