Herb Stuffed Chicken

Ingredients:
2 Chicken Breasts (Butterflied but not cut through)
1/2 cup cottage cheese
Fresh rosemary
Fresh Chives
1/2 to 1 Garlic Clove (minced)
salt and pepper to taste
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
Splash oil


In a bowl place cottage cheese, rosemary, chives, and garlic. Stir together and add lemon juice.

Butterfly chicken breasts and season with salt and pepper. Stuff each chicken breast and then pinch shut (toothpicks can really help with this). In a skillet brown each side of chicken. Place in baking pan and cook at 350*F until chicken is cooked through. Add lemon wedge to plate to top over chicken when eating. Enjoy.

Southwestern Chicken Goulash

When you are tight on money, my best advice to you is: Look in your cupboards and your fridge and have fun creating something for dinner.

This might not look that great, but it sure tasted good. Plus, it made enough that I was able to eat for a few days and give some to my hungry neighbor.

Ingredients:
1 chicken breast (cut in pieces)
1/2 can corn
1/2 can diced tomatoes
1/2 can black beans
1 c. rice
3/4 c. white wine
3/4 c. water
1/2 c. salsa
1/4 c. shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
salt and pepper to taste
splash oil

Brown chicken in large sauce pot. Remove chicken and place rice in pan. Allow to heat then add wine and water. Allow to boil. Add in tomatoes, corn, black beans, and salsa. Season with cumin, salt, and pepper. Bring back to boil and top with chicken pieces. Cover and cook until rice is done. (Around 30 minutes).

Stir and cover with cheese. Heat for another 10 minutes on warm. Then serve and eat.

Wisdom Teeth: Gone Baby Gone

Day 3 after (they said this would be the day I saw the most swelling, you decide)

Day 2 after

Day 1 after

Right after the dentist in the car riding home. I got a laugh out of my face, hope you do too.

Right before the dentist with my mom who was nice enough to ride me to and fro, plus stay with me for a few days to wait on my every need. Thanks Mom!

So recently I had my last two wisdom teeth pulled. Found it funny that I had my wisdom taken from me after I finished my Masters degree, so I kept the teeth and have named them Bachelors and Masters. Here is a brief look at the changes of my face size through the week. (I am happy to report that all is back to normal now)

Pork Chops with Rice and Yams infused with Pear Juice

So I must say I found this dish delicious. And thankfully it was very easy.

Ingredients:
Pork chops (enough for people serving)
1 or 2 Yams/Sweet Potatoes
1 or 2 Onions (I used the medium sized yellow onion)
1/2 cup to 1 cup rice (again dependent on the number of people serving)
1 garlic clove
1/2 teaspoon fresh marjoram
1 Tablespoon fresh basil
salt and pepper
3/4 cup pear nectar (I find this in the Mexican food isle at my store)
1/4 cup water
Butter

In a casserole dish place to one side chopped up yams, to it's side place chopped up onion (I like these to be good sized pieces), to its side line the rice then place the pork chops to the side of the rice. Top the chops with salt and pepper and garlic. Sprinkle herbs all over. Top each location with a bit of butter. Pour in the pear juice and water. Cover with aluminum foil and place in a heated 350* F. oven for 50-60 minutes or until everything is cooked to your tastes.