Hi Taste Buds, My Name is Horseradish!

Ok, so I know it has been a while since my last post. With that in mind I thought it would be appropriate to come back with a kick. So, for today's meal I decided to use Horseradish in both the chicken and the potatoes. Even if you don't like Horseradish, you should grow a pair for a day and try this meal. I promise you will at least fall in love with the potatoes.

Ingredients:

Horseradish

Potatoes

Chives

Butter

Sour Cream

Salt and Pepper

Chicken

Dijon Mustard

Whole Grain Mustard

Honey

Directions

Chicken

• First make your honey mustard sauce by mixing 2 tablespoons of honey, two tablespoons of whole grained mustard, 1/4 cup of dijon mustard, salt and pepper.

• Next pre-heat your oven to 375-400
• I would suggest marinading your chicken in the honey mustard sauce and making sure there is plenty on top of it while its baking.
• Bake the chicken for however long it takes and when its done, add some more honey mustard sauce to serve.

Potatoes

• First boil the potatoes so to the point where they are soft enough to work with.

• Next either smash your potatoes (I used a fork) or mix them if you have a nice mixer.

• Finally mix in your 1/2 stick of butter, 3/4 cup of sour cream, horseradish, salt, pepper, and chives. All of these measurements depend on the amount of potatoes and the thickness of the potatoes that you like.
• I would suggest tasting it and adding Horseradish until you can taste it because that is definitely the best part :)

This is a really easy recipe that I really loved! You can ask Jules how many times I have made the smashed potatoes ( on bag number two at least). They are delicious and I am an addict. I have leftovers if you wanna come try some Abigail!

My cooking has gone sour!

Lemon Chicken and Broccoli Pasta

Since you are too busy working that you had to leave Pittsburgh early, I thought I should show you what you missed the week after graduation. This is the second time I made this meal and it was delicious each time... and easy! Everyone but Abby has seen this before so this ones just for you ;) Enjoy!

Ingredients:

1. Two Chicken Breasts
2. 2 Broccoli Stems
3. 3 Lemons
4. Crushed Red Pepper
5. Olive Oil
6. 3 Garlic Cloves
7. Salt and Pepper

Grilled Chicken

• I decided to marinade the chicken using an olive oil base. In a plastic bag I combined the olive oil and the chicken with various spices including garlic powder, salt, pepper, and parsley.

• After the chicken marinated for some time I grilled it and chopped it into medium sized pieces.

Pasta and Broccoli

• First get your pasta (penne) cooking so that it will be ready when your broccoli is done.
• In a separate bowl, chop your broccoli and mix it with red pepper and the juice from half a lemon.
Next in a large pan, begin heating your olive oil and red pepper.
• When heated, add your sliced garlic cloves.

After garlic begins to cook add your broccoli and begin to saute them.

• When Pasta is cooked, drain and add to your broccoli pan.
• You may want to add more olive oil, red pepper, and lemon juice to the batch.
• Let cook for a while and stir occasionally.

• When fully cooked put in a large bowl and add chicken.
• Roughly chop parsley and add to bowl.

• Squeeze the juice from two lemons into the bowl and stir.
• Plate pasta and top with mozzarella or parmesan cheese.