Information:

This is not my typical post, but I wanted to share with you all the following information that I found:

Are you in the need for some new dishes for your home?  I am not, but I do love nice dishes.  When I got married I actually asked for platters and bowls for my new home because I like to dress a nice table when I have a party.

Today I checked out "Cream Embossed Dinnerware".  I never knew what "embossed dinnerware was until tonight.  You must check it out to know exactly what I am talking about but I will try my best to describe it.  If you ever saw dinnerware and the design was raised so the plate wasn't so flat, that is "embossed".  It is very pretty from what I saw.   There's even a set of dinnerware with seashells on it. Those are my favorite.  Some of the prices are expensive for my wallet these days, but I didn't realize I could find a really nice pattern at my local "Target". 

Okay during the summer I like to invite some family and friends to a BBQ at my home a few times during the summer.  Usually I would have soda, water, kids drinks, and alcohol all stuffed in a cooler, but today I saw "Galvanized Beverage Tubs".  It is the coolest thing to have for an outdoors or even indoors party.  They even come with legs so its not sitting on the ground or needing to find table space.  I saw one where you could actually personalize it with your family name on the outside of it.  The cost was reasonable and anyone could afford it.  I am seriously considering one for this summer.

I am sure many of you have noticed that I do not do a lot of desserts in my blog, this is because I am not a big fan of them.  One because unlike cooking a savory dish which you can add a little this add a little that, desserts are pretty specific.  If you make a cake and don't add the right amounts there usually isn't any saving this dish.  I do on the other hand like to make things that can be individual per guest.  Such as ice cream or parfaits, etc.  "Glass Dessert Dishes" are perfect for these types of desserts.  With a glass dish you can layer the desserts with fruit or cake and show off the beautiful layers.  It makes your guest think you spent a lot of time on them.  I like it when they think I have been working hard in the kitchen for them.  Makes them enjoy it that much more.

I hope this bit of information was helpful let me know what you think.

Mo

Stuff My What???

Hello,

Everyday when I am at work we prepare a boneless chicken breast dish for sale.  The other day I decided to make the chicken dish, so like usual it is something that we haven't had before.  Don't ask me why I am always going out of the box.  I just like to be different I guess! 

Once I trimmed the chicken breast of all the excess skin and fat that was left on it, I had to decide what to make with it.   Don't you just hate when you pay for the fat and excess skin?  I know I do...  These particular chicken breast were rather thick this time around, so I decided to "STUFF THEM"!!!

"Stuffed Chicken Breast"

Everyone loves a stuffed chicken breast.  Now the question I had to ask myself was, what was I going to stuff them with?  I never want to spend to much time on it so I remembered seeing some flame roasted peppers and onions in the freezer. "Why we would have ordered this I have no idea...But it worked out in my favor this time"  So I decided to stuff it with the flamed roasted peppers and onions, some oven roasted tomatoes, chopped fresh basil and feta cheese.  Had no clue how it would turn out but it was "DELICIOUS".

The first step in stuffing a chicken breast is butterflying it.  Butterflying is when you cut open the breast without cutting it into two pieces.  I will post a "How To" video on how I prefer to butterfly a chicken breast soon.  So be on the look out for that.  So good luck when you try this dish.  I prefer to use a very sharp paring knife.  Lay the breast flat and with the pointed part of the knife carefully cut down the side of the breast to make a butterfly.

INGREDIENTS:
BONELESS SKINLESS CHICKEN BREAST
FRESH PEPPERS AND ONIONS
OVEN ROASTED TOMATOES
FRESH BASIL
FETA
GARLIC
OLIVE OIL
SALT AND PEPPER
PAPRIKA 

The filling: since everyone won't have already prepared fire roasted peppers and onions I would recommend the following:  slicing some peppers of your choice and onions and sauteing them in the frying pan with garlic, salt and pepper, add oven roasted tomatoes or sun-dried tomatoes, fresh chopped basil and crumbled feta.  With your chicken add salt and pepper, garlic and olive oil.  Stuff your chicken breast not so it is over stuffed but just enough to close the chicken breast.  I like to add some color to the chicken so I don't have to brown it in a pan by sprinkling it with paprika.  Place the stuffed breast in a baking dish and bake for 25 - 30 minutes in a 400F degree oven.  This recipe was very good, but you can stuff your chicken with anything you would like.  A bread stuffing, sauted spinach and pinenuts, a cheese blend, etc.  The possibilties are endless.  Let me know what you came up with.

Mo