So, the flu continued in our house this week taking down the man of the house for 2 days...one of which was Valentine's Day...thankfully a Valentine Elf (thank you to my mother in law Barb!) assisted Ryan in procuring a bouquet of flowers for his sweetheart...he also made a couple of handmade cards for his two sweeties (Nay and I). Sweet :) I found a super cute Valentine's Day outfit for Naomi a few months back, I tried to get her to smile for the camera, which she would...while she was looking down.
Or to say cheese...again, while looking down. But I did get to snap a couple of cute pics whether she was looking or not!
In celebration of the flu virus LEAVING our house I made a recipe from what I remember from my days cooking in a restaurant in high school. It's a fun way to jazz up chicken for a something a little more special dinner and is super easy and pretty quick actually:
Chicken Breasts with Sauteed Veggies, Bacon and Cheese
(with a title like THAT how could it possibly go wrong?!)
3 medium chicken breasts (adjust to the size/appetites of your family)
1 onion sliced
10 baby bella mushrooms sliced
3 cloves of minced garlic
1 red pepper cut into strips
2 T Evoo
3 strips of bacon
Salt, Pepper, Garlic Powder
1/2 C shredded cheddar cheese
Place your chicken breasts on a broiler pan and season with salt, pepper and garlic powder, broil on low for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, heat the Evoo in a medium saute pan and add onions, garlic, mushrooms and red pepper, saute over medium heat.
After 10 minutes, turn the chicken breasts over and add the 3 slices of bacon to the broiler pan. Continue to cook under a low broiler heat for about 10 minutes, checking and flipping the bacon so it doesn't burn.
Once the chicken breasts are cooked through place the chicken on a place, place the veggie saute over the top and sprinkle with cheese. The heat of the chicken and veggies should melt the cheese but if not put under the broiler (only with an oven proof plate!) for a minute and melt the cheese.
Bon Apetite!
Best worst idea ever...I have a very, very soft spot for Nutella...I think it is one of the yummiest richest, best foods on the planet. This morning while getting ready for work I was thinking about Nutella, which sadly happens more than I care to admit, and I thought...hmmm...I have a tube of crescent rolls in the fridge...maybe I could make an attempt at a very classed down chocolate croissant. So, I rolled out the crescent roll dough, I left the little triangles intact, and then added 1 tbsp of nutella in the center and put another crescent triangle over the top and crimped the edges with a fork and baked at 350 for 12 minutes and Voila!
A very cheap imitation of a chocolate croissant that was warm and chocolaty and not a bad way to shake up a mid-week breakfast. Nay and I had one with some fresh fruit. In total one little nutella crescent was around 300 calories so pretty comparable to a doughnut, definitely not your everyday breakfast but it was yummy!
My last blurb is going to be about Birchbox...I first "heard" of this from a blog that I follow called the Small Things Blog - if you haven't checked it out - you should - I think the blogger has great style and some really fun ideas! Anyway, Birchbox is a monthly subscription that you receive a box of goodies once a month with samples of high end beauty products...this month I received an exfoliating powder, eye liner, a sample of a tinted moisturizer, a blemish serum, supersmile mouth rinse and a free coupon for 6 downloads for and indie rock band. I love trying new products and how fun that you get an opportunity to try before you buy! I did have to wait on the waiting list for about a month before I got in to be added but I am really looking forward to whats to come!
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