Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Chicken Marsala with Mushrooms

Chicken Marsala is a very tender lightly coated chicken that is pan fried.  The Masrsala sauce is a sweet brown wine sauce. The tast of the lightly coated chicken and the Marsala sauce is so wonderful with every bite.  It sounds complicated to cook but it is very easy.  You cook everything three stages and in the same frying pan. 
Ingredients
•1/2 cup flour plus 2 tablespoons
•2 tablespoons of butter
•1/4 tsp salt
•1/8 tsp black pepper
•1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
•1/4 cup chopped parsley
•2 chicken breasts, boned, skinless
•1/4 cup olive oil
•1 cup Marsala wine
•1 cup sliced mushrooms, sliced
•1/2 onion chopped
•3 cloves of garlic chipped.
•1 cup chicken broth
•2 tablespoons of parmesan cheese

Directions
First stage: 
Chop onions, garlic and parsley and put in a pan with two tablespoons of olive oil and butter.
Once onions are see through add the mushrooms and cook well. Once they are cooked remove them from pan and set aside.

Second stage:
In a medium size bowl, mix together the flour, salt, oregano, and pepper.
Pound the chicken breasts gently (with the flat side of your meat mallet). Place a piece of plastic wrap over the chicken to prevent chicken from splattering all over the place.
Put the chicken in the flour mixture and make sure both sides are well coated.
On medium-high, heat add the 1/4 cup of olive oil and brown the chicken on both sides. Then put chicken onto a plate.

Stage three:
In the same pan, pour wine into the oil and heat on medium heat. Mix in the mushrooms, chicken broth and 2 tablespoons of flour. Once the Marsala sauce is hot, put the chicken in the sauce and simmer for five minutes. After the five minutes put chicken on a plate and pour some sauce over the top. Sprinkle parsley and Parmesan cheese on top. For more of my favorite recipes go to Family Heritage Bookbook.
 
Blend spices with flour
Flatten to 1/4 inch thick
Add Marsala wine, chicken broth and flour.  Once sauce is thickened add mushrooms and onions.  Salt and pepper to tast.
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Sunday, February 21, 2010

A parent could not be any prouder!!!

We had our Blue and Gold Ceremonies at the National Guard Armory on Saturday. 
As we walked in the door the head, Committee Chairman asked if the Cisco Kid would represent the Cub Scout Den and read a small paragraph on stage with five other ranking members. I looked over the paragraph to make sure it was in his reading level. There was only one word that he will have to concentrate on and that was, program. We said yes!!!

The paragraph the Cisco Kid read.....Scouting is a program for young men and boys which is much bigger than just people who are Scouts. When we join together, we are able to do more and be more than just ourselves.
The Cisco Kid did so great and the Chief and I could not be more proud.

They have invited a marine to speak. He talked about how the scouts have helped him in his life and how proud he is to have had the experience.
The Cub Scouts were first to receive their badges. This part of the ceremonies I am to paint a line on each finger that represents the five achievements and their journey to become a Cub Scout.  
Once their hands were painted, the boys were awarded their badges and the parents pined their scout.
 
This portion of the ceremonie was the journey and moving from Cub Scouts on to Boy Scouts. It is also known as the Arrow of light.

The boys were blindfolded and lead to the stage by their parents. Their parents then removed the blindfold. At the other end of the stage was the Boy Scouts ready to welcome them into their pack. Each boy was called to cross over the bridge. This signified the boys have completed the Arrow of light and are now crossing over to become a Boy Scout.    
 This bridge is such a treasure. One of the den leaders made this wonderful contribution to the pack.

He has put three significant emblems on the bridge. The emblems showed the start with Cub Scouts and the boys journey following the arrow of light through the cross over to the Cub Scouts. You can plainly see that allot of thought and work went into building this bridge.
 This bridge is so detailed that many words that the boys stand for were engraved into the wood. The first plank the Den leader had every boy who was crossing over sign the back of the plank. Hopefully every year when the new den crosses over they will sign it as well. 
This is our new Cub Master being sworn in.
As soon as all the awards were completed there was a great dinner planed. There was shredded pork, chicken, chicken legs, string beans, potatoes and garlic bread. It was such a memorable experience for our family.
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Friday, February 19, 2010

A great kids craft!! Fun at any age.

Last weekend the Cub Scout Boys were hiking and I asked them to pick up some ground items for their musical instruments that we will be making at our next den meeting. Yesterday I had them make the instrument, which turned out to be two instruments in one. The boy’s supplied acorns, nuts, berries, etc. I brought in the beads, rube bands, cardboard tubes, duct tape, and crayons. I started by giving them four beads each.
I have to apologize in advance for the quality of the pictures. These were taken from the Chief's phone.  
Supplies needed to make the instrument.
They took the rube band and cut it in half. Then we tied one bead to one end. Then we added the two loose beads. With the last bead, we then tied it to the other end of the rube band.
We took the cardboard tube and cut two slits, one at each end. We then took the rube band and slipped the bead into the slit at the top and bottom of the tube.
With the band secured into the slits it could be played.
We then took duct tape and taped one end of the tube.
Put the acorns in the other end of the tube. Then tape that end with Duct tape.
They completed the instrument by coloring it. It looked like the parents were having fun helping the boys.  

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