Pan fried Chicken

A beautiful sunny in Toronto.  A quick dinner tonight as I have a meeting tonight.  I popped into the Healthy Butcher on Queen Street and purchased chicken breasts and hot Italian sausage.  I pan fried the chicken breast and made Alfredo sauce before heading out to my kids school meeting.  In a matter of 20 minutes, we had a delicious meal.

Pan Fried Chicken


-1 chicken breast
-small amount of oil or butter
-herb de provence (i just sprinkle it on chicken)
-salt and pepper
-fresh lemon juice 
-1/2 cup white wine

On medium high heat cook chicken breast in oil or butter.  sprinkle spices on chicken and add lemon juice and wine.  Allow to cook on first side for about 8-10 minutes.  When chicken no longer is sticking to pan turn it over.  You may cover it.  Keep adding wine if you find that the liquid is cooking off.  On a side note, when cooking with wine the alcohol cooks off and you can feed this to children.

"Those who have no time for healthy eating

will sooner or later have to find time

for illness." – Edward Stanley

Chicken Wings

hello, another sunny day in Toronto. I decided to make chicken wings for dinner with fresh veggies and sweet potatoes pan fried.  It is so easy...I never realized how simple things are to make.  During dinner I looked up and there was utter silence, my friend who lives in the building was over for a quick break from studying, and my two daughters 4 and 6 were quiet and eating.  There was no fighting or screaming or yelling, there were four people enjoying home made food.  I love these moments.  In the past few months there has been less and less challenges with dinner, the kids are trying new things and I am enjoying the ability to experiment in the kitchen.

 Sweet Potatoes


-2 tablespoon olive oil
-1 purple onions chopped
-chili powder
-garlic
-white wine
-parmesan cheese
-sweet potatoes


In a frying pan on medium heat, I added olive oil, onion and sweet potatoes coined, thinly.  I allowed to cook until browned on each side.  I added 1/4 cup of white wine and chili powder, a dash of salt and pepper and continued cooking until soft.  At the end I added parmesan cheese.  Remember not to add too much salt as the cheese add salt.  Another good cheese to use would be a smoked gouda or smoked mozzarella cheese.  These are delicious, if you find that they are to spicy add a little brown sugar or maple syrup.

The Chicken Wings


-2 tablespoons whole wheat flour
-2 tablespoons brown sugar
-1 teaspoon herb de province
-1/2 teaspoon chili powder
-1/4 teaspoon cumin
1/4 teapoon each garlic and onion powder


mix together, coat chicken wings and cook at 450 for about 20 minutes.  The brown sugar allows it to brown allowing the insides to stay moist and delicious...I bought some PC brand buffalo chicken sauce, had a beer, some fresh veggies and my friend brought some blue cheese salad dressing.

Dinner

Good evening,


It was another beautiful day in Toronto.  I went and completed my grocery shopping with my neighbour and friend.  The kids and I went for a bike ride.  When we returned home we ate dinner.  For dinner, I finished up my tuna salad from lunch, with the balsamic vinegar salad dressing.  On a baguette, I added tuna and peppercorn goat cheese.  I also ate some heirloom tomato with salt and pepper.  Heirloom tomatoes have a refreshing taste and there are so many kinds.  I was eating a brandy wine.  You can purchase heirloom tomatoes at local grocery stores, organic stores and farmers markets.  Heirloom means that they have been passed down for generations.  

Tonight's soup

So tonight is clean out the crisper soup.

I have added beets, onions, carrots, sweet potatoes, celery, garlic, zuchinni, a can of pineapple, beef broth, curry powder, a can of coconut milk, red curry paste and fresh cilantro.  I am essentially clearing out the fridge to make a soup.  It is a beautiful sunny day here in Toronto however it started out gray and it felt like a soup day.

I sautéed the vegetables, added the beef broth, a can of pineapple and spices to taste.  Allowed it to simmer all day.  It smells amazing.  

A night on the town

Last night I took a night off,.  I went out with a friend for a night on the town.  We started on Baldwin Street, at Cafe la Caffe, where we had bruschetta and wine which was amazing.  We then walked a few doors down to Bodega, which is my favourite restaurant.  i had Scallops on top of a baked apples over wilted spinach in a curry sauce, followed by a steak and frites and for dessert orange creme broule.  It was an amazing meal.

Chicken Parmesan

Hello,


Another amazing day in Toronto.  After dinner tonight, I was able to sit on my balcony and enjoy a glass of wine, wearing flip flops and a sun dress.  Amazing weather for March 20th.  I made my chicken parmesan, instead of using mostly mozzarella I used cheese curds and parmesan cheese with a little mozzarella.  I used my spaghetti sauce with the chorizo sausage on top of my breaded chicken.


T's Chicken Parm


I made my break crumbs and added fresh Parmesan cheese, salt pepper and spices
I flattened the chicken , milked and breaded two chicken breasts
in a hot frying pan with a slight covering of olive oil fry chicken until browned and flip over
have oven preheating at 350.
Place the breasts in a casserole dish and cover chicken with tomato sauce, and mozzarella cheese, cheese curds and parmesan.


bake in oven until golden brown, about 40 minutes


I served this with a spinach salad and spaghetti 

Monday List of meals

Hello,

I know I didn't post over the weekend...was busy after work.  I am about to head out with a friend to do my shopping, I am thinking of trying a flank steak, chicken parmigiana.  The weather here in Toronto has been incredible, the flank steak should be BBQ'ed but living in an apartment it is impossible.  I haven't made oven baked flank steak so this is an experiment.

Life is series of moments....

Cambazola cheese dinner

Hello, I worked another 12 hour shift and am exhausted with the time change and it being March break.  Tonight I grabbed a baguette on my way home, I topped it with cambozola cheese, spicy olives, a glass of wine, and am relaxing with my kids.  Hope everyone in Toronto is enjoying this fantastic weather...tomorrow I am off and will be cooking something delicious.