Baked Parmesan Chicken with Salad

This baked parmesan chicken is a very versatile recipe that my mom usually makes for salads, but can also be eaten with pasta, veggies, with or without a sauce, or anyway you want!

This time we ate it with salad. We start with two to three large chicken breasts sliced and pounded thin. 

The bread crumb mixture contains 1/2 cup plain (or italian or parmesan flavored!) bread crumbs, 1/2 cup panko bread crumbs (we love it extra crunchy!), 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, 1 tsp garlic powder, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp pepper, and 1/2 tsp basil. 

The chicken can be dipped in egg or milk before being dipped in the bread crumbs, but it isn't necessary. Sometimes my mom and I do dip it in liquid first, this time I didn't. 

My mom has devised a way to cook the chicken in the oven without it getting soggy. The chicken is surrounded by heat in the oven and clean-up is easy because of the foil. It doesn't need to be fried on the stove first (but it definitely can be for a browner color).

She stacks a cooling rack with legs on a baking sheet lined in foil.

Baked Parmesan Chicken Recipe

2-3 large chicken breasts

1/2 cup bread crumbs 

1/2 cup panko bread crumbs

1/2 cup parmesan cheese

1 tsp garlic powder

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

1/2 tsp basil

Mix the last 7 ingredients together and coat the chicken in mixture. Bake at 450 degrees F for about 1 hour, flipping the chicken over halfway through cooking. 

Vietnamese Iced Coffee

Peter has become obsessed with vietnamese iced coffee! He loves it. He has tried every iced coffee that he can get his hands on recently. So today I tried making him some myself!

We went to Lee's Sandwiches to pick up this coffee filter that is traditionally use to make Vietnamese coffee. It was only $3.50! I think that's a pretty good deal. 

I put about 1 tablespoon of coffee grounds into the filter to make about 4 ounces of coffee. I think that was a good ratio, but next time I might run it through the filter an extra time to make it really strong. 

I put about 2 tablespoons of sweetened condensed milk into the glass and filtered the coffee directly into it.

I stirred it up and then poured it over ice.

Peter liked it so I think it was a success!

Les Petites Sweets

Yesterday I was at my parents' house working on making some petite sweets because my mom and I got an order! It's so exciting to be getting jobs doing what we love to do. I stayed the night so that the cat wouldn't get lonely and so that I could work on these. 

The first thing I did was make the crust for Lemon Petites. 

It needs to be par-baked before adding the filling.

While it was baking I made the filling.

Ready for the final trip to the oven.

Next, I made Peanut Butter Chocolate Petites. This is the chocolate part. 

This is the peanut butter part. I love chocolate and peanut butter together!

Ready to bake! My brother says that they melt in your mouth.

This is my kitchen scale. It is a necessity for anyone who like to bake or cook. It measures so much more accurately than spoons or cups and it really saves you time. 

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