• bring on the orzo…

    It’s start in the browning… Now the orzo makes this dish special but what really takes it over the top is the chicken and creamy sauce. To start building the flavor and to make the chicken stand out it all starts with browning it.  When you season it (really well) and then put it in a HOT skillet magic happens.  A deep brown crust starts to form and creates a delicious seal that keeps are the yummy juices inside the chicken…where they belong.  Now as good as that sounds…it is just the beginning. All together now Now after the chicken is all nice and brown it is time for the real…

  • bring on the orzo…

    It’s start in the browning… Now the orzo makes this dish special but what really takes it over the top is the chicken and creamy sauce. To start building the flavor and to make the chicken stand out it all starts with browning it.  When you season it (really well) and then put it in a HOT skillet magic happens.  A deep brown crust starts to form and creates a delicious seal that keeps are the yummy juices inside the chicken…where they belong.  Now as good as that sounds…it is just the beginning. All together now Now after the chicken is all nice and brown it is time for the real…

  • Orzo in the making…

    Soup is a comfort food for The Hubby and I try to have it for him as often as possible…but in Half Baked Land it is already getting warm outside so I am not in much of a soup mood, until I remembered a recipe I have been waiting to make all winter…Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup. When I first came across this recipe it was late summer/early fall so I decided to put it on the back burner until spring rolled back around and finally it is here…and it is finally time for this soup!!  It is a very hearty soup, while still being light with a perfect hint of lemon…