Pecan Goat Cheese Stuffed Chicken

Last night, I made dinner!  and I photographed it!  and now I am about to blog about it!  It feels like it has been awhile.

I am in the mode where I want to use up everything in the house before I go grocery shopping again.  I spent too much money on groceries because I tend to always crave something I dont have on hand.  In the bowl above, I combined:

• Goat Cheese
• Chopped Pecans
• Chopped Parsley
• Thyme
• Garlic Powder
• Salt
• Pepper
• 1 Tablespoon Melted Butter

Then, I spread the goat cheese mixture on Thinly Sliced Boneless Chicken Breasts and rolled them up.  I kept them from falling apart by using Skewers that I cut in half.

Rub the chicken with Extra Virgin Olive Oil and spinkle with Salt and Pepper before popping into the oven at 350 degrees.  How long?  Until they look done, so maybe about 15-20 mins.

Meanwhile, I needed an appetizer.  I used the Nature's Pride 100% Whole Wheat Bread that Foodbuzz was kind enough to send me to sample.

Then, I grabbed the Garlic Spread that Kevin had picked up from DiPasquales last week.

Toast up the bread, spread with garlic spread, top with tomato sauce and grated romano.  Throw back in the toaster oven and Voila...

You have yourself a pretty tasty appetizer.  And the bread?  It ranks up there for wheat bread.  I loved the way it toasted - crispy on the edges and soft in the middle.  Kevin was busy chopping veggies for our side dishes with Oscar close by.

Oscar knows who the softy is...AND who makes more of a mess drops more food on the floor! ;)

Looks like the chicken is done.

It turned out great.  The only thing that would have made it even better is if it was wrapped in Turkey Bacon.  Kevin made two side dishes in an effort to use up C.S.A. veggies.  Steamed brussels sprouts in an apple cider vinegar/garlic sauce and...

Sauteed zucchini, yellow squash, and onions topped with asiago cheese.

Yummm.

This saturday is the Baltimore Half Marathon and I am excited about running.  My Half Marathon PR is 2:04 and while I havent been training for "speed" (my speed may be someone else's easy/slow pace), I would love to beat my time.  But, I will be happy with anything under 2:10.

Dont forget to vote for me in the Baltimore Mobbies contest - it ends tomorrow!

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Mobbies

I was all ready to tell you about the new POMx Tea that POM was nice enough to send out for me to try, BUT, I have no pictures.  I know that I took pictures of the tea when it arrived and I cant seem to locate them anywhere.

So, I took a screen capture from their website of my favorite that I tried - Pomegranate Wildberry White Tea - Light.  This may be the first time that I have ever liked the "Light" version of something MORE than the "Not Light" version.  Kudos to POM on that one.

The whole "x" factor is described as the "Antioxidant Super Secret" and they have applied for a patent.  Hmm - what could be so revolutionary?  It makes me curious and nervous at the same time.

They even have POMx pills and liquid now too.  The liquid is described as "not for the faint of heart"

I think I am gonna stick with the Light tea - I loved the stuff.

Running

This has been a pretty bad training week for me.  I have only run once.  Ran the 15 mile training run last Saturday, took Sunday off, and then the work week hit with a thud.  Tuesday night I went for a great 4 mile run, but Wednesday I headed to DC for a concert.

Sunny Day Real Estate is one of my boyfriend's favorite bands, so I have grown to like a few of their songs by listening to his stuff.  But, I definitely became a bigger fan after seeing them live.

 

They were awesome.

Oh wait - this is the running section and I am talking about a concert.  Yeah - I told you this was a bad training week.  Everyone has them, right?

Since we have an 18 mile run planned for this Saturday, I am thinking I just did a taper week to get ready.  Right?!  ;)  Hopefully I am not setting myself up for failure this weekend.

Mobbies

You are probably wondering what language I am speaking here, but, I am honored to say that I was nominated for a "Mobbie" in the Foodie category!!

The Baltimore Sun is hosting this COOL contest, which I am loving, because it is helping me discover lots of new blogs in Maryland!

Voting began September 28th and is continuing through October 9th @ 5pm.  You are allowed to vote once a day in every category!

You should see a Mobbie widget in the upper left area of my blog - so if you like what you read here - click there or here ---> Vote for Me!

Oscar wanted me to tell you that the website does prompt you to create a username and password after voting, but, it is a painless 2.5 second process, and then you can vote once daily!

Have a great night!

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