Poppy Seed Chicken

This is one of my favorite dishes that my wife makes! It’s simple and easy for the running family crowd. In fact it’s a great recipe to cook up ahead of time and put in the oven any time. It’s creamy, buttery flavor goes very well with the chicken and crunchy Ritz crackers.

Serving Suggestions
This is a classic casserole so there are tons of sides that compliment it pretty well. The question is: To mix or not to mix? If you’re the type that hates for food to touch each other, this is going to be a difficult dish for you without a lunch tray from your local elementary school. Personally, I love to mix it up, especially with corn. It’s great with any fresh vegetables for a good wholesome meal.

Chicken Parmesan

I had a quiet evening with my wife for July 4th. We made Chicken Parmesan and enjoyed one another’s company. I thought I’d share the recipe and results. It’s a relatively easy recipe that yields a great dish.

You’re probably noticing an Italian theme in my initials posts. Don’t worry we like much more than Italian and those posts will be coming. In fact, just yesterday we made some homemade salsa that we’ll be canning soon. I’ll post on that and much more in the coming days.

Parmesan Cheese
Obviously, the fresher the better for Parmesan cheese. We didn’t have time to go to the store and get a nice block of parmesan cheese this time. So we used the Kraft grated Parmesan. This would be appalling to a true gourmet, but I’m a pseudo-gourmet so it sufficed given our time crunch. I’ve made this with authentic Parmesan and it is, in fact, better. That having been said you could still taste the Parmesan in this batch and was still nice and crunchy.