Weekend Cooking: New to the Dinner Rotation

I am addicted to Pinterest. It provides an unending source of inspiration - beautiful rooms, crafts, bookish fun, fashion, and primarily, food. My morning computer routine begins with a check of news, email, facebook, twitter, and now Pinterest. The kitchen is full of cookbooks, of course, but there's nothing like that Pinterest feed for instant dinner ideas. I like to try at least one new recipe every week, and my family willingly puts up with the experimentation. The occasional failure is inevitable, but overall they've been pretty happy.

Here are a few recent winners that have earned spots in my permanent recipe collection (all photos from Pinterest):

Slow Cooker Honey Sesame Chicken 

I've already made this simple, delicious dish twice. Twin B loved it so much, she requested it for her birthday dinner. The recipe from Tracey's Culinary Adventures is perfect - I can't remember the last time I haven't tweaked just a little. Plus, it uses ingredients I always have on hand. My pin is here.

Pistachio Lime Baked Salmon

This recipe, adapted from Taste of Home 5 Ingredient Recipes, came from Reluctant Entertainer. It was very easy to prepare, but a little too sweet for my taste. I'll definitely reduce the amount of brown sugar next time. Pistachios are a favorite, but this may be the first time I've used them in a main dish. Sandy warns against overcooking the salmon... be sure to heed her advice! My pin is here.

New Orleans Barbeque Shrimp

Preparing shrimp is quick and easy, and I could eat it every night of the week. You will always find a bag of shrimp in my freezer, at least one beer in the refrigerator, and the rest of the ingredients are pantry staples. A perfect last-minute dinner solution, this recipe from Allrecipes.com is a keeper. Here is my pin.

Grandma's Chicken Chardon

Here's another recipe from Allrecipes.com. Boneless chicken breasts are coated with a parmesan/bread crumb mixture and baked over mushrooms. I used half panko breadcrumbs (would have used panko exclusively, but I ran out) and baby bella mushrooms. My daughters and I loved it, but my husband thought it was a little bland... maybe a little pepper would have helped. My pin is here.

Do you regularly try new recipes? What has been your most memorable recent success... or failure?

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