Chicken Breast with Tomatoes and Olives

This recipe is amazingly delicious. Everything about it is wonderful...feta cheese, kalamata olives. We put this dish over rice pilaf and we use fresh Bulgarian feta. I was talking to my "cheese guy" at the Eden Market and he was explaining the differences between Greek, French and Bulgarian feta. I don't remember what they were, but Bulgarian feta is our new fave cheese! Here is the recipe, enjoy! (Sorry for the bad picture, taken at my sister's house on her plates which look like we were eating on cement)




Ingredients:
-4 (6-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
-1 cup multicolored cherry or grape tomatoes, halved
-3 tablespoons oil and vinegar dressing, divided
-20 olives, halved
-1/2 cup (2 ounces) crumbled feta cheese

Prepare grill to medium-high heat. Sprinkle chicken evenly with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper. Place chicken on grill rack coated with cooking spray, and grill for 6 minutes on each side or until chicken is done. Keep warm. Combine tomatoes, 1 1/2 tablespoons dressing, and olives in a medium skillet over medium heat, and cook for 2 minutes or until tomatoes soften slightly and mixture is thoroughly heated, stirring occasionally. Brush chicken with remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons dressing. Cut each chicken breast half into 3/4-inch slices. Top each chicken breast half with 1/4 cup tomato mixture. Sprinkle each serving with 2 tablespoons cheese and torn basil leaves, if desired.

Serve over rice.

Source: Cooking Light Magazine, September 2009

Choc-Oat-Chip Cookies

My mom & I love to bake! So a huge bonus of living with my parents (besides the 24/7 help with Ben and overall good company) is getting to bake! These cookies are amazing...you can literally eat a million in one sitting. No lie.

Choc-Oat-Chip Cookies



Ingredients
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)
1 1/4 cups packed brown sugar
1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
2 tablespoons milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups quick or old-fashioned oats
2 cups (12-oz. pkg.) NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels
1 cup coarsely chopped nuts (optional)

Directions
PREHEAT oven to 375° F.

COMBINE flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl. Beat brown sugar, butter and granulated sugar in large mixer bowl until creamy. Beat in eggs, milk and vanilla extract. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in oats, morsels and nuts; mix well. Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets.

BAKE for 9 to 10 minutes for chewy cookies or 12 to 13 minutes for crispy cookies. Cool on baking sheets for 1 minute; remove to wire racks to cool completely.

Source: Nestle (Verybestbaking.com)

Our new addition!

A lot has happened since I have last posted, cooked or baked. I don't have much time for that sort of thing anymore with our new addition - Benjamin Rex. He is amazing! We have also since moved from San Diego to NJ and life is good :)