To Add a Tangelo? Continued

Well, the tangelo chicken was kind of boring. There was some citrus flavor, but not much. Mainly just garlic, pepper, and thyme. I'd eat it again, but it definitely needs some work. I'm wondering if I score or pound the chicken first if that would help infuse the flavor more...  At least it wasn't dry, flavorless chicken. 

Either way, added it to my salad today and will enjoy some protein at lunch.

To Add a Tangelo?

This morning I decided it was a good idea to take an extra-long shower because I was feeling a little lethargic and wasn’t ready to face my closet and the rest of the day. Well, that put me quite behind schedule. My alarm went off at 7:03; I hopped in the shower and didn’t emerge until 7:28. Normally, I am out the door by 7:43 at the LATEST to make sure I’m at the office before 8 AM.

I had about 15 minutes to dry off, get dressed, brush my hair, and put on makeup. Unfortunately, I also decided last night to buy some Chicken filets at Whole Foods to use for my dinner tonight, but didn’t get to marinade them. I knew if I didn’t put them in something this morning, I wouldn’t eat them tonight because who wants plain chicken. If not tonight, then I’d probably end up freezing them or tossing them before taking off for St. Louis tomorrow. Fortunately, I got ready in record time and was able toss them into a marinade.

[Side note: I bought two, one for dinner, and one for tomorrow’s lunch over a bed of mixed greens and cucumber.]

Now normally, I’d do like lemon, salt, pepper, garlic, olive oil; however, my lemon looked like an 80 year-old lady who uses baby oil as tanning lotion on the beach—shriveled. I decided it was a good idea to substitute a tangelo for the lemon… I also built this herb garden for my living room and the plant lady suggested Lemon Thyme for it (apparently good for drinks, chicken, and fish?). Remembering I had some, I threw in a couple of sprigs of that.

I feel like it’s going to be a pretty decent dish, but only time will tell. I’ll let you know this evening!

To Begin a New Blog?

My friend Meg just started a new blog and her first post really resonated with me. I've been wanting to start a new blog for a while, but decided it was "too time consuming," "too much work," "too [insert lame objection here]." The truth is, I miss writing. It was my major in college and I don't get to do much of it in my day-to-day life--you can't count emails as writing. So, here I am going at it again. 

Who knows if it'll be a good idea in the end, but at least it will keep me entertained for a bit. I'll probably be posting about random food choices in the kitchen, things that happen on my travels, and everything my friends and I get into in the city (Boston). Heck, I may even ask suggestions on things I should try and then let you know if it was a good (or bad) idea.

I look forward to posting, not sure how frequent it'll be, but I hope you enjoy... If not, rough.