Random Thought ....

So please don't think me racist, I don't mean this to be mean I just honestly don't understand.

Why do some people continue to classify themselves by the ethnicity in which their ancestors came?  I have come to notice since moving to Texas that many of the people down here talk about themselves in a very derogatory manner "I am a Mexican" yet many of these people have families who have lived here in Texas since before the civil war, sorry but that makes you an American.  My family has only lived in the US since WWI and I don't walk around saying "I am a German" or continually refer to myself as a German American like African Americans do.  You were born here, raised here you are an American!! End of story!!

Sorry if this post offends anyone, I personally just don't get it and its been on my mind so I decided to share it with you all.  

Sláinte,

Kat

Recipe of the Week

This week I made crock pot BBQ chicken.  It was delicious :) 

Granted I ate it one day later than I had intended but it was very good none the less. 

I stated the chicken on Saturday afternoon, and once I had it all in the crock pot and cooking I began to clean the kitchen.  Apparently at some point in  my cleaning I ended up unplugging the crock pot and I did not notice.  So for the 4 hours of cook time over I go to check my meal and realize that its still cold and not cooked.  At that point it was too late to cook it and have it for dinner that night so we (my roommates and I) had it for lunch on Sunday instead.  

The recipe for the sauce is as follows:
1/4 cup apple vinegar
3 cups BBQ sauce (I used home made see an old post for recipe)
1 tsp red pepper flakes (it called for flakes but I didn't have any so I just used cayenne)
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 tsp garlic powder
4-6 pieces of chicken

Frozen boneless breast of chicken

Mix the ingredients together 

Add chicken to the crock pot.  I put mine in frozen ... even easier

Pour sauce over chicken. 

Cook on Low for 4 hours

The finished product

  

A recipe a week

So I am setting a goal to myself to cook at least 1 new recipe a week.  I have gotten into too much of a rut with making the same dishes over and over.  I must say I truly miss Typh and his new creations when he would cook for me.  

This week I cooked Chicken Parmesan for some friends whom came over for supper.  I would say that it was a hit.

I used fresh boneless skinless breast of chicken.  

I made the breading with grated parmesan cheese, Italian seasoned bread crumbs, cayenne pepper, salt, onion and garlic powder.

I trimmed the breasts then dipped them in melted butter, once covered in butter I rolled them in the breading.  I then dipped them into the butter again and added a second coating of breading.  

I baked the breasts for 30 minutes.  Then I flipped them over and added some marinara sauce to each. I let them cook for 10 more minutes before adding some cheese to the top of each.  

I served the chicken with a small side of whole wheat spaghetti and steamed broccoli.

Below is the finished product minus the broccoli as it had all been eaten by the time I took the picture.

Breading for 4-5 breasts
1 cup grated parmesam
2 cups Italian bread crumbs
1 tsp salt
1 tbl garlic powder
1 tbl onion powder
2 tsp cayenne pepper

Bake at 350 for 30 minutes flip & add marinara then cook an additional 10-15 minutes depending on the size of the breasts.

Sliante,

Kat