Sweet & Saucy

Tuesday, January 3, 2017

Copycat Chick-Fil-A Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce

We made this to go with the copycat Chick-Fil-A chicken nuggets. I think it’s the best honey mustard sauce I’ve ever tasted. I would love to try it as a salad dressing sometime.

recipe from Damn Delicious; image from Pinch of Yum

Chick-Fil-A Chicken Nuggets

The Messy Mister saw a commercial for Chick-Fil-A chicken nuggets during a football game and wanted to run out and get some. I told him we could make them at home, and he didn’t believe me. Well, we can’t have that now, can we?

I don’t know if CFA uses the pickle marinade or not, but if they don’t, they should. I love the little hint of pickle flavor it leaves at the very end of the nugget!

recipe & image from Damn Delicious

Cranberry-Mustard Pork Chops

recipe from 5 Dollar Dinners; image from Paula Deen

Vanilla Greek Yogurt

I am notoriously NOT A FAN of yogurt. I can eat about half a container, then something switches and I can’t stand the thought of one single other bite. Last Christmas, I was looking for something new to make for Christmas morning. I usually make cinnamon rolls, but they haven’t been hitting the spot the last several years. Just before the Christmas season, The Messy Mister went to San Diego for a meeting and stayed in a hotel with a breakfast buffet. He came home raving about the fruit and yogurt bar they had there, so I decided to try to find a good recipe for granola. We bought the yogurt last year. THis year, The Messy Kids and I were able to tag along for the meeting and we stayed in the same hotel, with the same breakfast buffet. I dished up some yogurt honestly thinking it was whipped cream if I’m being honest, and was shocked and pleasantly surprised how much I loved it. It was nothing like store-bought yogurt! It was smooth, creamy, and just the right amount of tart. It simply amazed me that I was actually enjoying yogurt for once! I decided then and there that I wanted to learn how to make my own yogurt at home. We made one batch without any sweetener or flavoring, and it was enjoyed by all. I knew a sweetened batch would go over even better, so I experimented with this one, and I ended up eating two whole containers myself in a single sitting! It’s also really good with fresh fruit or a teaspoon of freezer jam mixed in with it.

I used whole milk (hey! It was Christmas!), and it turned out so good. I’m going to try with 2% milk next time, and I hope it will maintain its creamy thickness with the lower fat content.

my own recipe; image from Live Simply