QUICK PARMESAN CRUSTED CHICKEN

This recipe is based on one boneless skinless chicken breast.  Just increase accordingly.

2 Tablespoons of flour

1 Teaspoon of DAVIS DUST ( or any seasoning you prefer)

1/3 cup of grated Parmesan Cheese

1 egg with 1 teaspoon of water

1 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast

Mix the flour DUST and Parmesan Cheese in a flat bottomed dish

Whisk the egg and water to make an egg wash and put in another flat bottomed dish

Heat a sauté pan on medium and add Olive Oil and butter in equal amounts.

Dip the chicken in the egg wash.  Make sure that it is coated well.  Then put it in the flour mixture and turn to coat.  If you are careful 95% of the flour mixture will adhere to the chicken.  Place in the pan sauté for 7 – 10 minute depending on the size of the chicken breast.  Turn over and cook for another 7 minutes or until the chicken reaches 175 on an instant read thermometer.

Serve immediately.

Produce for Summer

We are in the peak season for locally grown produce and farmers markets.  So how do you buy at the peak of the season and keep them fresh?  There are many ideas and theories about this.  Just remember that the sooner you eat, freeze or preserve the produce, the better.  Here is a link to a great article.

http://www.ehow.com/how_4496128_keep-produce-fresh-longer.html

I also try to handle the produce as soon as I get home. I find that if I take the time then the less I loose. 

To freeze fruits and vegetable is easy.  I regularlly freeze any fruit or vegetable I can.  Rather than go into all the details, use this link.  It has a lot of great information and will help.  If the fruit does get mushy - make a compote.

Here is the link

http://allrecipes.com/howto/how-to-freeze-fruits-and-vegetables/

Don't be afraid to try - you may just amaze yourself!

Collecting Recipes for the Second Book

If you have a great recipe that you would like to share, I am collecting recipes for my second cook book. It will have a section for Best of The Blog and reader submissions. You will get credit for recipe. So share!!

The next book will also be a digital cookbook but will have pictures and illustrations.  You can submit the recipes via my new website under contact me.  http://www.vegaswesgoutmet.com/

I look forward to reading your recipes!