Tonight's dinner was Trader Joe's Apple and Cranberry stuffed chicken breasts. Delicious! They also make one that has olives in it that Chris is dying to try, but I hate olives, so he'll just have to keep on wondering.
So, step one is go to the meat section and buy them. Bake for 45 mins in a 400 oven or until they come out to be 155-160 degrees. These are nearly flawless - I keep them on hand for rushed nights like tonight.
On the side, I made a banner meal - mashed potatoes! We almost never have them but I had a real craving tonight. I use 2 medium sized Yukon Gold or Red potatoes, cut in quarters and boiled. Once they are fork tender, I cover the bottom of the pan with milk (or half and half, oink) and a tablespoon sized pat of butter. I let the spuds cook in the milk until the butter melts, then add a tablespoon of sour cream. Salt, pepper, and smoosh 'em up! Delicious. My stepmom also taught me the awesome trick of slowly re-heating cold potatoes with hot milk - something I think is lost on the microwave generation. Works every time!
We had peas as a veggie, and we learned tonight that Penny LOVES peas when I dropped a bunch of them on the floor. Peas, carrots...what else will this dog eat?!
Tomorrow night: Beans and rice! Get pumped!
I quickly glanced at the title of your post in my blog list and I thought I saw "mashed peas" and I might have said "gross" outloud. Leave those for Maddie!
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