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A Pinch of Joy

Eat Healthy, Do it Yourself, Live Well, Have Fun.

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Chicken with lemon garlic sauce

a Pinch of Joy Chicken with Lemon Garlic Sauce

I was looking for something familiar with a twist to serve for Bytes’ birthday dinner.  Flipping through a stack of recipes I saw Chicken Piccata  Ummm – don’t think so – sounds like directions for playing piano.  When the same recipe popped up again I took another look.  Oh, it’s chicken with a lemon garlic sauce.  I can do that!  Picatta, loosely translated, means zesty.  This dish has a lemon lilt flavored with fullbodied garlic.  Light but definitely zesty, by whatever name you call it.     I had never noticed chicken cutlets in the grocery store before.  However, they were in the freezer in all three of the grocery stores I frequent.  I spend a lot of time reading labels, but not looking at frozen chicken apparently!   A cutlet is about a quarter inch thick up to about half an inch ... [Read More]

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Parmesan Panko Crusted Chicken

Fried chicken with parmesan and panko crust

Parmesan Panko Crusted Chicken -- another quick and easy dinner.  Chicken made moist with egg, flavored with parmesan cheese and panko, then crisped in a bit of olive oil.  Tender and flavorful any time, any season and picture perfect enough for guests.   This is one of my “stand in the refrigerator door-- what am I going to cook now?”  inventions, so if you are looking for gourmet – maybe next time!   I spied a jar of grated parmesan cheese in the refrigerator door, looked at the package of chicken tenderloins in the freezer next door and remembered seeing parmesan chicken on a restaurant menu once and there you go. Chicken breast tenderloins are slices of chicken breast about one half inch thick. They’re not available in all stores, but I can buy them at one of the supermarkets for ... [Read More]

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Welcome! I’m Charlene. I love to share quick and easy recipes, whatever I’ve learned in our last DIY project – anything that helps make life easier, better and more fun!! I hope you will find inspiration and add a pinch of joy to your day!

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