The First Meal

I'm not sure why it is, but the harder you work at making a delicious meal, the less likely you are to get to enjoy it together. As is the most likely the case with busy families anyways.

Now that I am back to work, I've realized that I have to actually start planning meals. I guess you could say, working is making me more efficient at time management. For instance, instead of having all day to do the never ending chores, I only have half the time to get it all done. And amazingly, it gets done.

But back to the meal! I had this wonderful meal planned out, and of course, it took me a bit of time. Adam had to leave to a meeting the second it was ready. So much for me becoming more efficient at time management! It's only the first of many meals, though, so hopefully I get better at planning. 

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First off, I started the chicken breasts. These bad boys are drizzled with olive oil, seasoned with sea salt, pepper and garlic, then topped off with sundries tomatoes and fresh basil and fresh green onions. I baked them at 190 degrees Celsius for 40 minutes. It was so moist and tasty, my mouth is watering thinking about it...

Then I started with the potatoes. I had bought a mixture of baby potatoes, just to add a little more colour to the meal. I boiled them until they were sort of soft, and then threw them into a mixture of rosemary and those fresh green onions. I smashed them, not mashed, smashed, and then fried them in olive oil with some garlic until they were crispy. Of course, I added sea salt and pepper. I don't usually use salt on my food, except potatoes and corn on the cob. How can you not? It's like peanut butter without jam. Or whatever you think goes best.

Lastly, I steamed the asparagus for about ten minutes. I prefer them with a little snap to them, so maybe it was more like 9 or 7 minutes. Who's counting? Once they were ready, I threw them on the plate and drizzled (or doused) them with the beloved olive oil. Then I crumbled Asiago cheese on them, and added some sea salt.

Let's just say, Adam is lucky that there is any left for him after his meeting. I held back, or else Adam would have been dining on some fine KD.

Happy Back to Work Cooking!

Jena xo

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