Ummm...I would like a parade in my honor because I cooked my most involved meal to date! No, it wasn't hard but it was something I'd never tried before and I did it all by myself. Last night while I was cooking Jeff kept trying to come in the kitchen and I kept having to kick him out. Alas, it was a success and drum roll please....
Walnut Crusted Chicken! Yes, I even took a picture of my creation. I've become one of "those" people. This was so good and so easy. In the past I would have been intimidated by this type of recipe but I did it. Okay, so what this involved was drying the chicken (never done that before) then dipping it in egg whites, then coating it with the walnut/bread mixture and then browning the walnut/bread mixture for a few minutes. Once the outside layer was browned then put the skillet in the oven and cook for about 12 minutes. Easy, peasy! We ate it with a lovely side salad. I will admit that chicken is a main staple at our house but I've gotten bored with grilled chicken. I would only eat maybe half of it, my vegetables and go on with my night, only to get hungry later and go snack on chex mix or something (not very healthy!) but last night I ate every single bite of this yummy chicken. Maybe I'll even get brave enough to cook it for guests! I'm just so stinking happy with myself for trying this new recipe! And it's healthy and came from my new cook book.
As for the everything else. I'm going to be saying a lot of breath prayers this weekend. I'm home alone. Jeff has gone to Indiana to visit a friend so I've got to put my big girl panties on and stay home. I usually take the opportunity while he is gone to go stay with my parents or go visit girlfriends in a different town but I'm dog sitting this weekend and so I'm going to continue my cleaning up and clearing out. Maybe I'll wear myself out enough to sleep.
Hopefully we all have a wonderful weekend!
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