stuffed yummity yum yum.

yummeeeeeeeeeeee yum yum yum.

 

i made this delight for the mister and i this evening. in theory this should have been a simple affair...make a shopping list and then follow the recipe. but in my world, nothing is ever simple. first i had the brilliant plan to make an apple pie to end the meal. then i thought i would use fresh chicken breasts instead of the ones in our freezer, which was quickly followed by the inspiration to buy the breasts with the bones, because i thought "oh sure, no problem, i can take out the bone" (note the singular form of "bone"). finally, i convinced the hubby that he need only eat a little snack, because "dinner will be ready soon." oh dear, oh dear.

i started with the apple pie, because after baking, the recipe said that before we eat it we should let it rest for two hours. oooookay. done. then i got started on the chicken. i am not sure what gave me the mistaken impression that chicken breasts have a single bone. they don't. they have an entire effing rib cage! whaaaat? egads. plan b. put those boney breasts back in the fridge and thaw out some frozen BONELESS breasts. done. and then we come to the part of the recipe where you have to butterfly the chicken. ummm...let's just say that i am not adept at butterflying chicken. but somehow i got some things resembling stuffed chicken into a frying pan and baking in the oven. done. so the plates are looking all pretty and i moved the frying pan out of my way.....EGADS!!! burnt the hand. ow. ow. ow. ow. the frying pan was fresh outta the oven and i forgot.

needless to say, i ate dinner while clutching ice cubes. but it was amazing. oh, except for the part where the mister declared that he does not like polenta. not at all. this is the second time i have made it for him, but this time it was made with water, so i thought maybe he would like it plain. nope. no such luck. anyhow, he and i loved loved LOVED the chicken. and the apple pie was rather tasty too.


GREAT CHOICE CHEF V!!