There is just nothing better than walking in the door after a crazy Saturday to the sumptuous scents of dinner cooking away in the oven.
And what a dinner.
Victor marinated chicken breasts in fresh-squeezed orange juice and a bit of olive oil all day. He drained them, breaded them with homemade bread crumbs and toipped them with parmesan cheese. Into a 425° oven for about 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, he cubed a couple of red potatoes, chopped a couple of carrots and a red bell pepper and roasted them in the same 425° oven.
The chicken really had a pronounced orange flavor that was both unexpected and totally delightful. I really liked it.
It’s definitely giving me some ideas for Spring!
In the meantime, I received a couple of real treats at work today! Before Christmas I had been speaking with a customer about our Christmas cookies and, as she is German, was mentioning the Springerle cookies I had made. She said she had a spice cookie that was excellent and would bring me in the recipe. Today, she brought in the recipe for Anisplätzchen – the anise cookie, plus a short dough Butter cookie, and her mother’s Kraftkuchen – a spice cake!
I am psyched!
Tomorrow is supposed to be a rainy day, so I may just have to make a spice cake!
There are just so many foods and so little time!
The second treat came in the form of a woman I have emailed with for years – my counterpart from Batavia, IL! Finally, after all these years, I finally got to meet her in person! Anne and I traded recipes and ideas back in the good ol’ days and she has contributed several recipes to the “Quick and Easy” section. She’s even more fabulous in person!
A great day, indeed!
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Oh my! My mom used to make the best Anisplaetzchen!
Do you still have the recipe? Send it to me and I’ll compare! 🙂