Happy Monday everyone! Well, we survived the first week of school...I hope we survive the 2nd Monday of the year just as well :) My son had a fantastic first week of school. Mom had a little harder time. I will say in defense of myself that I did not cry the first day until my son was safely in his classroom and we were all out of the school back in the comfort of our own vehicle. My husband had commented on how well I was doing as we walked out of the kindergarten hall and I just nodded. I only nodded because I knew that if I did speak at that very moment I was going to lose it. You see, I don't like anyone to see me cry. I am funny like that, it makes me very uncomfortable to allow myself to be that vulnerable in pubic. Not to mention that I am not a pretty crier. Once I put my seat belt on, I absolutely sobbed. Little girl sobbing. My husband's eyes got huge...he only thought he got out of this milestone safely! ha ha! I proceeded to cry off and on throughout the week.I am so grateful he was here to witness all of it. I am quite sure he would have rather been at the office! The one place that I have the hardest time controlling not crying is in church. The church that we attend has worship music that evokes emotions in me that until we attended there, I did not know were possible. The music truly brings tears to my eyes. Luckily for me, it is normally pretty dark in the sanctuary when worship begins. There are Sundays that the worship team and their beautiful voices stir up emotions that even sermons can not. It is amazing that music can reach your soul like that. It often reminds me how much I wish I could sing. I can assure you that if I did sing at the top of my lungs, it would cause others to weep and it would not be for good reasons. :) I can remember exactly when I realized I could not sing. My sophomore year in high school, a friend of mine was asked to sing at a school event. He asked me to join him...he thought I could sing, so did I. We chose to sing a Garth Brooks song and he played guitar. We even practiced. Let me make this clear...he could sing and really well. I am not sure why he thought I could...or why I thought I could. So the night of the school function, in front of a couple hundred people, we sang. And when we were done, I knew it was bad. I knew I was awful, and as much as I wanted to believe it wasn't as bad as I knew it was, my own family confirmed my worst fears. I saw my Mom and she said "Did you have fun?" and I said "I think so..." She replied with, "Good, I am so glad, the food was really good, you should have a bite to eat." You should notice that missing in that conversation was...You did great! You sounded beautiful! On cor, On cor! NO ONE SAID THAT. In fact, no one said much of anything. I think that was the kindest thing that they could do for me. I know if I had sounded half way decent, as much as they loved me, that they would have loved to tell me so. It was that bad! Seriously bad! I realized that night that even karaoke was out of my near future. So, I secretly envy those around me with a beautiful voice and I married someone who can actually sing. I just live vicariously through him. Oh the night my dreams of being a superstar on stage died...God had better plans for me! :) On to better things... I have a delicious recipe for you that we had last night. We ate at a really good restaurant last week and my husband ordered the potato chip chicken with an onion sauce. It was so good! I made up my own recipe for it yesterday and it was a hit. I hope you'll try it or any of the variations I listed. Hope you all have a good week! God Bless!
Potato Chip Chicken
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (preferably pounded thin)
3 cups Lays Potato chips, crushed finely (Half a large bag of chips or 2 lunch size bags)
1/2 tsp garlic salt
1/2 tsp onion powder
1 cup low fat buttermilk or 2 eggs beaten
1/2 cup flour
Heat oven to 375 degrees. Pour the crushed chips in a pie dish or plate for dredging the chicken and add the onion powder and garlic salt and mix around with your fingers. Pour the buttermilk in a bag or bowl for dipping the chicken into and do the same with the flour. Dredge your chicken in the flour first, then the buttermilk or eggs and then in the chips. Push the chips on the chicken to help them to stick. Then lay them on a cookie sheet with a rack if you have one. If not that is OK, it just might not be as crisp on the bottom. Bake them for 35 minutes or until lightly brown and cooked through. Serve in a variety of ways, see below...
I served our chicken with the onion sauce that is listed below but you could also serve it with the other variations listed:
*Use BBQ Lays instead of plain ones and serve with a little BBQ sauce on the side
*Lightly squeeze honey over the top of each cooked chicken breast...the salt and sweet combination is awesome!
*Serve with a honey mustard dressing or sauce
Green Onion sauce:
1/2 cup light sour cream
1/2 cup low fat mayo
1 TBSP fresh lemon juice
2 green onions chopped
2 1/2 TBSP Lipton Onion soup mix
Whisk the above together and chill for 30 minutes. To serve...and I know this seems odd, put the sauce on the plate first and smooth it out so that when the chicken is placed on top, it warms the sauce slightly. It is delicious!
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