Farmers' Market Chicken

Here's the recipe based on the ingredients posted yesterday.

Start the rice and then work on the rest of the meal. Start to finish should be about 30 minutes!

Ingredients
3 tablespoons tomato paste
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 (10 1/2-ounce) can low-salt chicken broth
1 garlic clove, minced
2 tablespoons Italian-seasoned breadcrumbs
4 (4-ounce) skinned, boned chicken breast halves
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup diced carrot
1 cup diced red onion
1 cup diced yellow squash
1 cup diced zucchini
2 tablespoons dry vermouth
4 cups hot cooked long-grain rice
2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary

Preparation:
Combine the first 5 ingredients in a medium bowl; stir well with a whisk and set aside to use later (broth mixture).

Place the breadcrumbs in a shallow dish; dredge the chicken in breadcrumbs.

Heat olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat; add the chicken, and sauté 6 minutes on each side. Remove chicken from pan.

Add the carrot, onion, squash, zucchini, and vermouth to pan, and sauté 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Return chicken to pan and add the broth mixture. Bring mixture to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer mixture 15 minutes. Serve chicken and vegetable mixture over the rice, and sprinkle with chopped rosemary.

Happy eating,
Elizabeth

Saturday, 14 August...National Garage Sale Day

Great, just what I need, a day to celebrate what I do as naturally as breathing. Yard sales, Goodwill, etc. they all call my name! What did you pickup today? I bought a small school chair, a child's art easel, a white teapot, wooden box with handle and a memo board.

November is just around the corner so I've got to get myself in gear. These pieces will be the beginning of my bazaar items or used as display pieces. My theme for the Spanaway Bazaar is words. Have you ever thought about the power of words?

Speaking of words...earlier today I was at a light waiting to turn right when I heard loud profane language across the street from a woman. At first it seemed like she was screaming at a car waiting at the light but the next glance confirmed that she was screaming at another woman who chose to keep walking down the street. I kept glancing across the street hoping it would continue as a war of words and not escalate into anything else. "Don't worry", I heard, "It won't get any worse, you always hear arguing around here". That was news to me, I've been driving in this area for over a year and take the Link 4 times a week. The messenger was a man in his truck waiting to merge into traffic. "It's a lot better than it used to be" he continued, "getting quite nice around here except for this block" and THEN, "I used to carry a gun but don't need it anymore". This from a white guy perhaps in his early 60's! Save us from folks who think we're back in the Wild West. More people have a weapon turned on them rather than saving themselves or someone else. When are we going to get it?


On a much nicer note...how's your garden? Mine is in overdrive! There's a pear tree in the back that's doing much better than last year but I'm just not familiar with this type of pear and there's way too much zucchini. My husband's coworkers, our neighbors and my fellow shop owners are going to get zucchini next week. I'll be really nice though and include a recipe for a salad and/or bread!
Tschuss,
Elizbeth