Thursday August 4th

We made a new Paula recipe. It was so good! The flavoring was great and somehow I was able to cook it perfectly so it was jucy. And the green beans were really tasty.

Well, we went off of the menu today also. So, here it is...

Breakfast: zucchini bread ok, I lied, we did eat zucchini bread
Lunch: pigs in a blanket packed pb&j's for Schlitterbahn
Snack: homemade ice cream snow cones from Ducky's
Dinner: pan fried chicken and green beans

Zucchini bread:
I ate the bread that we had Tuesday. Just slice off what you want and warm it in the microwave for 30 seconds. Then smear it with butter and EnJoY!

Lunch: we ended up going to Schlitterbahn for the day so I packed some pb&j sammies to eat there.

Snack: what else is better than some Ducky's snow cones on a 111 degree day? NOTHING!!!!!

OK now for dinner!

Pan Fried Chicken:
Paula Deen's Cookbook for the Lunch-Box set Pg. 120

2 Tbs. butter
Chicken cutlets (as many as you'll need)
1/3 cup seasoned bread crumbs
1/3 cup parmesan cheese
1 Tbs. canola oil

Melt 1 Tbs. of butter in a small glass bowl in the microwave (I use pie plates when breading chicken). Rince the chicken and pat it dry (I don't understand this step, but my chicken tasted so good, I might start this every time I make chicken now!). Combine the bread crumbs and the cheese in another pie plate. Swipe the chicken throught the butter, then roll it in the bread crumb mixture.

Put the remaining 1 Tbs. butter and the oil in a skillet and heat to medium. When the butter is melted, mix it and the oil together. Put the chicken in the pan and pan-fry about 3 minutes on each side, until the chicken is brown and crusty and cooked through.  EnJoY!

Green Beans
Paula Deen's cookbook for the lunch-box set Pg. 122

2 pounds green beans
2 cups chicken broth
2 tsp. house seasoning (recipe to following)
1 Tbs. bacon greast (optional, I didn't use this and got in trouble, I'll be using it from now on)

Snap the ends off the beans. Wash them and drain in a colander. Place in a medium bowl and cover with broth. Add the house seasoning and bacon grease, if using. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and cook for 25 minutes. EnJoY!

House Seasoning
Paula Deen's cookbook for the lunch-box set Pg. 124

1 cup salt
1/4 cup pepper
1/4 cup garlic powder

Combine in a bowl or baggie. Awsome seasoning!