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Well, just call me the sockfooted chef

Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 7:25 pm
by Beebs52
I rock tonight. For at least 15 minutes. After cleaning bits and pieces of the house I decided to cook up the chicken breasts and spinach and mushrooms that we had. Jeff got some capers and lemons to finish off the recipe.

It's my version of chicken piccata and it was perfect. I did it right, for once. Beat the shit out of the chicken breasts, season salted them with pepper, dredged in flour, covered in a bit of parmesan, with the extra parmesan for dumping on later. Refrigerated for a bit while we did a crossword puzzle.

Sauteed mushrooms in garlic and butter, added the spinach. Let it wilt.

Heated the olive oil and butter til hot, FINALLY, I usually don't let it get hot enough, and fried the breasts and with the added parmesan achieved the appropriate crispiness. Removed them and added thinly sliced lemons and capers and deglazed only enough to not burn everything.

Served with some rice, which I can't cook worth beans, but it was edible, at least not mushy and all together the chicken and spinach were restaurant-worthy.

Burp.

Re: Well, just call me the sockfooted chef

Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 7:34 pm
by kayrharris
Get Uncle Bens converted rice. It will be perfect every time.


Got any leftovers?

Re: Well, just call me the sockfooted chef

Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 7:39 pm
by Beebs52
kayrharris wrote:Get Uncle Bens converted rice. It will be perfect every time.


Got any leftovers?
Actually, the rice turned out okay for me.

No leftovers! It's gone, baby.

Welcome back ice-skaping queen!

Re: Well, just call me the sockfooted chef

Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 7:43 pm
by christie1111
Okay, you are a sock footed chef.

Is that better?

:-)

Sounds like it was good!

Re: Well, just call me the sockfooted chef

Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 7:46 pm
by kayrharris
I'm still in NYC but my Blackberry
is cooperating now for some reason.


Our feet are killing us so we are in early and calling room service soon. :)

Re: Well, just call me the sockfooted chef

Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 8:08 pm
by christie1111
That and it is frickin cold tonight

Re: Well, just call me the sockfooted chef

Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 8:18 pm
by Beebs52
Cool. What are you going to order?

Re: Well, just call me the sockfooted chef

Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 8:19 pm
by sunflower
Yum!!

Rob and I make almost the same thing...except he doesn't like spinach so we usually add either black olives or artichoke hearts instead of spinach. I will have to try it with parmesan too, we never do that! Thanks for the good idea!

(I will not be depressed that I ate ramen noodles for dinner...)

Re: Well, just call me the sockfooted chef

Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 8:21 pm
by christie1111
You saved money you could invest.

Re: Well, just call me the sockfooted chef

Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 8:24 pm
by sunflower
christie1111 wrote:You saved money you could invest.
Lol...I just had too many projects to do around the house, so I didn't want to cook anything significant. I classed them up by eating them with chopsticks...

But now tv is getting the better of me, I'm tired and parked on the couch with the laptop!!

Re: Well, just call me the sockfooted chef

Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 8:35 pm
by kayrharris
Beebs52 wrote:Cool. What are you going to order?
We had a lovely late lunch at
a French restaurant so we are ordering coffee since we just happen to have a bottle of Bailey's and some dark chocolate we biought at the Hershey's store last night. :)

Re: Well, just call me the sockfooted chef

Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 8:43 pm
by sunflower
kayrharris wrote:
Beebs52 wrote:Cool. What are you going to order?
We had a lovely late lunch at
a French restaurant so we are ordering coffee since we just happen to have a bottle of Bailey's and some dark chocolate we biought at the Hershey's store last night. :)
What hotel are you at?? I'll be there in an hour and a half!! :wink:

Re: Well, just call me the sockfooted chef

Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 9:28 pm
by SportsFan68
sunflower wrote:
kayrharris wrote:
Beebs52 wrote:Cool. What are you going to order?
We had a lovely late lunch at
a French restaurant so we are ordering coffee since we just happen to have a bottle of Bailey's and some dark chocolate we biought at the Hershey's store last night. :)
What hotel are you at?? I'll be there in an hour and a half!! :wink:
I'll be there in two days!

Re: Well, just call me the sockfooted chef

Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 9:50 pm
by kayrharris
We actually got it in a record 45 minutes!