Ok, sooooo my eye won’t stop twitching. It’s been 4 days now. They say it’s a sign of stress, dehydration, lack of sleep, allergies and some other crap. Sure, I’m stressed, but isn’t that what being a new homeowner while being a small business owner is all about? There’s no way to not be somewhat stressed out. But does this mean my eyes will twitch forever? Or do you think a bug just crawled back there and is eating my eye? Maybe I’ve just been watching too much Game of Thrones. But if I go blind, I’ll be hella pissed I didn’t go with my Game of Thrones gut on this one.
Yesterday, I picked weeds for an hour. Then I stepped in wet dog poop since it has been raining for 3 days straight. Not sure why I’m telling you this, just giving myself a little pity party. Or should I say poopy party. HA! I’m hilarious. I’m better now.
Does anyone else find that buying a rug is pretty much the hardest thing ever to search for? I seriously cannot find a good looking one for under $200. I just cannot buy something for more than that. It’s something you walk on every day. And Jackson runs straight in from the backyard, onto the carpet. The same backyard he runs around in. And steps in wet dog poop, too. You want his wet dog poop paws walking on top of a $600 rug? Ah hells nah.
You guys, get this. I was in a car accident on March 31st. It wasn’t a very big deal in the moment other than I could tell my car was pretty messed up and the girl was acting funny. When the woman who caused the accident left, a witness pulled up and said that she was totally drunk. So this dumb b got away with being drunk because I was a crying mess about the accident and didn’t call the police since it was just a fender bender. Well, it’s been over a month and my car still isn’t fixed. One of the motor mounts was cracked in half, my bumper was completely ruined. It’s just craziness. I totally know where the drunk woman works and I still wish I could just meander in and say, “YOU SUCK, YOU DRUNK MESS.” But I have to remember that Karma works in mysterious ways, right? Right.
Ok, let’s get to the food. Because after you make chicken like this, you’ll never want to have chicken any other way. When I was out in Pittsburgh working on my third cookbook, I stayed with Bill and Hayley from Primal Palate because they did the photography for my newest book. Well, by the end of the night after cooking all day, I would be completely sick of my own food so Bill and Hayley would make dinner. And they would either make crispy chicken wings OR crispy chicken thighs. The thighs were my favorite because even though they were crispy on the outside, they were super moist on the inside. Now stop being mad I said moist. Anywho, this is my recipe inspired by them, the amazing authors of Make it Paleo 2! You gotta get their newest cookbook, it’s crazy amazing! Now let’s eat!
Crispy Chicken Thighs with Pineapple Honey Mustard Sauce
- Yield: 3-4 1x
Ingredients
- 2 pounds skin-on chicken thighs, deboned (about 6 chicken thighs)
- fine sea salt, to taste
- garlic powder, to taste
- onion powder, to taste
- paprika, to taste
For the mustard sauce
- 2 tablespoons ghee, butter or coconut oil
- 1 cup pineapple chunks
- 1/4 cup dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons whole grain mustard
- 2–3 heaping tablespoons raw honey (depending how sweet you want it)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
- Place a large cast iron skillet over medium-high heat. Once pan is very hot, place deboned chicken thighs skin side down on the skillet. Feel free to crowd the pan because they will shrink up a good amount. Sprinkle each chicken thigh with salt, garlic powder, onion powder, and paprika. Once the skin has browned and become crispy, about 7-8 minutes, flip and cook for 5 more minutes. Then place in the oven to cook for 15-20 minutes, until no pink remains.
- While chicken is in the oven, place a medium sauté pan over medium heat and add ghee and pineapple chunks and cook until pineapple has caramelized on all sides, about 5 minutes.
- Place pineapple, mustards, and honey to a food processor and puree until smooth.
- Top each chicken thigh with pineapple honey mustard. Boom. Done.
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I have a Great Dane and we live in Texas where it’s been raining a ton and the soil takes days to soak up all the water. We have a swamp in the back yard a lot because of this and her paws are always dragging mud into the house. I bought a dark outdoor rug from Ikea to put in front of the slider inside our house because it’s more durable and doesn’t stain as easily as a normal indoor one would. It seems to work alright and I can vacuum it too. I think it was relatively inexpensive. Not the prettiest but it works!
check out esalerugs.com – when we bought our first house and were on a very limited budget I found this website. you can find some nice large rugs for a lot less than I could find anywhere else. congrats on your new home!
are they soft?? i’m so scared to buy online since i can’t feel them!
the ones I purchased are 100% wool pile and have held up pretty well considering we live in the mountains and are always tracking in dirt, mud, firewood and have 2 large dogs. I think they carry a lot of different materials. you could always go somewhere local to shop in person and check the softness and then try to track down the same rug online at one of the discount websites for less…
I just rented a place that desperately needed rugs. After hunting around I discovered that places that sell carpet often have remnant scraps you can get cut to whatever size you need and they’ll bind the edges to make it a rug. I got a scrap of high quality, expensive carpet, cut and bound it into the perfect sizes/shapes for my place, and put rugs in 3 rooms + my hallway for under $200 + whatever I spent to get rug pads for under them (I think ~$100)
You’re dependent on what remnants they have, but it’s pretty great. I did it at a local big furniture store that has a flooring department.
Try overstock.com. They have a lot of rugs under $200.
Try RugsUSA.com! They are always having a 75% off sale (seriously, ALWAYS) and you can get a big rug for much less than anywhere else.
The reviewers are really helpful and will let you know if the color is off in the picture or any other details you wish you could know by buying without touching first.
We got a 5′ x 8′ rug, delivered in less than a week for $110. SERIOUSLY.
A- this looks awesome, and I couldn’t wait for the recipe since seeing it on instagram! Will make for sure.
B- I didn’t see if you got any recommendations about roombas on your post the other day, but I’ll mention that I LOVE MINE. And that it’s totally worth the cost. And that you should get the pet one, even if it’s more expensive. Costco often carries them. I also work from home and run it all the time. It’s a miracle. Setting up your house so it doesn’t get stuck on/under things is helpful, but since you’re at home it’s also nice that you can just fix it.
C- I have bought all my rugs at Ikea. And they have all been good quality but cheap. And then when they’re ruined, you can get a new cheap one.
Yay homebuying! Also I hate eye twitching.
I’m sure the ticking eye just adds to your charm 😉
Hi-I’m still knida new to cooking meat. I’ve only ever placed chicken thighs in the oven to bake… no need for oil in the skillet when crisping?
i didn’t put any oil in with the chicken…
coconut oil with pineapple? And in chicken? I’ve never had sweet chicken before.
Physically go into a Crate and Barrel store and check out their rugs when they go on sale. I got a wool rug for my living room and paid only $160…it was near 50% off.