Friday, March 4, 2011

Romano Chicken with Lemon Butter Sauce

I made this a few weeks ago for dinner and it was a huge hit. You coat the chicken in romano cheese and you make a lemony wine sauce that is delicious. You bake the chicken in the sauce for a little bit at the end, which I think it what makes it so tender. And you throw the lemons in, so they bake also and your whole house smells like lemony goodness. The kids even loved it!! Hope you do too.

Chicken Romano w/ Lemon Butter Sauce

4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 cup flour

3 eggs

3/4 cups romano cheese

3/4 chicken stock

1/2 stick butter

1 whole lemon

1/3 cup white wine

1/2 tablespoon dried parsley

Preheat oven to 350. Add olive oil to skillet on medium heat.

Tenderize chicken, then dredge through flour, egg and cheese. Place in skillet and brown on both sides. Once brown, turn off heat. This is what it should look like

Melt butter in a small sauce pan. Add lemon juice and chopped up lemons. Try to discard all seeds. Add white wine and parsley. Let come to a boil. then pour entire mix into chicken skillet. Add chicken stock to skillet.

Cover and bake for about 20 minutes at 350. Serve with pasta or rice.

Finished product!!




Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Baked Brownies

Let me start out by saying that I generally make things from scratch, I very rarely use a mix. This is the exception. I recently went to Williams Sonoma and they were making brownies in the store and they smelled amazing. They tasted even better. They were the Baked Brownies mix. If you have not heard of this, Baked is a brownie shop in NYC that is famous for their amazing brownies. Now you can purchase the brownie mix at Williams Sonoma. It is not cheap, it costs $12, and I thought I could make it from scratch for less than that, but it turns out I can't. The real recipe has a lot of high end chocolate in it, which is why it is so delicious, but that makes it more expensive to make.
These brownies are fudgey, and lovely. This is probably the only time you will hear me say that the mix is better than scratch. I made the peanut butter brownie and the dark chocolate, they are both delightful, I love the peanut butter, but that is my preference. They are amazing and you should give them a shot
Here is the link to the website