This weekend my boyfriend and I decided to cook a fancy dinner and invite some people over. I had a French "Look and Cook" book that his mom had given me for Christmas, and my handy "Cooking Light" magazines. We browsed through them and went shopping for the ingredients. It was pretty easy for how good it was!
I'll show you some pictures of the process, and I found the recipes online if you'd like to make it yourself!
First course was Roast Chicken with Potatoes and Butternut Squash
I used chicken breasts instead of roast chicken, so I didn't have to cook it as long as the recipe said. It was really easy, just make a combo of salt, pepper, garlic and sage and rub it on them before putting on the broiler and in the oven. I'm going to use a similar rub anytime I make chicken, the spices were perfect and would go with anything.
For a side we made Creamy Potatoes (from my French Look and Cook Cookbook, I'll post the recipe later). They were soooo good! Would be great for thanksgiving for Sunday Dinner. The potatoes were creamy and slightly sweet as they had some nutmeg in them.
And then to finish it off we got a nice and fluffy loaf of french bread. Nate cut it down the middle and put in some melted butter, fresh garlic, italian seasoning - rubbing it all over the side. Then we put it in on broil for a few minutes.
The final products!!
The next day....
While looking through the cookbooks we saw some yummy breakfast ideas, so the next morning we made this Jalapeno, Sausage, Jack and Egg Breakfast Braid. It was so easy - and it was perfect for a sunday morning. Just enough spice, and the bread was just pre-made pizza dough. You could probably make all varieties of this.
Pic from Cooking Light.com
