So This is What 10 Years Feels Like

As we all get older, we ask this one question more and more often; "Where does the time go?"

I can not believe it has been 10 years since I married my lovely wife. Looking back; I don't know how we got here. We  started off like most young couples, money was tight, most of our meals were at home, and many weekends were spend watching rented videos.  But with that, we had a chance to talk, to get to know each other more and more, have picnics in the park and go on long walks hand in hand.

I would add photos of back then but no one wants to see bad hair cuts and poor clothing choices.

Then, we decided to have kids and the madness ensued. We grew as a family.

 

 

 

Through it all, we smiled a lot, ate many good meals, gained loads of friends, and made some questionable decisions to say the least. I can say with all sincerity that I have been fortunate enough to have married:

A Loving Partner

My Traveling Companion

My Children's Doctor

My Biggest Supporter

And of Course, My Best Friend

At the end of these ten years I can honestly say, That I love my wife and even though money isn't as tight any more: I still love the meals we share at home, watching movies together, talking to one another, our occasional picnics and the walks we go on hand in hand. 10 years, and still not a person I would rather share a meal with. Now that's saying something.

Chicken Cacciatore

Been living life again and just didn't have much to write about. Too much to tell you about so I won't tell you anything I guess. Man of few words sort of thing. Thought I would come back talking about one of my wife's favorite dishes that I make. It's easy to make and tasty to eat. This is my Chicken Cacciatore.

What is needed:
3 carrots peeled and sliced
1 small yellow bell pepper
1 small red bell pepper

 

2 shallots diced
1/2 small onion diced
3 cloves garlic diced
2 tbsps. of cornstarch
1 or 2 cups of red wine
1 jar pasta sauce that you like to eat
2 chicken breasts cubed and some drumsticks or chicken thighs if you choose
Seasonings: 1 tbsp. salt, 1 tbsp. pepper, 1 tbsp. Italian seasonings

Step 1: prep all the ingredients as you see here. Use all the seasoning mix and cornstarch on the chicken.

Step 2: Brown the chicken. I tend to do it in different stages. Dark meat first then the cubes chicken breasts.

Step 3: Sautee the veggies on medium high heat. Once cooked through, add the red wine.

 

Step 4: Once wine reduced, add chicken back in and mix. Then add the tomato sauce. Reduce heat and let cook for 20-30 minutes.

If sauce is too thick you can add some chicken stock. 1 cup usually works fine.

 

I like to serve on a bed of rice with some peas. Enjoy!