going nuts

A note from my daughter's class was sent home, announcing that they will have a "dress up as your favourite animal" day on Monday.

Normally, this would be an easy thing, seeing that there are a plethora of costumes available during this Halloween season.  Or, like most animal costumes, are easy to create with a few simple sewing or ingenious craft ideas.

What do you do, if your daughter's favourite animal is a HIPPOPOTAMUS?!?!  And there is no persuading to use existing costumes we have in her tickle trunk, like cats, bunnies or tigers? ("Those aren't my FAVOURITES, MOM!")

With both a birthday and a graduation party this weekend, as well as pre-planning our winter trip, I think this assignment is just ONE more thing to do this for this crazy nutty weekend...ugh!!!

At least dinner tonight will be nutty...in a good way!

Almond Crusted Chicken

I don’t like to fry our food but love the taste…so I adapted  Martha Stewart’s original recipe by using Panko bread crumbs and oven baked this (no pan searing) to make this crunchy. This makes an easy quick meal.  Here’s my adaptation…

Ingredients

• ¾ cup Panko bread crumbs (found in the bread section along with regular bread crumbs)
• 2 large eggs
• 2 tsp. water
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1 ½ cups sliced almonds, crushed into pieces
• 2 tbsp. unsalted butter.
• Salt, pepper and other seasoning (like Italian seasoning)

Directions

• Preheat oven to 400degrees.
• In a medium bowl, season Panko bread crumbs with salt and pepper and Italian seasoning
• Place eggs in a small bowl with 2 tsp. of water, and beat lightly.
• Dip the chicken in the egg.
• Dip the chicken in the Panko bread crumb mixture.
• Dip in the egg again.
• Coat with almonds.
• Place slivers of the butter in a cast iron skillet (or any oven proof skillet).
• Place the chicken on top of butter.
• Bake in the oven for 1 hour.
• Serve.

Enjoy...and go nuts!!!




{This post linked to 33 Shades of Green}