I have to admit…I am pretty proud of the fact that I am finding my inner-cook, if you will.  I have not been 100%, but I have been able to get MUCH better at cooking weekly family meals, ME cooking weekly family meals, not Joe.  Last night I whipped out the Joy of Cooking cookbook and made something I never thought would be good to begin with.  I know I am a MAJOR rookie in the cooking dept, but putting orange juice, mustard, brown sugar and onions together on chicken is unthinkable to me.  But it was absolutely delicious.
Julia Child was a creative genius!!

So here’s another fun recipe for you all to enjoy:

Baked Chicken with Orange Juice  -a perfect quick after work dinner-
(you had me at quick)

Preheat oven to 375
Rinse and pat dry: chicken package (we did three breasts)
Smear the skin with:
4 teaspoon Dijon mustard
Arrange the chicken in a shallow roasting pan or baking dish just large enough to hold it in a single layer.
Sprinkle the pieces with:
1/2 cup finely chopped onions
2 tbs butter, cut into bits
salt and ground pepper to taste
Pour around the chicken:
1 1/2 cups orange juice
Bake for 30 mins
Turn the chicken over and sprinkle with:
1/4 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
Bake until the chicken is tender and golden, 15-20 mins more (I would say only 15 is needed).  Add more orange juice if the pan seems dry.  Remove the chicken to a serving platter.  Pour the juices into a small sauce pan and boil over high heat until syrupy.  Spoon the sauce over the chicken and serve.

Bon Appetit

OK, so another random post for today.  I can honestly say I think I am procrastinating my blogs because I have so much stinking awesome stuff to blog due to all of you.  But today’s post will have to do until I have a small amount of time again to work on them!