Thursday, May 17, 2012

Hallelujah and pass the goat cheese

So I'm trying my hand at cooking a tad more (which is to say, at all) these days.  If I am to avoid eating tempting take-out for lunch (at work), and then gaining 95,000 pounds, then I am going to have to take matters, quite literally, into my own hands. 

And I'm going to need some cheese.

If goat cheese were a person, it would be a character on The Vampire Diaries.  I love it that much.  The other day I found a recipe for stuffed chicken here.  Guess what it's stuffed with?  You got it!

I am now celebrating more than just our anniversary this week, friends.  Yumola.  YUM-O-LA.



How to make it:

*Heat oven to 375, grease a casserole dish or whatever.

*Slice chicken breasts horizontally and stuff as follows:
     *Handful of fresh spinach (next time I'm going to stuff even more in because it cooks down)
     *2 TSP (or more!) of fresh goat cheese
     *2 TSP of sundried tomatoes marinated in olive oil/spices

*Mash down hard to try to secure/flatten the chicken breasts.

*Drizzle the top with olive oil and add a dash of the following:
     *sea salt & some pepper
     *oregano
     *thyme

*Bake for 25-30 minutes or until chicken is done.

(The blog suggests topping the chicken with a bit of fresh lemon before serving.  I didn't do this but I think it would add a nice flavor kick.)

Enjoy!

Movie idea:

Speaking of food (and I usually am), if you haven't seen "Julie and Julia," it's so cute.  Watch it immediately.

P.S. Next week I'm going to tackle the sweet potato.  Any tips or ideas?

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