Friday, August 22, 2014

Honey Crunch Chicken

I made this chicken after hearing about it on the book on CD called Postcards from the Dead by Laura Childs that I was listening to. It sounded so good that I knew that I needed to make it. I changed a few things.  I actually used saltine crackers because I did not have the butter crackers in my house. I also made a sauce to go with it which was heavenly!  I will post the sauce that I used along with the other chicken recipe.

HONEY CRUNCH CHICKEN
By Laura Childs


1 cup Pepperidge Farm Golden Butter Crackers
2 eggs, beaten
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
¼ cup butter, cut into pieces
¼ cup honey

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.  Place the cracker crumbs in a shallow dish and the eggs in a second shallow dish. 

Dip the chicken in the egg, and then dredge in the cracker crumbs until well-coated.  Arrange the chicken in a baking dish.

Place small pieces of butter on and around the chicken. 

Drizzle the honey on top of the chicken.

Bake for 40 to 45 minutes.

Serves 2 for dinner or 4 for lunch.

Excellent on top of a green salad.


 Enjoy!  

The Creative Cook

Saturday, August 16, 2014

Frittata Italiana

I found this recipe in People magazine back in May and I just got around to making it.  I doubled the recipe and used a 12 inch pan.  I don't own any cast iron skillets.  Michele Mazza is the executive chef of Trattoria Il Mulino a New York City hotspot.  It appears that Michele shared his recipe all over the internet and on television because it can be found on many websites.  It sounded exactly like something that I would really enjoy eating.  I love the idea of potatoes and eggs.  My mother used to make potatoes and eggs when I was a child. I am excited to try the combination with the cheeses, potatoes, prosciutto and eggs.  Yum!


Frittata Italiana
By Michele Mazza

Ingredients:

2 tbsp. Olive oil
3 extra-large eggs, lightly beaten
4 tbsp. water
3 oz. fresh mozzarella, chopped
2 oz. sliced prosciutto
2 oz. boiled potatoes, peeled and sliced thin
1 oz. Parmigiano cheese, grated
White pepper to taste



Preparation:

1.    Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.  Heat olive oil in a 10-inch cast-iron skillet over medium heat.  Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk together eggs, water mozzarella, prosciutto, potatoes, Parmigiano and white pepper.  Pour mixture into the hot skillet and place in the oven.

2.    Bake for about 10 minutes (a knife inserted into frittata should come out clean) and serve hot.  If top of frittata isn’t browned enough, stick pan under the broiler for about 1 minute.


 Enjoy!

The Italian Creative Cook