Chicken Parmesan

I have discovered there are a million and one ways to cook chicken parmesan. I have experimented with quite a few recipes and have found my favorite. It is a combo, fast, tasty, and most important easy.

Ingredients
4 Boneless skinless chicken breast (about 1 per person)
Flour (enough to dust the chicken)
2 eggs beaten
2 cups Panko
1 tablespoon Basil
Salt
Pepper
1/2 teaspoon Garlic powder (or to taste)
Sargento Italiano Mix Cheese (mozzarela, asiago, provolone, parmesan)
Olive Oil
1 jar pasta sauce


Put two chicken breasts at a time in a large ziplock bag. Flatten them with a mallet to about a 1/4 inch. The thinner they are the faster they will cook. Dust the chicken with flour then dip it in the egg.
On a large plate mix the panko, salt, pepper, garlic, and basil together. Add a handfull or so of the cheese mix. Coat the chicken in the panko mixture and place on a plate.
Heat olive oil over medium heat. You will know if the oil is ready if you put the tip of the handle in the oil and it starts to bubble right away. Don't let the oil get to hot - it will burn the outside and leave the inside raw.
Place the chicken in the pan and cook for 3-5 minutes each side or until the juices run clear. In the last minute sprinkle with more cheese and cover with a lid so the cheese will melt.
Serve over your favorite pasta (I like penne) smothered in pasta sauce and enjoy!

We were successful! We found lots of rocks for our retaining wall. Yay, for free rocks.

Rock Hunting

Ty and I are leaving to go hunting for rocks to finish our retaining wall! Wish us luck, I will write how it goes.

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Solids

We started solids with Ashton yesterday. I mixed rice cereal and milk - he ate about a teaspoon. It was really fun seeing him smear it all over his face. The look on his face as he tasted the cereal was priceless.

Tonight we gave him the same cereal again. It went well he seemed to really anticipate the spoon. He leaned forward and tried to help guide it into his mouth.

He is making all sorts of new sounds and rolling all over the place on the floor. Last night he slept much better only getting up twice. He is also inching across the floor. So fun to see the changes every day.

I have decided to try making cupcakes. They seem so cute and fun. Tomorrow is waffle sunday... yummy!

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I love this time of year because I can got to the grocery store and get a bunch of super cheap flowers. So far I have bought tulips and daises. I put them in mason jars.

Strawberry Sauce

Ingredients:

• Strawberries



• Sugar to taste - I use 1/3 cup, you can always add more later



• 1 Cap full of almond flavoring

Cut tops off strawberries. Put all ingredients into a pot and cook over low to medium heat until soft. Allow to cool, put in a blender and puree. Then enjoy! I found this recipe on my favorite blog: ourbestbites.com. Their recipes are so good!!

Of course this makes a lot of strawberry sauce so I decided to use it in muffins. Strawberry Blueberry muffins...mmm. Just follow a regular muffin recipe as far as the dry ingredients go. Put in the suggested egg and oil. Add about a cup of strawberry sauce and slowly add milk until it is normal muffin consistency.