Chicken with Cherries and Kaleprinter friendly
1 ½ pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast
2 tablespoons grapeseed oil
2 tablespoons shallots, finely chopped
1 (10 ounce) bag frozen cherries
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon dijon mustard
1 bunch kale, chiffonade
2 tablespoons olive oil celtic sea saltand pepper to taste
Rinse the chicken breast and pat dry
With a mallet or skillet, pound the chicken breast to ¼ inch thickness
Heat grapeseed oil in a large skillet over medium heat, then add shallots and saute for one minute
Add cherries, cover and cook for 2-3 minutes, until cherries are soft and no longer frozen
Add balsamic vinegar, then stir in mustard and kale
Cover and cook over low heat 4-5 minutes, until kale is just wilted, stirring occasionally
In another large skillet, heat olive oil over medium high heat
Add chicken cutlets to the pan and sprinkle them with salt and pepper
Cook 4-5 minutes on each side, until outside is browned and chicken is cooked through
Transfer chicken to pan containing cherry sauce and kale
Allow to marinate over low heat for 2-3 minutes so that chicken absorbs some of the sauce
Serve
Serves 4
With both balsamic and mustard, this chicken dish is tangy and sweet. I served it to my family the night before Thanksgiving and they loved it.
When I asked the boys what to name this dish, my older son said, “Chicken Cherry Kale Amazement.” I guess that says it all since the boys have now entered the picky eater phase. This one is a crowd pleaser and works especially well for little ones. Enjoy!
This past Wednesday the Fire Breathers of Spiceworks took on the mile run benchmark! These folks train HARD…hints why there are so many PRs! For example…
Jeff….4 sec PR Al….20 sec PR Greg…1 sec PR (1st timed mile since his 3rd knee surgery Cindy…31 sec PR Ted…11 sec PR Julie P….1st timed mile = PR Julie S…1st timed mile = PR Josh….1st timed mile since knee surgery in December = PR
I would say the mile was again another HUGE success!! Congrats to all my athletes, y’all are AMAZING!!!
2. Melt the coconut oil and fry the onion over a low flame until it softens and just starts to brown.
3. Cube the sweet potato and add it to the onion. Add enough water to cover the sweet potato about half way. Cook on low heat.
4. Add the turmeric and chopped parsley and continue to simmer, stirring occasionally. As you cook, keep an eye on the water. You don’t want to fill the pot with water so that you’re boiling the sweet potatoes, but you don’t want it all to evaporate either. I add a little water several times as it cooks.
5. After it’s softened enough to tastes, add the salt and pepper.
This past weekend was by far one of my favorite weekends! On Friday we…Duke, Rach, Shiner and myself…loaded up and headed to Beaumont for one of the BEST Easter Weekends!
Before we got to BMT we stopped in Brenham…yes we made a stop at the bluebell factory…for some pictures in the bluebonnets with the family and friends. Even though they were not as full as I had hoped, they still made for awesome pictures!
(Bubba, Lady Bird, Duke and Myself)
(Ranger, Duke, Shiner, Lady Bird)
After pictures we headed to the bright lights of Beaumont where we celebrated with some ritas! It was off to bed early because Mom, Rach and myself were headed to Crossfit Lumberton to take on Jesus WOD. What is “Jesus WOD” you might ask? This WOD, created by Jeremy Thiel, is a WOD that symbolizes Jesus when he carried his cross. The WOD goes as follow:
14 Rounds (symbolizing the 14 stations of the cross)
50ft Walking Lunges
10 Deadlifts
10 Squat Cleans
10 Push Press
(65/95)
After rounds 3,7, 9 – 7 TGU (symbolizes the 3 times Jesus fell carrying the cross) (1/1.5pd)
Goal: Never put the bar down.
This WOD was not as easy as I thought it was going to be…then again I know his cross was more than 65# and so I did NOT put the bar down. I called time at 50:15. It was rough, and made me VERY sore but the pain is nothing compared to what he did for my sins.
After Jesus WOD I was asked to demo a muscle up for the beginner class and since I had been practicing 2 in a row (never getting one) I figured why not go for it and BAM it happened!!! I did 2 MUs in a row!!!
HUGE thanks to one of my close friends Clayton Manzer for opening up his box for us to do this, as well as letting us carry on into the class just so we could finish all 14 rounds. It was also AMAZING to have the community doing the same WOD at the same time. I even had an oldie but goodie meet me up there to check out the sport of Crossfit as well as take on as much as the WOD as possible.
(Kyle, Me, Mom, Rach, and Clay)
After the WOD, we headed to eat. We showered and then Rach and I set out on a hunt for a patio for a rita! We ended up at a placed called “Starvin Marvins” in BMT. Mission accomplished then back to the casa to cook dinner and hang out with the dogs! During this time I had multiple friends stop by, Shells and Bryce stop by as well as another oldie but goodie, Casey (all high school friends)! I love that I still have close friends in Beaumont! It was a great Saturday, but we had to get to bed for the Easter Bunny was coming to the casa in the morning. We all got up and went to IHOP for breakfast (yes you can eat paleo at ihop) then to church at Wesley UMC! What a great service! I ran into old friends that I have grown up with in the youth. Another FANTASTIC community to be a part of! When we got home we opened our baskets that the Easter Bunny left us. Rach and I then loaded up and headed back to Austin. It was a GREAT weekend filled with friends and family! He has risen….he has risen indeed!
and pepper to taste
