Roasted Chicken Thighs with Broccoli and Carrots

After a mini vacation in California eating everything in sight, I wanted a nice, homey meal. I love this recipe for roasted chicken and wanted to change it up with broccoli and carrots. Yum! It's easy, pretty healthy, and a great weeknight meal. Your house will smell amazing when you cook it. 

Garam Masala Skirt Steak

After thinking of making Indian corn, I wanted some meat to go with it. Skirt steak is perfect for weeknights because you can quickly marinate it after work and it cooks so quickly. The mixture of garlic and the fragrant garam masala and dukkah was really great and unusual and went nicely with the corn. The steak was tender and tasty. 

Ingredients:

1 skirt steak

1 clove of garlic (more for a bigger piece)

1 tbsp garam masala

1 tsp dukkah

1 tsp kosher salt

olive oil

Directions:

Mash the garlic into a paste. In a small bowl, mix the garlic paste, remaining salt, spices and enough olive oil to form a loose paste. Smear it all over the steak on both sides. 

Herb-Crusted Pork Chops

This is a great, great weeknight meal. The bread crumbs keep the pork chop super juicy and are crispy and flavorful. You can use any herbs you want/have. I served the pork chops with roasted purple potatoes and green beans.

Ingredients:

2 pork chops

1 slice bread, crusts removed

big handful fresh herbs (I used tarragon, rosemary, thyme, and parsley)

lemon slices for serving

salt and pepper

egg

flour

1 tsp dijon mustard