Thursday, August 25, 2011

Chicken Cordon Bleu

Ok so this is a very quick and simple recipe. The best part about it is that you can freeze it raw and cook it at 400 degrees in about 45 minutes. To get started you need:
Chicken breast
Swiss cheese
Ham
Bread crumbs
Flour
1 egg
Milk
A meat tenderizer
Hollandaise sauce mix (optional)
Directions:
Pound out the chicken breasts with the meat tenderizer. Once flattened layer 1-2 slices of hand and Swiss cheese and roll it up inside the chicken. Place flour and bread runs each I a separate container. Mix 1 egg with milk. Coat each of e rolled chicken breasts with flour. Then dip them in the egg mixture followed by the breadcrumbs. Once coated in the bread crumbs you have two options. They can be frozen in containers sprayed with cooking spray, or they can be baked immediately on a cookie sheet covered in tin foil sprayed with cooking spray. The great thing about it is that you can make as much or as little of this recipe as you choose. Hollandaise sauce makes a great topping if you choose to use it, but it isn't required.

A brief disclaimer

So before I get started adding recipes and whatnot I feel I should mention that I am not the creator of most of the recipes I use. I may tweak something here or there and I sometimes change recipes a little but mostly they are from family,friends,or cookbooks of some kind. That being said, I hope you find em enjoyable!

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

WELCOME!

So this is my first ever attempt at blogging. I have been thinking about it for awhile. I find I'm often discussing and sharing recipes and various cooking ideas with other women. Mostly what I get is a lot of people feel too busy to work, clean, take care of kids, etc. and still make great home cooked food. From personal experience I have to say that cooking regularly saves money on processed foods, it's healthier,and it is gosh darn delicious. Like so many folks my age I am constantly wondering what I'm going to cook. I am usually drawn in by any recipe that claims it's super fast. Often they aren't that fast...or simple, or even any good. Needless to say I want you to consider my kitchen your test kitchen. My husband and I both work full time and we have an 18-month old son, so if I can find the time to cook it, the average working person probably can too. I will do my best to offer up some suggestions on a semi-regular basis. If you feel I'm failing you let me know and I'll try to get my butt back in gear :-)