Obvious and Unoriginal Chicken

Sunday was a day of laundry and a little shopping {Old Navy}. I was in a bit of a funk all day and I'm still not sure why. I just felt super exhausted, despite the fact that I'd had an adequate amount of sleep and I wasn't in a particularly good mood {poor husband}. I tried to lay down to "take a nap" at about 5pm because I felt so exhausted but then I couldn't fall asleep. Instead of sleeping I got sucked into the book I was reading and before I knew it it was 7pm!

We had chicken thawed for dinner but no idea what to make with it. I took a gander at the fridge and saw that we had some on-the-edge-of-going-bad broccoli and cherry tomatoes.

I wasn't feeling up to doing much actual "cooking" so I just tossed the chicken breasts, tomatoes and broccoli in a glass baking dish, drizzled some olive oil on top of it all, sprinkled generously with salt & pepper, and baked in a 425 degree oven for about 40-45 minutes or until the chicken reached an internal temp of 185 degrees. {I ended up having to cover the baking dish with foil about halfway through so that the broccoli didn't brown too much}


To spruce it up just a bit more I topped the chicken with some crumbled goat cheese and buffalo hot sauce after it came out of the oven. We also served the meal with whole wheat buttered toast on the side. It wasn't the most exciting meal in the world but the chicken was tender and the veggies were flavorful {because they cooked in yummy chicken juice}.

I've decided this is a great go-to meal when I'm feeling super lazy because it literally requires NO prep {other than maybe cutting up veggies} and you just toss it in the oven and forget about it for 45 minutes!

It could also be made with any vegetables you have on hand I have visions of making it with sweet potatoes, red potatoes, squash, red onion, etc. etc. etc. Super versatile and easy! I think I shall dub this dish: Clean Out Yer Fridge Roasted Chicken and Veg

{Side note: I know this meal isn't earth shattering or new, but sometimes I find that I tend to forget about the simplest things and try to complicate everything we cook too much. If you're like me, maybe you could use a reminder that something so simple can be so good. If you're not like me, then just disregard this post because you're probably rolling your eyes at the fact that I would dare make an entire blog post dedicated to something so obvious and unoriginal!}

After dinner we watched True Blood, which OMG I'm obsessed with! I watched the first 2 seasons on DVD but now that we have HBO I can watch them as they premiere the episodes. This is actually quite dificult for me though because they leave each episode with such a suspenseful ending that I literally scream "Noooooooooo!" when the credits roll because I'm so dying to find out what happens next. It's addicting!!

Do you have any obvious and unoriginal recipes to share with me? I'll appreciate them, I promise! ;-)

I Spy.....

This one's for all my Bachelor fans out there...

Did anyone else catch this interesting shot of the audience of Dancing with the Stars last night:


Now let's see here, we have Vienna in the middle, who I was secretly hoping wouldn't be there and that Jake would announce that they broke up. But alas...

And oh LOOKIE THERE! It's Ed on the top right, Jillian's choice from her Bachelorette season {which Jake was on}. And although you can't see it in this shot, Jillian was in fact there too.

Oh and don't think we don't see you there, Miss Gia {the 2nd runner up on Jake's season}!!!! Just to the left of Vienna and keeping your head down and hair in front of your face during all the shots. Sneaky, sneaky!!!

It was like an incestuous pool of Bachelor-ites last night in that audience!!

Reality Bites: The Bachelor

So most of you probably already know this but.... Jake chose Vienna. Didn't come as much of a shock to me since I read realitysteve.com for the spoilers. but it still disgusted me profusely. WHY?!?


Then again, I really dislike Jake so I really don't care as much as I usually do when I watch this show. I haven't liked him since he was on Jillian's season. A bunch of my friends were freaking out over how much they loved him on Jillian's season but I just got a "blech" kind of vibe from him. To me, he seems soooooooooooo insecure and like the dorky kid you knew from highschool that suddenly looks good but still has the personality of a dorky, awkward kid. That's just a turn off for me. I like confidence and Jake didn't seem to have much of it to me.

This theory was solidified when he chose Vienna. I truly believe that he was intimidated by Tenley (and Ali & Gia)...he didn't think he deserved her so he felt awkward around them. But then....there was Vienna. Who didn't intimidate him. She's not exactly drop-dead gorgeous so he felt more comfortable around her.

That's my theory and I'm stickin to it!

And can I just say how annoyed I am that he is on Dancing with the Stars?!? I am so sick of Jake Pavelka! PLEASE don't make me watch him on another show. I hope he gets voted off first or second so I don't have to watch him. The only sad part about that is that I LOVE Chelsie Hightower and she is his partner....bummer.

Are YOU ready for more Jake? And more Kate Gosselin, for that matter? {I personally am excited about Kate being on the show because I feel like it's been a while since we've seen her. Jake, on the other hand....}