Recipe, Lemon Pepper Chicken

I cooked yet another awesome meal last night!  I'm getting pretty good at this whole cooking thing.  Dinner needed to be pretty light since Matt had a basketball game last night, so instead of grilled sandwiches like last week, I cooked lemon pepper chicken, gluten free couscous and baked asparagus.  Delicious!  I don't know what the best part was, the chicken, the couscous or the asparagus.  The chicken wasn't dry, the couscous was gluten free and had a great flavor and the asparagus was perfect - drizzled with olive oil, salt and pepper.  It was so good and really easy that I felt it appropriate to share the recipe.

I googled the recipe yesterday afternoon and chose this one from AllRecipes.com.  I didn't followed it exactly but instead used the recipe as a guide.  I added more lemon juice and pepper; and I always cook my chicken longer than the recipe calls for.

  


Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons butter (or olive oil)
• 1 tablespoon ground black pepper, divided
• 1 skinless, boneless chicken breast half (I used large chicken dices)
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

Directions

1. Melt butter in a small skillet. Pepper the skillet with 1/2 tablespoon of the pepper, then lay the chicken breast onto the pepper. Squeeze fresh lemon juice onto the chicken, then season with the remaining pepper.
2. Saute chicken breast for about 5 to 7 minutes, then turn to the other side, squeeze lemon juice onto the other side and saute for another 5 to 7 minutes (or until chicken is cooked through and juices run clear).

Enjoy!

Stacked Wine

Dr. Oz never fails.  Today his special guest introduced kitchen gadgets that make your life easier such as an actual piece of cake cutter, salad chopper and...drum roll please........Stacked Wine.  How have I never heard of these before?!  Basically it's a bottle of wine already separated into four stemless wine glasses. Stacked wine is so hassle free, you don't need a corkscrew or stemware.  It's also perfect for on the go or on those nights when you just want one glass of wine.  I can't wait to order a few!  Cheers!

#PhotoadayApril, Day 16

Flowers I saw at Whole Foods.

Pre-game Meal, Followup

I literally just finished eating dinner and couldn't wait to give a full report on the kale chips.  Surprisingly, they were GOOD!  And so good for you!

Kale is full of vitamins and and minerals and is low in calories.  It also has lutein, an antioxidant that can increase eye and skin health.  Apple cider vinegar is good for people with diabetes as it may help lower glucose levels.  It may also lower cholesterol and high blood pressure, lower risk of heart disease and may assist in weight loss.  It also could help fight allergies (heck, I'll start taking a shot or two a day if it'll help my horrible allergies).  Olive oil has monounsaturated fatty acids which may help lower risk of heart disease by lowering total cholesterol levels and LDL cholesterol, may help normalize blood clotting and help control blood sugar.

I don't know about you, but I'm sold!  Bake some kale chips with your next sandwich and let me know what you think!  The recipe is listed below in the previous post, "Pre-game Meal, Recipe".

Pre-game Meal, Recipe

I'm making a light dinner this evening upon Matt's request since he has a basketball game.  I ran across this kale chip recipe and decided to sneak them in as a side dish.  So with our grilled sandwiches tonight, I'm replacing regular potato chips with kale chips.  #sosneaky  Sounds like a light and healthy dinner, just as Matt requested.  I know I can make killer grilled sandwiches but I'm a little nervous about these kale chips... Guess I'll know soon enough.

  

#PhotoadayApril, Day 15

Sunset at Lake Tahoe, February 2012.

#PhotoadayApril, Day 14

Today I feel:  thankful