Thursday, August 14, 2008

I want a cupcake

Russell and I, but especially Russell have been wanting a dog. I want to wait till we have a house, but that seems too far away for Russell. Most of you know my parents have a Standard Poodle [the large kind] and a Golden-doodle [Golden retriever mixed with Standard Poodle]. We love Lucy cause she's big, cuddly, goofy, and DOESN'T SHED!

Russell decided he wants a dog for our anniversary, so he began looking to see what kind of poodle mixes were for sale in Missouri. He found this website listing chocolate Labra-doodles. These puppies are really tempting bc they are a great price and in our area. This just isn't perfect timing. I'm still going to call and see if they have any females available still and check with our landlords to see what the rules are on pets. Russell and I love discussing our future children's names. We've been doing since before we were engaged. So, naturally we wanted to discuss dog names for the puppy we probably can't get. We have friends with a dog named Buttercup and others with a dog named Gingersnap. We like food oriented names. If we were to get one of these puppies we are thinking Cupcake or Cinnamon Lambert. Let me know your thoughts :)

New easy healthy recipe for chicken. I made it to go along with a homemade veggie lasagna. Which wasn't too hard, but more time consuming, Let me know if you want that recipe too.

Skillet Chicken with Tomatoes

4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts halves [I used 8 chicken tenders (boneless, skinless)]
1/2 cup fat-free or low-fat Italian salad dressing
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 can [14.5 oz] Italian style diced or stewed tomatoes

In a Ziploc, combine dressing and chicken. Let marinade for 20 minutes in refrigerator.
Warm oil in skillet over medium high heat. Add chicken and sear on each side. About 5-7 minutes total. Stir in reserved marinade from bag and tomatoes [with juice]. Heat to boiling, reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 15 minutes.

This would also be great over noodles.

makes 4 servings about 160 calories per serving

2 comments:

The Roberts' said...

i like the name cupcake. cinnamon is almost too long - cin-na-men (pronunciation of course) & the short name would be "cin" & now thats just not biblical.

:-)

Becky and Patrick said...

my grandparents have a labradoodle! she's a sweet dog. can't seem to figure out her long legs. :-) they love her.