Amish Chicken

Amish Chicken is a recipe that I found on Pinterest.  I fell for it because of what it looked like.  After all that is what Pinterest is for!
I made this recipe using exactly the ingredients that were written in the recipe. It was a bit bland for us. I added quite a bit of freshly cracked black pepper and it was AWESOME!! I will make it again using different spices/flavors. I like the technique of roasting/braising it in heavy cream, which is something I had never thought to try before.

 

Alliterative Pasta in the Rice Cooker!

Pancetta,  Peas, Pepper and Parmigiano-Reggiano Pasta

1 pound pasta
32 ounces chicken broth

1 pound bag frozen petit peas

1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 stick unsalted butter
1/4 pound pancetta
1 large onion, sliced or diced to be the same shape/size as the pasta
2 tablespoons minced garlic - about 6 cloves
1 tablespoon freshly ground pepper

Put pasta and chicken broth in rice cooker.  Stir and put on white rice setting.

While pasta is cooking, put oil and butter in a saute pan and heat to medium high.   Add pancetta and onion and saute until the pancetta begins to crisp and the onion is soft and slightly browned.  Add garlic and saute one more minute.  Remove from heat and hold aside.

When rice cooker turns off, open it and add the bag of frozen peas.  Stir to combine.  Add the onion/pancetta mixture and stir again.  Add ground pepper and stir again.  Close rice cooker and allow to sit at the keep warm setting for 5-10 minutes to thaw peas and reheat the onion/pancetta mixture.

Serve with freshly ground Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese and more freshly ground pepper to taste.

Breakfast today

One of my favorite things to eat, no matter what time of the day it is, is eggs.  Today for breakfast I had a "toad in a hole".   It can't be easier to make. 

Cut a hole out of a slice of bread.  I use kitchen shears, but a biscuit cutter or even a juice glass turned upside down, will work just as well. 

In a non-stick skillet, I sprayed with can't believe it's not butter, I turn the burner to medium high heat.  Lay the bread in the skillet.  Crack the egg and drop it into the hole in the bread.   Let cook for 4 minutes and then cover the skillet to let the top of the egg cook.  Cook to your desired consistency.  I like a runny yolk.  A slice of cheese can also be added over the top of the egg before you cover the skillet towards the end of cooking. 

Menu 9/9/2013 to

I am back to tutoring starting when school gets out in the afternoon.  What that means is we eat dinner around 2PM in the afternoon.  I actually like this much better than eating later.

Menu 9/9/2013

Monday 9/9  - Spicy Ramen Chicken in the Rice Cooker
Tuesday 9/10 - Mac and Cheese with broccoli
Wednesday 9/11 - Hamburgers and Corn on the Cob
Thursday 9/12  -  Golden Chicken Casserole
Friday 9/13 - Corn Dog in a Pan
Saturday 9/14 - out
Sunday 9/15 - Hot Sausage Wedges