Four Foods on Friday pulled an HDMI switch on me this week by changing the format! This week, instead of answering four questions, I’m going to share four recipes based on the first four letters of the alphabet. I don’t know a lot of recipes, but thankfully, there are two options for each letter. Lets see what I come up with…

A – asparagus, applesauce

I had the best salad at a little local restaurant in Rome, Georgia, a few weeks ago that was spinach, asparagus, egg, and bacon with a sweet vinaigrette dressing. I think it’s something I can wing at home.

B – balsamic vinegar, bread

I’m pretty sure the asparagus salad I mentioned above has balsamic vinegar added to the dressing and it had crusty Italian bread as a side, of course.

C – chicken, cinnamon

I can’t find the exact recipe I’m looking for, because it was given to me by a friend and I think it was a family recipe, but this is close.

Cinnamon Chicken

1 tablespoon olive oil
2 onions, chopped
4 garlic cloves, minced
Six 4-ounce skinless chicken thighs
One 14 1/2 -ounce can diced tomatoes (no salt added)
1/4 cup dry white wine
2 bay leaves
1 cinnamon stick
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
6 cups rigatoni noodles

In a large nonstick skillet, heat the oil. Add the onions and garlic; cook, stirring as needed, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the chicken, tomatoes, wine, bay leaves, cinna­mon stick, ground cinnamon, pepper and salt; bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, covered, stirring as needed, until the chicken is cooked through, about 30 minutes. Discard the bay leaves and cinnamon stick. Add cooked and drained noodles. Stir until combined.

D – dressing, dumpling

It may not technically be a dumpling, and it’s a stretch to consider it a recipe, but my Nana used to make stew in a crockpot, and cover the top with canned biscuits for dumplings, and it was delish.

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