Lemon Pepper White Fish and Pesto Noodles (again)

I decided on lemon pepper white fish and (more) pesto noodles for fish Friday yesterday. It was easy peasy! This is probably the easiest and best meal for 1-2 people I will post within this blog. I got these fish fillets at target for a pretty reasonable price, and I'm sure they will last me all the way through lent. All you do is throw them in the pan, with some margarine (or oil), then they are done after a little flipping and turning in around 10-15 minutes. Then, I heated up some of the pesto noodles I made the other day...and boom! Done. And here is my masterpiece:

Also, I think that, soon, I might take some submitted recipes from friends and family, and try them out, as long as they're not too difficult. 

Happy St. Patrick's Day, by the way! Maybe I'll make some green beer later. Can't be that hard, right? 

Parmesan Crusted Chicken and Pesto Noodles

So, I decided to try out this recipe that I found online: 

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups grated Parmesan cheese
• 2 eggs
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into strips
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil

Directions

1. Place Parmesan cheese into a shallow bowl.
2. Beat eggs and water together in a bowl.
3. Dip chicken strips into the egg mixture.
4. Press chicken into Parmesan cheese. Gently toss between your hands so any cheese crumbs that haven't stuck can fall away. Place the coated chicken onto a plate while coating the rest; do not stack.
5. Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Pan-fry chicken strips in batches until no longer pink in the center and crust is golden brown, about 4 minutes on each side.

It worked out pretty well. This recipe (from allrecipes.com )was easy and i had all of the ingredients for once. Yay! Usually, this is kind of a problem for me, seeing as I'm not a very good grocery shopper. My guy always advises me to get foods that I can make into a meal, but this has failed to happen often, as of yet. I don't have main ingredients mostly, though, so next time I will check the recipe before I get everything done for the day. Then, I will go to make the chicken, or whatever it may be, and make sure I have all of the ingredients needed beforehand. In the end, this recipe ended up a little Parmesan-y for me. If I make this again, I will be sure not to smoosh the chicken so hard into the parmesan, or put less Parmesan cheese into the bowl that is used for dipping the chicken into. But, I did it. Looks delicious, doesn't it?  (Paired with the last of my honey wine also. Delicioso!) 

So, I may have gone a little overboard on the spices...

Hi. My name is Chelsea and I am blogging to keep myself cooking, and keep myself sane. I am just learning how to cook, and, so, I've decided to share my exploits, and my experiments with cooking here.

My story starts when I was younger, and raised in the Midwest, eating mostly white, bland, and even plain looking foods for the most part. Being Norwegian and Swedish, this is a part of my heritage, and I hail from the bland food capital of the world. Throughout the last few years, though, I have expanded my palette, albeit kicking, screaming, and some whining and yelling were included, too. I have been pushed by my significant other to eat more and more spicy things, and I've learned to love them along the way. I also enjoy cooking , even though I'm not very good at it. I like learning, and I enjoy the process. Being taught is one thing, but learning on my own is another.

I've created this blog not to educate, or show how I can cook easily made foods, but to share some recipes that are easy and made for 1 or 2 people, which are the hardest to find. My other mission is to share my lessons in cooking, and cook more complicated food along the way.

Also, in my conquest to find recipes recently that I can make easily, and sometimes quickly, I have found that I have no spices, or any useful ones anyway. So, I bought some today, and hopefully this helps in my new endeavors in the land of cooking.