Work in Progress

In the summer I shall have fresh veggies, but for now the garden looks like this:

No more cable

I  dumped the cable company. Cold turkey. No more HGTV. No more history channel. No more  Discovery channel. Do I miss it? NO!

But my husband does.

We have an antenna. We have a Roku so we can get Netflix and Hulu Plus on our TV. We have a Bluray player.

The first week he sat in his recliner with the remote in his hand, flipping through our 22 free channels (18 are English speaking) and sighed. Flip, sigh, flip, sigh...

We are now in month 4. He can now find some shows. Free shows. Fewer commercials. We watch what we want, when we want. We don't watch that stupid half hour show that is placed between the two good half hour shows.

My husband was able to watch all his football games.

But baseball is not free.

Soy Sauce Lime Chicken with Zucchini and Broccoli

If I sit down the minute I get home from work I cannot get back up. Especially during the winter. When it is dark outside when I get home all I want to do is sit in front of the fire and take a nap. Since I go to bed so early, I want to have dinner on the table right away. Here is a fast easy recipe that was a hit with my boys.

1 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs
1/3 cup soy sauce
1 lime
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 1/2 to 2 cups zucchini cut in 1/2 inch cubes
2 broccoli crowns cut into florets
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 15 oz. can low sodium chicken broth
2 tablespoons corn starch

Mix soy sauce and juice of lime with onion powder. Trim nearly all fat from chicken thighs and cut in 1 inch pieces. Add to sauce and marinate on the counter or refrigerator for 30 minutes.

Heat large skillet on medium high, add 1 tablespoon of oil. Add broccoli and saute for 2 minutes. Add 1/2 cup water, cover, steam broccoli for 3 minutes, add zucchini and steam 2 more minutes. Uncover until remaining water dissolves. Move broccoli and zucchini to bowl.

Add 1 tablespoon oil to the same pan. Saute chicken in marinade until chicken is done, about 5 minutes. Move chicken to the broccoli bowl. Continue to cook sauce until reduced to about 1/2 cup, move sauce to another bowl.

Mix can of chicken broth with cornstarch, stir in pan until thickened. Add about 1/4 cup sauce back into pan. Add more sauce to taste. Careful, the sauce is quite concentrated. Add chicken, zucchini, and broccoli back to pan. Serve over rice.

Happy New Year!!!

I am too old for resolutions so I hired them out. Coming soon---pictures of the garden!