Coconut Crusted Chicken

We eat chicken at least three times a week.  I make chicken parmajana, grilled tarayaki chicken, chicken maranated in italian dressing, chicken dry rubed in italian seasonings, BBQ chicken, cajin chicken, the list goes on and on.

Last week I defrosted some chicken not knowing what I was going to make for dinner, but I knew it was going to have chicken in it. When it came time to start cooking I was so tired of the same old chicken meals. I went into my pantry and stood there, just staring at everything. I stood there, and I stood there some more. Then I went to the fridge and looked at all the condiments. I just stared at them. Nothing jumped out at me. So I went back to the pantry and stood there looking for something, anything that I could use to make something different. Then, a beacon of WHITE! This was it! Coconut!  The Coconut Crusted Chicken was born. Crunchy outside, Sweet goodness taste through out, tender moist chicken inside. HAAAAAA!

This is what you will need to make this outstanding summer, super yummy coconut crusted chicken. 
4 chicken breasts
2 eggs scrambled
1/2 cup of oil

For the Coconut Crust
1-14 oz. bag of angel flake coconut sweetened
1-1/2 cup of all purpose flour
1 tea cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon of cinnamon
1 tablespoon salt

Put 1/2 of the bag of shredded coconut in a food processor with the remaining ingredients and pulse until the mixture looks like flour. Remove from food processor and put in a large bowl. Add the remaining coconut. Mix well. This will be more than you will need for 4 chicken breast. Take half of the amount, put in a plastic baggie and freeze. This keeps very well.

Frying
Put the oil in a frying pan and heat on medium/high. Let the oil get hot before putting the chicken in.
Dip the chicken in the scrambled egg. Then put the chicken in the coconut mixture and coat well. Press the mixture on very tight. Do not coat the chicken and set it aside until you get the oil ready. The coconut mixture will not stay on tightly. Fry the chicken fully before turning and be gentle. This will insure your coating will all stay on and look beautiful.

Pineapple pecan chutney
2 cups of fresh pineapple cut in small cubs
2 tablespoons of splenda brown sugar
1/2 cup of raisins
1/2 cup of pecans
1/2 cup of water
1/2 tea cayenne pepper
1 tea cinnamon
1/4 tea salt

Add all the above ingredients in a small pot and cook on medium heat for 20 minutes or until everything is very tender.

The completed meal. Sliced strawberries on the side are optional.

All ingredients needed for this recipe.
1 bag of angel flake coconut sweetened
1-1/2 cup of all purpose flour
1 tea cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon cinnamon
4 large strawberries (optional)
2 eggs
4 chicken breasts cleaned and dried

For the pineapple pecan chutney
2 cups of fresh pineapple cut in small cubs
2 tablespoons of splenda brown sugar
1/2 cup of raisins
1/2 cup of pecans
1/2 cup of water
1/2 tea cayenne pepper
1 tea cinnamon
1/4 tea salt

You have to love the world of technology.

Technology is a wonderful thing. When we were in Disney last week we discovered a new section of Epcot called Innovations. It is all technology oriented. We are staring in a video game that we made. Cute!!! Just hit the link and you can start playing the game.


http://www.thinkingofyoupostcards.com/runtime/play/?Guestcode=KQ2QCXRVFAACPQ

Dreaming of Chocolate

For the past couple of weeks we wanted to get together with some friends, and finding something new and exciting to do is getting harder and harder. The Chief had a team building day at work and one of the events that were scheduled was a factory tour through Whetstones Chocolate. I thought that was a great idea. I have always heard about the factory tour but never been.
There is two parts to the tour. One part is in the store itself and the other part was in another building across the parking lot. That is where they have all the machinery. This was a great activity to see. Small and quaint, but that is like everything is St Augustine. The store area was set up so beautifully and I just wanted to buy one of everything. They had a new product and I just had to have it. It was calling my name. The product is called, Chocolate Amaretto Liqueur Sauce. I absolutely love it in my coffee. We have poured this wonderful sauce over strawberries and bananas. Sooooo delicious!

We were waiting for the tour to start and the boys were having fun in the hall.

The guys were in deep conversation.  

We just got done testing our second piece of chocolate and the boys were giddy.   

we are now in the factory. getting ready to test another piece of chocolate.   

OH MY GOODNESS!!!!  We look so funny with these hats. 

Now that is even funnier!!!!! Even though the Chief is bald he still had to wear one.  

Free flowing chocolate.  That is a great sight.   

The wrapping machine. We were able to eat the chocolate on the conveyer belt. 

OH MY!!! 

Lucile Ball made a citcom with Ethel in a chocolate factory. They had to wrap the chocolates as they passed on the conveyer belt. Everything turned when the conveyer belt sped up and they could not keep up.   

It was a great day with our friends.

 

Magic Kingdom

Magic Kingdom was so packed and very hot. In magic kingdom you wait in line outside and most of it has very little air circulation. Now on the other hand, Epcot is a little bit more comfortable. Don’t get me wrong it was still hot, but definitely not as crowded. Epcot also has more attractions that have the lines inside that are air-conditioned.   

We always go to our favorites rides first. In Epcot, The Cisco Kids loves Test Track so when he saw this race track in Magic Kingdom he had to go on them. This is the first year he was able to ride it by himself. 

Buzz Lightyear is another favorite.  If you are into a challenge with shooting something down and gaining points for every shot, Buzz Lightyear is your kind of ride.  It certainly is The Cisco Kids kind of game.   

Our last stop was the Swiss family Robinson tree house. 

We decided to go and eat at the Shades of Green on the property. They have all you can eat buffet that includes salad and soup bar and a desert bar. They also have a small kids bar that includes mac'n' cheese, mini corn dogs and mixed veggies.  The prices are so reasonable. Our bill came out to $42.00 with tip. They had a extra special treat for the kids. They could make their own pizza. 

 After dinner we took the bus to where we could take the boat back to our hotel.  The view was so nice with the sun setting near our hotel. 

Well this was the end of our day and stay at Disney.  We were all so tired.