New Years Resolution February Recipe

Coq Au Vin (from Shape Magazine)

Ingredients

• 1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breast
• 1 T minced garlic
• 3 T white wine (such as chardonnay or pinot grigio), divided
• 2 t cornstarch
• ¹/₄ t freshly ground black pepper
• ¹/₂ cup low-sodium chicken broth
• 4 oz egg noodles
• 2 T peanut or vegetable oil, divided
• ¹/₄ cup 1/4 -inch diced
• Canadian bacon (about 1 ounce)
• 1 cup 1/4 -inch-thick sliced carrots
• 1 cup 1/4 -inch-thick sliced mushrooms
• 1 T fresh thyme leaves, plus whole thyme sprigs (optional)
• ¹/₂ t salt
• ¹/₂ cup thinly sliced scallions

Directions

Bring a large pot of water to boil for the noodles. Slice chicken into bite-size pieces, being careful to cut across the grain of the meat. (If you cut with the grain, the chicken will be tough.)

In a medium bowl, combine chicken, garlic, 1 tablespoon wine, cornstarch, and pepper. Toss to combine and let sit for a few minutes. In a small bowl, combine broth and remaining wine. Once water comes to a boil, add noodles and cook according to package directions for about 7 to 10 minutes or until al dente.

Meanwhile, heat a 14-inch flat-bottom wok or 12-inch skillet over high. Swirl in 1 tablespoon oil, then add chicken and spread evenly in 1 layer in pan.

Cook undisturbed for 1 minute, letting chicken begin to sear. Stir-fry for 1 minute or until chicken is lightly browned but not cooked through. Transfer chicken to a plate. Swirl remaining oil into wok, add bacon, carrots,

This recipe was well received by my 4 year old and hubby and I. It will definitely be part of our recipe collection. I also made this with couscous instead of egg noodles because I only had enough egg noodles for dinner. Couscous was for lunch.

New Years Resolution January Recipe

Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo

Ingredients:

Chicken breast cut into bite-sized portions

Fettuccine Pasta box

1 pint Whipping Cream

1 stick of butter

2 cups parmesan cheese

1 tsp Italian Seasoning

1 tsp black pepper

1 tsp garlic

1 tbsp olive oil

Season chicken breast with Italian Seasoning, garlic and black pepper. Cook chicken in pan with olive oil, set aside.

Boil Fettuccine pasta to al dente according to box.

On medium heat, warm up whipping cream, add butter and stir in until melted. Add the parmesan cheese in and stir until melted.

Place pasta in a bowl, add the chicken and pour sauce over it.

I added lightly steamed broccoli to the pasta mixture too.

I really liked the recipe, very fatty but very yummy. The bummer was the next day when the food was reheated it came out oily not creamy. Good quick recipe, will be added to our recipe list.

Sick again

I've counted it, in the 53 days of this year I've been sick for 24 of them. That's 45% of the year so far. It started with 15 days of coughing, 3 days of thrown out back and now I'm day 5 into another cold. I'm so over being sick. I hate not being able to work out because I'm feeling under the weather.

Books Read 2011

Books Read 2011 (Items in bold are books I highly recommend)

1. Dixieland Sushi by Cara Lockwood

2. Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls

3. Courting Trouble by Deeanne Gist

4. Women Who Run by Shanti Sosienski Loved this book! So inspiring to read about these amazing women who fought to bring women's running into the olympics or to fight a personal struggle. I truely enjoyed reading each story. And the interesting one was of the man who had a sex change to a woman. Reading how estrogen slowed him down was fascinating.

5. Without a Backward Glance by Kate Veitch

6. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Currently Reading:

My Name Is Memory by Ann Brashares (I'm 60 pages in and it is an awesome book so far! I'm truely enjoying reading it.)