Vegatation Obliteration

Yesterday I killed a tree. It was quite fun actually! Tons of work, but quite fun! There was this tree on the side of the house. It started off nice enough. Then things got crazy. In fact it went from being a little tree on the side of the house to a huge pain in the ace. It started growing, and suddenly there were branches closing in on the wiring going into the house. So, I made a call for action and got rid of it. Check it out! There is no better way to feel like you have accomplished something than to get rid of a huge blight on your property.

The dogs had a great weekend! They were exhausted after a long weekend of playing with Astro. They were sitting on the couch, passed out. They wouldn't budge, even for a picture.

I tried a new recipe this week - Balsamic Chicken from the South Beach Diet. It was pretty good - and will make for a good lunch with some greenery this week. It makes for a pretty good "basic" chicken to use in other recipes. I imagine it would work well in a pasta salad too. While I had my apron on, quite literaly, i fired up the grill for a "puppy mamma" mosters day dinner. I grilled up some high quality NY Strip Steaks and summer squash. It was totally yummy, especially the squash.

6 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves

1 1/2 tsp fresh rosemary leaves or 1/2 tsp dried

2 cloves garlic minced

1/2 tsp black pepper

1/2 tsp salt

2 tbl extra-virgin olive oil

4-6 tbl white wine or water

1/4 cup balsamic vinegar

1. Rinse chicken and pat dry. Combine rosemary garlic, pepper, and salt in a small bowl and mix well. lace chicken in a large bowl. drizzle with the oil, rub with the spice mixture, cover and refridgerate over night.
2. Preheat oven to 450F. Spray a heavy roasting pan or iron skilet with cooking spray. Place chicken in pan and bake 10minutes. Turn the chicken over. Bake 10 minues or until fully cooked. If the pan is dry stir in white wine/water into pan to loosen the drippings. Drizzle the vinegar over the chicken.
3. Transfer the chicken to the pan. Stir the liquid and drizzle over the chicken.