Monday, October 17, 2011

Delicious Asparagus

My sister, Heather, texted me this picture the other day and for anyone who knows me, I have this strange love for dinosaurs. I also have the enormous hate for push-ups so it was quite fitting for me. Anyways when Anthony and I first started dating, we did the whole long distance thing between Kansas City, MO and West Lafayette, IN. It's about an 8 hr drive...more or less depending on the way you take, how fast you are driving and the time of day you travel (which is most of the day). Anthony told me he was going to arrive at my house right around dinner time, which everyone knows the way to a man's heart is through his stomach and this was the first thing I ever cooked for him (which at this point in life everything I cooked tasted awful) so I spent all afternoon getting everything together and sitting by the oven to make sure it didn't burn and here is a replica of what I produced!:
 Looks Delicious, right? I have to say I didn't make him asparagus that first time, I don't really remember what side made after all. But! One time we went to his sister's house (Melanie Madonia) and she made this awesome asparagus that I couldn't get enough of and she told us how simple it was:
-Asparagus (we used one bundle)
-Olive Oil
-salt
-pepper


Put asparagus on a pan
drizzle olive oil over the asparagus
season with salt and pepper to taste
place in oven at 350 for about 20 minutes
enjoy!


Now for the chicken

-Take chicken breast and... well... I believe people call this tenderizing the meat, where they hit the chicken with a little ridged hammer, but we don't have one of those...so my fist worked too...the meat was thawed thankfully...it's okay to laugh, I did too when I actually typed it out how ridiculous it sounds, but it gets the job done.
- season meat with:
  • garlic powder
  • onion powder
  • cilantro
  • pepper
  • salt 
  • olive oil
all to taste, then squeeze a lime over the chicken. Once seasoned then you place the vegetables of choice onto of the chicken. My preferred vegetables of choice for this meal are:
-Avocado slices
-Tomato slices
-Onion slices
and some cilantro (optional, I really like cilantro)


Then bring the two ends on the chicken and place one underneath the other while keeping the vegetables in the middle. (roll hamburger style, not hotdog style)


Place on pan and put it in the oven at 350 for 40 minutes or until the juices run clear and enjoy!

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