Sheet pan chicken and broccoli

My go-to dinner for when I'm busy, tired, worn out, cranky, etc = a sheet pan lined with foil + meat + veggies. 

This version had:

chicken thighs + ground thyme, paprika, garlic, salt, and pepper

frozen broccoli + a spray of olive oil, salt, and pepper

Baked at 350 for 30 minutes. Or until the chicken is 165.

The broccoli cooks in the chicken juices and also gets a little charred on top... so good.

Cranberry nut donuts

Continuing the donut trend... my mom makes these cranberry nut bars every Christmas and I tried them in donut form, with much success. They didn't last past breakfast. Adapted from the recipe on the back of the cranberry bag.

Cranberry Nut Donuts

1 egg

1/4 c. brown sugar

1/2 t. vanilla

2 T. olive oil

1/4 t. salt

1/2 c. gf flour

3/4 c. finely chopped fresh cranberries

1/4 c. finely chopped walnuts

Beat the egg with a whisk. Stir in the sugar, oil, and vanilla. Stir in the flour and salt. Stir in the cranberries and walnuts. Spoon into a sandwich bag, and cut the corner out. Pipe into a greased donut pan.* Bake for 10 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Dust with powdered sugar.

*I attempted to stretch the batch to make 6 donuts, but as you can see from the first picture they turned out a little skinny. Makes 4 chubbier donuts, as you can see in the second picture.**

**I ran out of cranberries and substituted some finely chopped blueberries in a second batch. Equally delicious.

P.S. I tried this recipe with baking powder to get a fluffier texture, but the overall opinion was that they are better without.

Banana donuts

Banana muffins... but make it a donut. Because why the heck not?

Banana donuts

Mix in a bowl:

1 really ripe banana, mushed with a fork

1 egg, beaten

1/4 c. oil

1 t. vanilla

1/2 t. vinegar

1/4 c. brown sugar

1 c. gf flour

1/2 t. cinnamon

1/2 t. baking powder

1/2 t. baking soda

1/2 t. salt

Pour the batter into a sandwich baggie and cut off the corner. Pipe into a greased donut pan. Top with cinnamon sugar, walnuts, chocolate chips, etc.

Bake at 350 for 13 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Makes 6 donuts