Set the Table 2017 | Week 49

It's time for a 2-for-one deal.

Night 1

Crockpot Cherry Chipotle Chicken

5-8 Organic chicken thighs and/or breasts

1 cup stock (vege or chicken. I used Better than Boullion Organic Chicken Base)

1 jar Holcomb Hollow Cherry Chipotle Jam

1 bunch fresh sage (stems and leaves intact)

sea salt and pepper

Place all ingredients into a crock pot and cook on low for 6 hours or on high for 4 hours. Reserve juices and refrigerate. 

Night 2

Organic Cheese and Spinach Ravioli in a Cherry Chipotle broth

Organic Cheese and Spinach Ravioli

Leftover Cherry Chipolte broth

1 heaping tablespoon of Marscapone cheese

Parmesan cheese

In a medium saucepan, heat up leftover broth to a simmer. Add marscapone cheese and slowly mix into broth until dissolved. Cook ravioli to package instructions. Place 4-5 ravioli's in a shallow bowl and pour 3-4 ladle fulls of broth over the pasta. Top with freshly grated parmesan cheese.

So good.
Mac, Chris and I LOVED this dish. Abbie and Tommy were not fans of the ravioli texture (it was their first crack at it!).

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• Each #SettheTable2017 post begins with a featured recipe(s) + upcoming week's game plan followed by a picture diary of last week's chaos. I sign off every post with a handy reference list of my favorite foodie articles. 
• #CatchmyGrit on my Instagram throughout the week to capture the fun, the food and the family table reactions (good and bad). C'est la vie, I selfy-ishly light it UP in pics and videos to keep truckin! 
• New to this series? Here's the STORY behind my #SettheTable2017 food adventures with Pure Barre Kildeer.
• My go to's for meal planning inspiration: 1. Jamie's Ultimate Recipes App + 5 Ingredients - Quick & Easy Food 2. Sarah Britton's My New Roots Blog + Recipe App 3. Rachael Ray's Week in a Day Cookbook 4. Kimberly Snyder 5. The Pollan Family Table  6. Toss your Own Salad 7. Deliciously Ella

Week 49's Game Plan:

• Taco Tuesday
• Mac's 13th Birthday 
• Italian night
• Breakfast for dinner

Wrap it UP with last week's family table action:

A close up of my cherry chipotle home plate. This chicken was so moist and flavorful, it fell apart with my fork touched it!

Tonight = Breakfast for dinner. 

Just call me waffles.


Set the Table.
It all starts at home plate.

To the Mullies we go... 

xoxoL

ps

My Top 11 #SettheTable2017 Topics:

1. Study: Eating Food with Fewer Pesticides Boosts Women's Chances to Conceive.
2. Will the Gut-Brain Connection Revolutionize Wellness?
3. Come to the table - Join Slow Food USA!
4. Stay on TOP of the Global Food Revolution Newsfeed.
5. Robyn O'Brien: Why Our Food Is Making Us Sick.
6. Kimbal Musk Wants to Reengineer the American Stomach | Why Food is the New Internet. 
7. Buy Antibiotic Free and Know the Source of Your Family's Meat.
8. The EWG "Clean Fifteen + Dirty Dozen produce guidelines helps you save money + reduce the pesticides and herbicides = Antibiotics harmful to our gut microbiome + mycobiome.
9. Avoid artificial colors and preservatives to keep your gut, your "second brain" happy + healthy.
10. Why, When and How to Eat Wheat.
11. Why do Some People do well as Vegans and Vegetarians (Clues from the Magical World of Genetics).