I have always loved to cook. And, I think I am pretty good at it too. I like to make things that make other people happy. I rarely cook good food for just myself, but if I know we are having company or it is a special day, like an anniversary, I will plan for days to make something yummy for everyone.
Since I am home now full time for the next 7 months I thought I would start branching out and cooking and BAKING some new recipes that I had never ever tried before. I was sharing my new creations on facebook but many people wanted a more detailed description and recipe than I could give there. So, I am adding something new to this blog, recipes!
I will share some photos of what I make. The recipe that I used and how easy it was. I guarantee there will be no "okra" in any of these recipes (That is my code for "food people will actually make and enjoy"). I will also be asking Dave to write a short review about what he thought of the meal too.
So, here we go. My first FOODIE post.
My first "new" recipe was a delicious breaded chicken creation via Jamie Oliver. I have provided the link the original recipe, but the one listed below is "my" version with a few changes that I made to it.
Ingredients:
- clove of garlic (I used a HUGE one, so you might want two)
- 1/2 lemon
- about 10 saltine crackers
- 2 tbsp butter
- parsley (I used dehydrated)
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 tbsp flour
- 1 large egg
- 3 chicken breasts
- olive oil
Instructions:
Peel the garlic and zest the lemon
Put the first 6 ingredients into the food processor and whiz until quite fine. I would suggest whizzing everything but the butter first, then adding the butter (soften in microwave) after everything else is crumbed up well (I think I just made up a new "thing" - crumbed! Heck, if Rachel Ray can do it, so can I!)
Beat the egg and put in a bowl
Put the flour on a plate.
Dip the chicken into the flour, then the egg and then coat with the mixture
Push the crumbs onto the breasts so they stick
Bake at 475 degrees until cooked (about 20 minutes, but check after 15, I like my chicken a little more "cooked" then just cooked)
Viola! I thought it was pretty yummy. But Dave was really impressed! He gave it an overall score of 8/10 and even suggested I cook it for guests in the future. This has also been the chicken dish that he has compared to all the others I have tried, so you know it was a hit. This one has been his overall favourite - so far!
If you try it, please leave a comment and let me know what you thought and any changes you made to make it even more yummy!
Happy Cooking!
No comments:
Post a Comment