Tonight, I thought I'd attempt to make parmesan-crusted chicken tenders. No recipe to start with — just winged it. Hubby was pretty happy with it. Here's what I did:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a bowl, mix together 1 small package panko bread crumbs, about 1/2 cup parmesan, around 2 tablespoons garlic powder, and just a little bit of salt, pepper, and herbes fines (an Italian blend of herbs or pizza seasoning will suffice). In another bowl, pour about 2 cups of buttermilk. Start heating a skillet right about now, on medium-high. While that's heating, dip the chicken in buttermilk and then dredge in panko mixture. Once skillet is hot, add just enough olive oil to coat the bottom. The oil will heat quickly. Carefully place tenders in hot oil. Brown lightly on both sides (about 2 minutes per side, or just until browned). Remove with slotted spatula and place on paper towels to absorb excess oil. Pat dry. Put tenders on a cookie sheet and place in oven, 15 minutes and then turn tenders, and then finish cooking (about 8-10 minutes).
The tenders came out, well, tender. And juicy. My only regret is that I didn't use the best-quality parmesan. When you make it, splurge.
We were tired on Monday, so we didn't walk, and then it rained yesterday. So we didn't walk then, either. I think we made up for it tonight, though. Hubby's GPS phone app says that we walked 3.9 miles.
We went to a park not far from here called Wolf Pen, and we took our critters with us. We came across a statue of a wolf and pup, and Big Bear started whimpering. He cautiously approached it, backing up several times before finally inching up to it. And sniffed it's butt. I guess that's one way to tell if it's real. Big Bear still wasn't sure about it, so he carefully made his way to the front of the statue. You could see him working up the courage to approach it again. He then gingerly stretched out and touched noses. Very cute.
I didn't weigh myself this morning. I'm a little nervous about it since I skipped the evening walk for 2 days in a row. I plan to weigh myself tomorrow morning, and will post it tomorrow night.
Sounds yummy!
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