I realize in retrospect that the cast iron would have made this dish perfect, as my bread pieces were a bit harder that they should have been. The chicken however, was perfect as was the fresh steamed broccoli from the garden.
We also ate some of the swiss chard from the garden.
I cut the leaves up, and sauteed them with some garlic and butter, and tossed them with lemon zest.
They were ok- Husband didnt care for them at all. They had a sharp, bitter taste to them. I wonder if the leaves were too large, and maybe I should have picked them sooner. I have never eaten swiss chard before so I'll give it another try before I give up on it completely. It was still a good meal, all in all.
Sunday was meat night. Husband suggested a steak, with twice-baked potatoes. Since I have never attempted a twice-baked spud, I accepted the challenge. Husband grilled the steaks, this time only rubbing a little salt, pepper and oilve oil onto the meat beforehand. Meanwhile, I made a compound butter for the steaks, with fresh chives and thyme.
The potatoes were were rubbed with olive oil and placed onto the oven rack for a little over an hour. Once baked, the tops were sliced off and the guts were mashed into a bowl with some sourcream, butter, carmelized onions, grated cheddar and chives. Potato mix was thrown back into the potato skin and baked for another 30 minutes.
Once out of the oven, a ridiculous amount of toppings were added to the potatoes, including bacon bits, cheese, chives and red onions.
Some more fresh gown broccoli was cooked, to ensure that we had something green on our plates!
Both were fantastic meals!
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fancy!
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