Ok you brides and brides to be. You know who you are you go to the bridal show and sign up for whatever you can hoping you get something for free. Well my wife is none different and we get a call saying we won a trip to the Bahamas and alls we have to do is come and watch a presentation and then we can get our trip. Not to mention that my sister who went with my wife (and was not engaged) got the same call so most likely anyone who signs up gets the trip. So we go and they bombard you with a sales pitch for a Pot and pan set with knives. Now let me tell you if we had the $2500 in extra money to just give them for some pans I would have bought them he was so good. His sales technique was great. However we didn’t have any money and therefore passed. Oh did I mention if you bought the pans you got not only the Bahamas but like 3 other trips or something like that. Ridiculous! Anyways the meal he made was this Lemon Pepper Chicken. While watching this I thought to myself, Hey I could make this so the next day I went home and made it and it turned out great.
So I’m watching Food Network and Tylers Ultimate comes on. So I figure I haven’t watched him before so why not. Well he makes a great little dish around the Chicken Cordon Bleu, and I decide hey I can make that. So I did and it turned out great. Now to my recollection I have never made Chicken Cordon before so I don’t have a lot of experience with it but if I don’t say so myself it was tasty. My wife also loved it so I will go with it was good. He did have some good tips on making it as well some of the other stuff he made will be well used later. I decided to try it for our Anniversary Dinner. I wanted something that would be ordered in a nice restaurant so that I could try it at home. I paired mine with some Smashed Garlic Potatoes, Raspberry sauce, the Sweet Vinaigrette Salad, and for desert the Triple Mousse cake ( recipe to follow on next blog) This meal was delightful elegant and fun to make. The chicken was very easy to prepare and cook. It all came together very well and easily.
One of my quick fix meals I make is this dish. Its very simple to make but packs quite a flavor punch. I believe an old office mate at one of my old jobs brought this in and she let me have some. I then start guessing the items in it and got all but the ginger. I guessed the wrong spice however I was pretty close. So I brought it home and decided to give my attempts at trying. I however never wrote down the recipe till one day Anne’s old roomate Cori wanted the recipe when she moved out. So I had to measure what I put in and so now I can post it for you guys with my best guestimates of how much is in here. As with most of my cooking with meats and such I cook to taste so I will try my best for this and future recipes to give you the exacts and then let you make your adjustments. Anyways this is best served in my opinion with the brown rice once again. I just really it vs. the white. This chicken and sauce is so flavorful on your first bite you really will be pleasantly surprised. The orange and the spice with the chicken are just a great combination that you wil not be disappointed with.