Chicken Saltimbocca makes my mouth water

Chicken Saltimbocca. Saltimbocca is Italian for Melts in mouth.
This recipe deserves it's name! Really.

I serves this on Penne and Broccoli...try it!

Serves 4
Ingredients
4 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast Halves, pounded thinly
2 Tbsp of Olive Oil
2 Tbsp of Unsalted Butter
12 Sage Leaves
4 Thin Slices of Prosciutto
½ cup of White Wine
1 cup of Chicken Stock
Salt and Pepper to taste

Process

1) Season the chicken breast on both sides with salt and pepper, place 3 sage leaves on each chicken breast and lay 1 piece of prosciutto on top. Press the prosciutto to kind of stick it to the chicken and set aside.

2) In a large non stick skillet over medium high heat, preheat the olive oil. Add the chicken breast to the hot oil prosciutto side down and let it cook for about 3 to 4 minutes on each side or until golden brown and cooked through. Remove the chicken from the pan onto a plate and cover it to keep warm.

3) Add the wine to the pan and let it reduce by half. Add the chicken stock and let that reduce by half as well, about 3 minutes.

4) Season with salt and pepper to taste and add the butter, cook for about 1 minute longer.

5) Drizzle the sauce over the cooked chicken breast and enjoy!

Really, ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!! This is restaurant quality!!

I found this recipe on Laura Vitale's website

Peace <3

Herb and garlic crusted goodness

Last night, i made a Herb and Garlic crusted pork chop I found on Laura Vitale's website 

I've tried this recipe with Pork, Flanc steak, chicken breast's and it fits perfectly with all of them!
I've made this with a side of rice and broccoli , mashed potatoes and asparagus. It's just great!
I prefer the sauce with mushrooms, so I just added some to the original recipe!

Ingredients
4 Small Boneless Pork Chops
1 Large Onion, sliced
5-6 large mushrooms, sliced
¾ of a cup of Chicken Stock
1 Tbsp of Fresh Chopped Parsley
2 tsp of Fresh Chopped Rosemary
2 Cloves of Garlic, minced
1 Tbsp of Butter
1 Tbsp of Worcestershire sauce
Olive Oil
Salt and pepper to taste

Process,

1) Sprinkle the pork chops with salt and pepper and sprinkle them evenly on both sides with the chopped parsley, rosemary and garlic.

2) Preheat a large non stick pan with about 1 tbsp of olive oil over medium high heat.

3) Add the pork chops and cook for a couple minutes on each side or until golden brown. Remove them to a plate and set them aside.

4) Add another tbsp of olive oil, add the onions and mushrooms and season with salt and pepper. Reduce the heat to medium and cook for about 8 to 10 minutes or until the onions are caramelized. Add chicken stock and Worcestershire sauce, using a wooden spoon scrape all the brown bits. Turn the heat to medium high and bring to a boil. Add the pork chops and cook for another 6 minutes or so flipping them half way thru to insure they cook evenly. Remove the pork chops to your serving platter and set aside. To the onion mixture and add the butter. Stir until the butter melt and turn the heat off.

5) Spoon the onion mixture over the pork chops and enjoy!

Really, try this recipe, now, this week! GO! :O)

Peace <3

National Banana Bread Day

I love this day!
I mean:
Banana. Bread. Day. Yeah!

So in honor I made a Peanut Butter & Chocolate Banana Bread with a peanut butter drizzle...with Chocolate Chips...YEAH!

Peanut Butter & Chocolate Banana Bread with a Peanut Butter Drizzle

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour

Total Time: 1 hour, 30 minutes

Yield: 1 large loaf + 1 small loaf

Ingredients

Bread:
• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 Tbsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 Tbsp cocoa powder
  
  
• 4 medium ripe bananas, mashed
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2/3 cup milk
• 1/3 cup sour cream
• 1/3 cup peanut butter, heaping
• 3 Tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 egg
  
• 1 cup mini chocolate chips

Peanut Butter Drizzle:
• 2 Tbsp peanut butter
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 2 Tbsp milk
• 2 Tbsp mini chocolate chips
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Instructions

Bread:
1. Preheat oven to 350 F degrees. Line bottom of loaf pan with parchment paper and then grease/flour the pan.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and cocoa powder. Set aside.
3. In another large bowl, mash/whisk/mix together the bananas, vanilla, milk, sour cream, peanut butter, oil and egg.
4. Make a well in center of the dry flour mixture and the pour in the wet banana mixture. Using a large spatula, fold the wet ingredients into the dry. Fold/stir/scrape about 30 strokes or until all the dry is combined.
5. Add the chocolate chips and fold to incorporate.
6. Pour 2/3 of the batter into the large loaf pan. Pour the remaining 1/3 into the small loaf pan.
7. Bake small loaf for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Bake large loaf for 55-65 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Rotate loaves half way though baking time.
8. Let cool in pans for at least 30 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. 
Peanut Butter Drizzle:
9. Once bread has completely cooled, prepare the drizzle.
10. In a small bowl, whisk together the peanut butter, sugar and milk.
11. Add more/less milk depending on the consistency you desire.
12. Drizzle over the bread and sprinkle with mini chocolate chops.
13. Allow to set for 20 minutes before cutting and serving. 

I found this recipe on http://javacupcake.com/

It was great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Peace <3

This pregnancy, I tell you!

In the last months, Due to the, very hard to live with, pregnancy, I have been extreeeeeeeeeeeeeemely lazy!
Either not baking or not cooking or simply not posting about what I did bake n cook!

I'm feeling better now and just in time for my daughter's 2nd birthday bash this week end!
That's right, Clara is turning 2, this Friday, at 8:17am!
I'm so happy to celebrate her. She's a gem! <3

For her big day on Friday I'm planning on making some pasta along with a meat and tomato sauce to go with it... and let's not forget the Garlic bread and a green salad  to accompany the dish. You could say I got my Italian chef hat on for that meal!

I'm also making a cake for that night. I have NOT IDEA whatsoever what kind of cake I'll be going with though... maybe an Italian cake...? lol

Also, on Sunday, we're going to McDonald's to have the big kid's celebration ( my place is just WAAAAAY to tiny for 17 kids and 17 adults!!!! I KNOW! craaaaaaaaaaaaazy!

Since I don't have to think of the "happy"meal to serve, I decided to make a super Sesame Street Cake for Clara. She IS IN LOOOOVVEEE with that show and ALL it's characters! she knows them all!

I'm excited and nervous for this cake. I'm excited because I love to make cartoon cakes and I'm nervous cause, well, she's my most important customer, I want the cake to be super amazing since it's for the most amazing being in the world.

I'll keep post on how the whole week turned out!

P.S. I'm making some cinnamon rolls as we speak!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Peace <3