As I've said recently, Monkey sleeps in a big-girl bed now, and I guess it finally dawned on her last night that she can get out of it and come find me. I figured that was coming soon, but I guess my half-concious brain didn't consider that when a dark little figure came slowly creeping into my room at 3 am. Thank God that hammer was tucked back in its proper place in the closet. O.o Perhaps I should consider putting up the baby gate tonight.
While I'm battling insomnia and insanity on the home front, I'm finding work less and less appealing. I mean who wants to go into the office after five hours of sleep that were interrupted by the stuff of nightmares? Not me. Thankfully my boss gave me a bit of incentive today. He brought his kitty from home to be our new honorary mice-catcher.
As I'm sure y'all have guessed from my blogs about VooDoo, I'm a bit of a sucker for anything of the feline persuasion. So it's no wonder that within five minutes I had the kitty on my lap, purring and rubbing up against me. I also renamed her Layla (an upgrade from "Sissy", which is what my boss was calling her). Needless to say, I'm looking forward to work tomorrow.
And last, but not least, I do have a recipe to share. This is for Honey-Glazed Chicken Quarters w/ Seared Bok Choy. This is from the September/October 2010 issue of Paula Deen's magazine.
1 TBS sesame or olive oil
4 chicken quarters
1 cup chicken broth
1/4 cup soy sauce
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 TBS lime juice
1 TBS lemon juice
1 TBS honey
1 tsp Dijon mustard
4 baby bok choy heads, halved
Sesame seeds, optional
In a large Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add chicken, and cook 6-7 minutes per side or until browned on both sides. In a medium bowl, combine chicken broth, soy sauce, garlic, lime juice, lemon juice, honey and mustard. Pour over chicken. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium; cover and simmer 20 minutes or until chicken is done. Remove chicken from pan. Place bok choy, cut sides down, in pan, and cook 5 minutes or until tender and lightly browned. Serve chicken with bok choy. Sprinkle with sesame seeds, if desired.
For some reason my computer is rebelling and won't let me upload a photo, but trust me, it was yummy. Well, this is going to be a short blog tonight, because Modern family is coming on in 7 minutes :-)
where is the butter?~confused
ReplyDeleteLol, Paula's actually been getting a little bit healthier with her recipes. Not all of them, mind you, but there's a "health section" in some of her more recent issues.
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