It's been such a busy week in our household, I haven't had much time to post. Josh has been managing two stores, Levi's had soccer camp, and I'm trying to finish up my work so I can look for a new job. Oh, and there was one night our oven wasn't working when I had already planned on cooking! Our food this week has mostly consisted of home-cooked meals, and I didn't take many pictures to share.
Tuesday night we had grilled pork chops, collard greens, and rice. It was the first time I'd cooked or eaten collard greens, so I was a little worried. They were actually pretty good! I'm definitely going to make them again sometime, and I've included my recipe further down in this post. Josh marinated the pork chops in Soy Vay Island Teriyaki then grilled them. Levi didn't like them at all. I think the marinade would have been really good on chicken or beef kabobs.
Thursday night we ate at Hooters in North Richland Hills. Josh loves chicken wings... I don't. So Wing Stop is a definite "no" on my list. Buffalo Wild Wings is just OK (I'll eat there, but they don't have anything that I think is great). But the fried pickles at Hooters are really good, and Levi won't eat them at most other places. Josh had wings (of course). Levi had fish and chips (he like them, but I didn't). I had crab legs! That's a strange thing to eat at Hooters, and I was surprised to even see them on the menu when we first ate there a few months ago. I was even more surprised at how good they were! So last night I was still hungry after eating my meal and ordered more.
Crab legs are my absolute favorite food, and I will eat them any chance I get. Except at Red Lobster... one day I sent them back twice and still was served crab that was so dry, rubbery, and yellow (gross!) that I wouldn't eat it. You'd think the chef at a seafood restaurant would know how to steam crab legs. Apparently not.
Today for lunch we ate at Deb & Steve's Cafe in Southlake. Josh had a Ruben, Levi had ziti with marinara sauce, and I had a chicken salad sandwich with onion rings. All of our food was pretty tasty, but I think I like their breakfast better. Their biscuits and gravy are awesome.
Collard Greens
6 slices of bacon
1/2 large onion, diced
1 tsp minced garlic
2 bunches collard greens (about 1 1/2 lbs)
3 cups chicken stock
1 tsp salt
1 tsp ground pepper
1 Tbsp brown sugar
1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
2 tsp apple cider vinegar
Wash the collard greens and remove the stems/ribs. Chop the greens into one-inch strips.
Fry the bacon in a large pot until crisp, then remove the bacon and set it aside. Sauté the onion and garlic in the bacon grease for about 5 minutes. Add chicken stock (I actually used water and 1 tub Knorr Homestyle chicken stock), salt, pepper, brown sugar, pepper flakes, vinegar then stir. Bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer, then cover and cook on low for about one hour.
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