The beginning!

I have decided to start cooking dinner once a week something most know is quite a daunting task for me. I will embark on this journey with an open mind and the knowledge that I will definitely grow. I am going to experiment weekly with not asking tons of questions about silly things.

I will take the next 10 Monday's starting today and see what I can do.

I will keep this blog to chronicle my journey to culinary freedom!

Tonight's menu:
Parmesan and ritz cracker crusted chicken
Creamy Parmesan grains
Corn
Broccoli
Caesar salad

I started by crushing the ritz crackers and adding grated parmesan to them.
I then coated 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts with mayonnaise. I then covered each breast fully with the breadcrumb mixture.
I baked the chicken for 25 minutes at 375• in the oven.

The creamy parmesan was a creative grains box mix but it was delicious. It had white rice and pearled wheat with Parmesan cheese and seasonings in it.

I then made broccoli (for my husband) and corn(for myself)

The caesar salad was just simple romaine with Parmesan cheese(again) and creamy caesar dressing.

I only asked a few questions tonight on my first adventure into cooking. Most things that I said though were "can you open the mayo I have chicken on my hands", "do you want anything specific done to your broccoli", and "the best temp for chicken according to our thermometer is 180• is this accurate?".

I think I did very well. And Walt said the food was delicious.

Here are some pictures of the process and the food itself. Also an empty plate afterwards showing Walt's true enjoyment of the food.