I am so overwhelmed. There's so much going on and I am trying to handle everything....
Terran has his first homework for kindergarten and it takes a lot of effort. Each week, they have a VIP for the week and that VIP needs to present something for the whole week. There's also some work that needs to be completed for this week. So evidently, Terran is the first VIP for the school year and we need to prepare this weekend.
Sisi is also starting pre-school next Monday. We also have some homework for that.... And I need to attend with her on Monday, which means that I am putting Aidan in backup care for the first time. Also on Monday, Pat is going through a minor surgery and will be useless for at least 2 days after that. Which leaves me with 4 dependents and little help. Sisi has doctor's appointment on Tuesday, and her first ballet class is also that night - which means that we need to go shopping for her gear pronto. And tomorrow night, we are having guests at our house. There's toys and mess everywhere downstairs and I am just too tired to clean up right now. If I left out anything, it's just not going to get done.
So with that kind of chaos and stress, I made a wonderfully simple and delicious pasta dish tonight along with chicken. The only thing that requires cooking is pasta itself and the chicken.
Summery Pasta:
4 or more large ripe tomatoes, diced
5 cloves of garlic, very very finely chopped
lots of basil leaves, cut in strips
plenty of extra virgin olive oil
salt
pepper
pasta (I used angle hair because that's what I had)
Easy Chicken:
1lb chicken thighs, boneless skinless
Chicken seasoning
olive oil
Pasta:
Cook pasta in salted boiling water
mix together rest of the ingredients in a large bowl and let it sit for at least 30 minutes
When pasta is cooked, reserve a cup of pasta water and drain. Put the pasta back into the pot and mix with tomato mixture. Add pasta water if necessary. Serve with pecorino romano.
Chicken:
Season both sides of the chicken with chicken seasoning. Quickly brown both sides on an iron skillet. Stick the skillet and chicken into 350F oven for 20 minutes to finish cooking. Yummy and tender chicken is served!
Thursday, September 09, 2010
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