Feeling creative....

Well today I was feeling very corageous and creative and decided to try something I have never had the courage to do so before. I made a chocolate souffle'. It was a tough adventure but one I overcame haha. I am not even going to sit here and try and say that it turned out like I would have liked but it is edible haha.

Chocolate Souffle' Recipe

Ingredients

-1/3 cup all-purpose flour

-sugar

-1 1/2 cups milk

-3 squares unsweetened chocolate, coarsley chopped or grated

-6 eggs, separated

-1/4 teaspoon salt

-2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions:

1. In 2-quart saucepan, into flour and 1/4 cup of sugar, slowly stir milk. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens and starts to boil.

2. Cook mixture 1 minute more. Remove pan from heat and stir in chocolate until melted.

3. With wooden spoon, rapily beat in egg yolks, all at once, beating until thoroughly blended; refrigerate to cool the mixture to lukewarm, stirring occasionally.

4. Grease 2-quart souffle' dish or round casserole with butter or margarine and lightly sprinkle dish with sugar. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

5. In large bowl with mixer at high speed, beat egg whites and salt until soft peaks form.

6. With the mixer at high speed, gradually sprinkle in 1/4 cup sugar; beat well until the sugar is completely dissolved. The whites should stand in still glossy peaks.

7. With wire whisk or rubber spatula, gently fold chocolate mixture, one third at a time, and vanilla into egg whites, until blended. Pour mixture into souffle' dish.

8. With back of spoon, 1 inch from edge of dish, make 1-inch indentation all around souffle. Bake 35-40 minutes until knife inserted under "top hat" comes out clean.

Along with this dessert I was watching the Food Network and saw a yummy looking recipe. It was Potato Chip Crusted Chicken. I did substitue regular potato chips for Sun Chips to help with the health factor but that doesn't help when you put a lot of butter like the recipe called for. Either way it went down well. Along with this type of chicken I also made some mac-n'-cheese and some asparagus. Needless to say it wasn't the most healthy dish I have ever made. But I found this tonight to be a HUGE stress relief. I am getting pretty good and I know my fiance' is going to be ready to come eat my meals haha! Or I least I hope so!

Potato Chip Crusted Chicken

Ingredients

-8 tablespoons Butter

-6 cloves of garlic minced

-2 tablespoons olive oil

-10 oz. of potato chips

-6 boneless chicken breast

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Put aluminum foil on a cookie sheet to cover pan and then grease the foil.

2. In a skillet, melt butter. Add garlic and saute' for two minutes. Remove from heat. Cool for about 2 minutes and then add olive oil to this mixture.

3. In a plastic bag (sealed), take a rolling pin to crush the potato chips.

4. Roll chicken in melted butter and garlic mix. Then put into potato chips crumbs, pressing to adhere. Let chicken set at room temperature for about 15 minutes.

5. Bake in oven for 10 minutes the first side, flip over then 8 more minutes.

Well I hope you enjoy these dishes if you choose to make them as much as my family and I did. Cooking is a very fun hobby and I am so glad I am finding myself becoming more mature in it!