Waiting...

Hey, I'm just sitting here waiting for Victory to get home from his football game in Norfolk. I might give up soon and go to bed but I thought I might try and make the most of my time waiting and blogging sounded like a better idea than putting away that pile of clothes on the bed. :)

Ever since my second trimester of pregnancy with Bekah I have increasingly been enjoying cooking and trying new recipes. I usually stick to the simple but completely yummy recipes. I don't necessarily consider myself a good cook. I just TRY to follow the recipe. I think that anyone can cook if they want to. Don't get me wrong we all screw up sometimes and I most definitely have messed up my fair share of dishes...especially cookies. I think a good cook is someone that can improvise and be creative and make new dishes. I can only follow someone else's creativity. Anyways, there have been a few recipes that Victory and I have enjoyed this week that I wanted to share.

Creamy Chicken Alfredo (from Easy to Bake , Easy to Make)
This is the third recipe I've tried in trying to make a good Alfredo sauce. However, I didn't serve the chicken alfredo with noodles I served it with potatoes. I know it sounds weird, but there wasn't a lot of sauce... and it was just pretty good chicken and it didn't necessarily need noodles. p.s not necessarily budget friendly.

1/4 cup all-purpose flour
6 boneless, skinless, chicken breast halves (about 4 oz each)
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 T Olive Oil, divided
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 T minced onion
1 1/2 cup whipping cream
1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese
1/2 t coarsley ground black pepper
1 T coarsely chopped fresh parsley

1) Preheat oven to 375. Place flour in a shallow dish or pie plate. Sprinkle chicken w/ salt; coat with flour. Heat 2 T olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add chicken; cook, turning once until golden, 2-4 minutes per side. Remove chicken from skillet; place in a 13x9 baking dish.

2) Heat remaining olive oil in same skillet over medium heat until hot. Add garlic an onion; cook until garlic is fragrant and onion is tender, 1-2 minutes. Increase heat to medium-high heat; add whipping cream, parmesan and pepper. Cook until sauce is bubbly and slightly thickened, 2-3 minutes. Spoon sauce over chicken in dish.

3) Bake Chicken 8-12 minutes or until done. Sprinkle with parsley.

Oatmeal Waffles (serve it with cinnamon syrup or my favorite fruit and whip topping or if you want to be healthy with yogurt which is good too.)

1 1/2 c. flour
1 c quick-cooking rolled oats
1 T baking powder
1/2 t cinnamon
1/4 t salt
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1 1/2 c milk
6 T butter, melted
2T brown sugar

IN large bowl, stir together flour, oats,baking powder, cinnamon and salt; set aside. In small mixing bowl, stir together eggs, milk, butter and brown sugar. Add to flour miture; stir until blended Pour batter on to grids of preheated, lightly greased waffle iron.
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Victory is home now and waiting for me to finish typing up recipes. So Good Night folks!!