december menu

this is a little late coming out but i thought you might still want to see what we've been eating this month.

dec 18 : baked parmesian chicken
dec 19: braised herb chicken with potatoes (i haven't ever made this i'll let you know if it's good)
dec 20: left over Baked Blue chicken (recipe below) 10/10!!!
dec 21: maybe more blue chicken if there's enough, maybe frozen pizza :)
dec 22: left over Baked parmesian chicken
dec 23: family burrito
dec 24: fly to AR
return home dec 29: chili
dec 30: Hamburgers (hopefully on our grill we are bringing home!)
dec 31- hopefully some new year's party
jan1 : bacon-pineapple pizza
jan 2: artichoke chicken (i think i've posted this recipe before)
jan 3: frozen herbed chicken with potatoes
jan 4: small group
jan 5: left over artichoke chicken
jan6: chinese dumplings
jan 7: spanish noodles


a few recipes worth making:

California Sherry Chicken

4 chicken breasts
1/4 c flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1 tbsp olive oil
1/2 cup cooking sherry
1/2 c chicken broth
1 garlic clove pressed
1/2 lemon
4 carrots
4 zucchini squashes, julienned

1. place chicken in resealable plastic bag with flour, salt and pepper. seal bag and shake to coat. remove chicken from bag shaking excess flour
2. heat oil in skillet over medium high heat. brown chicken on both sides until golden. remove and set aside.
3. in same skillet combine sherry, broth, garlic and a squeeze of lemon and bring to aboil. return chicken to skillet, reduce heat to low and simmer until chicken cooked through.
4. saute carrots and zucchini in separate skillet until ttender. add to simmering chicken and sauce and heat through before serving.

**one of our favorites!

Baked Parmesian chicken-10/10!!

2 tbsp olive oil
1 garlic clove minced
1 c dry bread crumbs
2/3 c grated parm cheese
1 tsp dried basil leaves
1/4 tsp pepper
6 chicken breasts

1. preheat oven to 350. l ightly grease 9x13 baking dish
2. in bowl blend olive oil and garlic, in separate bowl mix bread crumbs, parm cheese, basil and pepper. dip each brerast in oil mixture then the bread crumb mixture. arrange coated breasts in prepared baking dish, and top with any remaining bread crumb mixture.
3. bake 30 minutes until chicken done



Baked Blue Chicken- yummmy!!

1/2 lb blue cheese crumbled
1 pint sour cream
4 chicken breasts
1 c bread crumbs
4 pressed garlic cloves
1 beaten egg
1/2 c flour
2 tbsp butter'
2 tbsp oil
salt to taste


1. preheat oven to 350. combing flour and bread crumbs.
2. salt pollo lightly, dip into beaten egg and then dip into flour/crumb mixture. place butter and oil in skillet and brown chicken.
3. place browned meat in baking dish
4. mix blue cheese, sour cream and garlic
5. pour over pollo
6. cover and bake 30-40 minutes until chicken done