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You spoke true when you said each character needs her own special environment from which she can react.  I love the verb, “frogmarch.”  Very apt.  Nice post.

Dying Is Easy–Mystery Is Hard

So true.

Breast Budapest: a chicken recipe easy and delicious

When I was a working girl, I was always looking for recipes that were quick and tasty that pleased my husband and me.  A simple weeknight dinner.  We shopped at Roche Brothers in Wellesley and I used to buy Purdue chicken cutlets, sliced thin and ready for a quick saute.  We are also fans of Mittel Europa cuisine, especially the goulashes and dishes of Hungary.  The Purdue cutlets sometimes came with recipes, and I was intrigued by Breast Budapest.  I made it, and 20+ years later, I’m still making it, and it works for chicken tenders, too.  This week, I had some extra mushrooms and red bell pepper that I tossed in, too.  We like it on noodles, but rice would also work.

I use a little over  half a pound for two people. Leftovers are lovely.

10 oz. or so of chicken cutlets or tenders – salt and pepper to taste – 3 T. flour = 2 t. paprika (I use a mixture of sweet and smoked) – 2 T. butter- 1 T. canola oil, 1 T. minced shallot or onion (I use a bit more) – 1/2 c. chicken broth – 1/2 cup heavy cream (half and half will work) -1 T. tomato paste – 2 T. sour cream- 1 T. chopped fresh parsley

Season breast slices with salt and pepper.  Combine flour and paprika and dust breast slices lightly.  Heat butter and oil in a large heavy skillet over medium heat.  Saute chicken on each side until golden brown.  Time will differ for tenders and cutlets.  Remove chicken and keep warm. Stir remaining flour and shallot or onion into pan drippings and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, 30 seconds.  Add broth, cream, and tomato paste and cook over medium  heat 2-3 minutes, stirring until sauce thickens and reduces to 3/4 cup.  Remove from heat and stir in sour cream.  Arrange chicken on a bed of buttered noodles or rice and spoon sauce over the top.  Sprinkle with parsley before serving. .

Need to absorb WordPress lesson 4 after a two week hiatus.  Eeek!  Nothing looks familiar and I’m not even sure where the dashboard is.  I waited awfully long to do this.  My bad!

Breakfast on a wintry New England Sunday: David Eyre’s pancake

Get Out your Big Cast Iron Skillet and Go!

David Eyre’s Pancake: One of the most frequently asked for recipes in the New York Times.
The “pancake” is cooked in a sizzling hot cast iron skillet with ingredients from even a poorly-stocked kitchen: flour, milk, eggs, butter and butter. Google the recipe–it’s all over the web. A bit of sifted powdered sugar on top and a squeeze of lemon complete the  the deliciousness.