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Tasty Tuesday
November 1st
Make your weeknights work for you. Make up a double or triple batch of these babies to store in the freezer for those quick "What's for dinner mom" moments when you discover it's 5:30 and the natives are restless!
- 1 lb local or organic boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 egg
- 1 cup whole-wheat breadcrumbs
- ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Coconut oil (or vegetable oil if you must)
- Chop the chicken into small chunks and sprinkle them with salt and pepper (if desired).
- Lightly beat the egg in a shallow bowl.
- In another shallow bowl mix together the breadcrumbs, cheese, paprika, and garlic powder with a fork.
- Now you are ready to bread the chicken. There is a simple technique that will make this part very easy. Make one of your hands the “wet hand” and the other one the “dry hand”. With your wet hand toss some of the chicken chunks into the egg mixture until they are coated on all sides. Then with your wet hand drop them on top of the bread crumb mixture. With your dry hand sprinkle some breadcrumbs on top of the chicken and then flip them over a few times until the pieces are coated. Put the coated pieces on a plate while you work on the rest of the chicken.
- Heat a thin layer of oil in a large sauté pan (a non-stick pan is recommended) over medium-low heat.
- Cook the chicken nuggets for several minutes on each side until they are golden brown. You want the nuggets to be cooked all the way through by the time they get brown on the outside. Cut one down the middle to make sure it is fully cooked.
- Transfer the nuggets to a plate lined with paper towels to help drain off any excess oil.
- Serve with organic ketchup or homemade honey mustard sauce (equal parts honey, mustard, and mayo). And don’t forget to freeze the leftovers!
Serve with a side of homemade applesauce for dipping and some petite peas or baby green beans.
Fall Bucket List (A Part of Thankful Thursdays)
Fall is my favorite season of all of them. The smell on the air, the falling leaves, the chilly mornings and still warm afternoons. There are quite a few fun things to do in Northern California in the autumn. Here is this years bucket list before the cold gets too cold!
Pumpkin Patch
So tomorrow we are off to the pumpkin patch with C-boy’s preschool. We will be visiting the Western Railway Museum and their seasonal pumpkin patch area. The great thing about this location is that they have a great train ride. Every year for the past 3, our family has traveled out of town a little way to the Silveyville Pumpkin and Tree farm. They have a huge corn maze and great activities for kids other than just picking out a pumpkin. I’m hoping to pick out another sugar pie pumpkin so I can have three gourds to make plenty of puree for all the pumpkin yummies I’ll make in the next two months time.
So where do you go? What are some favorite fall family memories from your childhood? Post a favorite recipe in my eating well section under comments; I’m curious to see what other people are baking!
C-boy decorating his pumpkin last year…2009
Going through the hay maze today! (10/2010)
A-girl and I on the train out to the patch…It’s raining!
10/2010
