in my element

so now that summer has faded into fall and the light casts it's golden glow upon this world, i am myself again.

i just can't seem to be an energetic chipper person when it's 99 degrees outside.

i always look forward to fall and winter.  a season to get nice and cozy.

and whip up some yummy food in the kitchen.

this weekend the only time the hubs and i ate out was friday night and that was to grab a quick meal before we caught a movie.

we were out on saturday, and surrounded by really good food joints, but all i really wanted to do was go home and cook a fabulous dinner! and that is just what i did.

the hubs put on some Christmas music and we cooked for an hour or so and then enjoyed a wonderful meal of stuffed chicken breasts, roasted brussel sprouts, and brown and wild rice.  so hearty and healthy.

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oh and we can't forget the applepie!

you really should make this stuffed chicken.  i basically threw a bunch of ingredients in for the stuffing and voila!

here's my version of it:

 tear off two good sized hunks of soft french bread and grind in a food proccessor.

dump the bread crumbs into a bowl.

rough chop half an onion and 2-3 cloves of garlic. pulse a time or two in the proccessor.

add 5-6 fresh cremini mushrooms and a good handful of chopped almonds. 

pulse again until everything is minced. add to bread crumbs.

drizzle with some evoo, about a 1/4 cup chicken broth or more, to moisten really well.

add one egg so that it all sticks together nicely.

add salt and pepper and a dash of garlic salt.

mix well and stuff between chicken breasts. 

add a little evoo and chicken broth to the bottom of a small roasting pan with the stuffed breasts.

if you have more stuffing left, you can top the chicken or "blob" around the sides of the chicken. 

put in a 375 degree preheated oven for about 30-40 minutes.

i'm telling you, this is so yummy and so easy!

try it.  i know you'll love it!