I am so excited about this blog! i think it will be fun to keep up with each other's menus and share ideas. i'll start with what we had last night:

Spinach Stuffed Chicken Breast

4 chicken breasts
8 slices bacon
1/2 c spinach
1/2 c sour cream
1/2 c shredded cheese
3-4 cloves pressed garlic
salt/pepper

heat oven to 400. flatten chicken (to make a wrappable piece of meat). I used frozen spinach, which i dethawed in the microwave with water, and then squeezed the water out of it with my hands. if using fresh spinach, wilt in microwave. Add spinach, cheese, sour cream, and garlic in small bowl- stir still mixed. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Add spinach filling to middle of chicken breast and wrap. Wrap 2 slices of bacon around each chicken breast and secure with toothpicks. Place in shallow backing dish. Bake till done (around 30 minutes)

We also had:
foccacia bread (from the farmer's market)
wild rice made with chicken broth (which i always make with chicken buillon) in my rice cooker
Steamed Green beans.


*** i am very lax with amounts of ingredients. i didn't measure the s.cream, or the spinach, or the cheese for that matter. i just add some of each ingredient till i htink it looks right. i never do the right amt of chicken either. i alwasy just do how ever many chicken breasts i think we will need for that particular meal. i only did 3 chicken breasts with this particular meal. the chicken barely could fold over the spinach mixture, but it didn't really matter.