July 4th Favors

It is difficult to comprehend that the July 4th holiday is behind us, where does time go? I hope all of you had a fantastic time with family and friends...we surely did! And many thanks to Andrea for providing a wonderful spot to view the parade! And one last note, congrats to Raegen for taking 1st place in the bike decorating contest!!!

Back to the favors...this is one quick, easy, and delicious treat!

As you can see, peanuts, pretzels, and white chocolate were the ingredients...oh, and a few decorative red, white, and blue sprinkles!

I made one batch and then decided it wasn't quite enough so preceded to prepare another.

Maggie had her own special mix, directly from the grocery store...she loves melts and freeze dried fruit.
Of course it needed to be as close to red, white, and blue as possible.

Festive Bark:

11 oz. bag of white chocolate chips
1 1/4 cups skinny pretzels, broken in half
1/2 cup roasted peanuts
Sprinkles, if desired

Line a cookie sheet with wax paper
Melt chips in the microwave (according to package directions)
To the melted chips, add pretzels and peanuts thoroughly but gently
Pour the mixture onto the paper lined cookie sheet and shake sprinkles over the top
Allow to cool and then package as desired

If you like the sweet/salty taste this is for you!

Enjoy~

It's Chicken Again!!!

We have been eating a lot of chicken lately and this particular Peanut Crusted Chicken is tasty! We'll certainly put this recipe in the make again section!
It is simple which is a bonus this time of the year, especially when the temperature has been around ninety with a fair amount of humidity.

Chicken Breasts With A Peanut Crust:
1 tablespoon olive oil
3/4 cup dry roasted peanuts (lightly salted)
3 slices of Pepperidge white bread, torn in small pieces
Pepper to taste
2 large eggs
2 chicken breasts

Preheat oven to 450 degrees

Line a baking sheet with foil & lightly oil
Place the bread & peanuts in food processor and pulse until coursely ground
Place in bowl & stir in the olive oil & season with pepper

Beat eggs & season with a little salt & pepper
Add chicken and coat on both sides. Now dredge in breading, coating both sides and place on prepared baking sheet.

Bake approximately 15 minutes

The chicken is moist & crunchy

Fresh local asparagus is abundant & so good!

I just placed the asparagus in a tiny amount of water and steamed just until tender & then drained and placed back in pan with about a tablespoon of butter and a couple tablespoons of lemon zest & stirred over medium heat briefly. The lemon sure brings out a fresh taste!