{ Italian Chicken Fettuccine }

Italian Chicken Fettuccine

Last night I was craving some Italian food. However, I had NO desire to cook a meal. UGH... normally cooking dinner is my favorite part of the day because my husband watches the babes and I get some ME time. It's my time to just unwind and relax. My time to just zone out. My time to pray (may sound weird but with 2 kids needing every second of my time I have to take advantage of every prayer opportunity I have)... buuuut... last night I stared into the kitchen with dismay and dread at the thought of cooking ANYTHING... partly because I am no longer following the recipes of other people so I have to actually put some thought into what I am making and how I will make it... but mainly because my wisdom tooth has been coming in and wreaking havoc on my whole mouth :/ ... this is why the thought of putting effort into an original recipe was uninspiring to say the least. But, I powered through LOL so this recipe may not be the most creative one I have ever come up with and almost no part of it is actually from scratch but it was super delicious! like WOW delicious! That's the only reason I'm sharing it with you guys :) So don't grade me on creativity on this one but give it a "taste" drive, if you will, and I guarantee you will LOVE it.

::Ingredients::

OK before i list ingredients i have to warn you that i never measure as i cook so these measurements are a guesstimation ;)

2tbs olive oil

1 clove garlic

1 egg

water

1cup seasoned bread crumbs

1 cup Parmesan cheese divided (or any Italian cheeses.. i actually used an Italian 3 cheese blend)

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (i only used 2 but i ended up with TONS of breading left over so i suggest using 4)

fettuccine noodles

spaghetti sauce of choice ( my favorite is prego... but i really want to experiment with creating my own from scratch... one thing at time lol)

::Instructions::

1. Add olive oil to frying pan. Press garlic into the olive oil and fry until garlic becomes fragrant.

2. Crack egg into medium sized bowl, lightly scramble the egg, and add water to egg ( amount is up to you... i just add enough to water down the egg)

3. Mix bread crumbs and 1/2 of the cheese in another bowl.

4. Dip chicken in egg mixture then dip in breading mixture. TIP: repeat this step! anytime I'm coating chicken i always "double dip" :)

5. Transfer chicken to frying pan. Cook through. (about 10-15min a side depending on the heat of your pan... i cook mine on medium heat) TIP: if you like a little crunch (which i do) then once cooked through turn the heat on the oven to HIGH and burn each side a little bit mmmm

6. Heat spaghetti sauce in sauce pan.

7. Cook fettuccine noodles according the directions on the box.

8. I top the noodles with one chicken breast then top that with spaghetti sauce then sprinkle with some of the remaining cheese so it melts on top... so so so yummy

I also made biscuits... I just make Bisquick drop biscuits (the recipe is on the box) but once they come out of the oven I drizzle a garlic butter over them (my step mother taught me this trick and it makes such a difference... you can also add cheddar cheese to them before baking too) to make the garlic butter just put some butter in a microwavable dish then sprinkle with garlic salt... then put in the microwave until butter is completely melted... then you can either use a spoon to pour over biscuits or i like to use a basting brush.{ Heather Farias }

{ June Cleaver at Heart }

#1 Make up my own recipe book

Those of you who know me know that I LOVE to cook! It's definetly a passion of mine so no wonder making my own cook book was #1 on my "bucket list". The idea that I have is to make a scrapbook style cook book that can be handed down to my daughter one day.

Growing up I had absolutley ZERO interest in cooking! But once I became pregnant with my son, Tyler, that all changed. I was terrified to begin cooking. Afraid I would make something inedible or burn the house down... *I'm also severly accident prone so burning down the house was a completely legitimate fear* So, with a few starter recipes from my step mother, I began to stumble into cooking. I quickly discovered that I loved to cook. Before I knew it I was taping cooking shows and buying every cookbook I could find! I think my husband gained a good 15lbs during this time...

I'm finally ready to start experimenting and discovering my very own recipes. I started doing this about a month ago and so far I have 3 recipes (which I will post soon). I will also post some of my all time favorite recipes from famous and not so famous chefs. As well as tips and tricks I have picked up along the way... then I can use this blog to put together my very own "scrap-cook-book".

More than cooking... i LOVE baking!!! Mostly cookies... but I will be sharing my recipes for baking too on here!

I look forward to sharing this adventure with you!

{ Heather Farias }

{ European Portuguese }

European Portuguese vs. Brazilian Portuguese

Okay... So in my last post I shared that I was going to buy Rosetta Stone. But, I have now discovered that they only offer Brazilian Portuguese. I knew they spoke Portuguese in Brazil but I did not realize that it was an entirely different type of "Portuguese" than they speak in Portugal. Considering my Portuguese heritage is from Portugal and not Brazil I would prefer to learn the Portuguese that is used in Portugal. So... after searching around I found this awesome website and the best part: ITS FREE!!!!!

http://www.livemocha.com/

This site is awesome so far! I am already learning soooo much...

Eu sou baixa... I am short

My favorite part of this site is that you can submit "audio clips" and "written exercises" to other members that are fluent in the language you are learning and they will grade you! I still can't believe this is FREE!

More to come....

{ Heather Farias }

{ Estou Aprendendo }

#7 Learn to speak Portuguese

Took some time to decide which goal I wanted to accomplish first off my list. I have decided I will most likely start and blog about more than one goal at a time. But, my first step is going to be ordering Rosetta Stone. I am insanely excited to start learning this beautiful language!!!

You may be thinking "Why Portuguese of all languages?". Well, the answer to that is simple. I am partly Portuguese. Portuguese and Norwegian to be exact... "Porwegian" if you will (my dad's word) I picked Portuguese over Norwegian to learn because I personally think it is the most beautiful language to listen to. It's so exotic and romantic. Who knows.. maybe if I master Portuguese I can learn Norwegian next. Anything seems possible at this point.

I can't believe I am ACTUALLY going to do this! No more putting off dreams and goals for that far off future date. No more telling myself "I'll get to it someday" or "I just don't have enough time right now". No more selling my life short! Can't wait to blog about my progress.

What are some of your personal goals in life and how could you start accomplishing them?? I would love to hear from YOU!

{ Heather Farias }

{ A Blog Inspired }

The Bucket Blog

This is a blog dedicated to completing my "bucket list". The inspiration came from another blog. http://www.simplymodernmom.com/ <---- Simply Modern Mom, Tiffany Bird, inspired me with her "Project 52: Date Nights" blog. In which, she gives ideas for one in-home date a week. My husband, Brandon, and I absolutely LOVE these dates. One of her date night ideas was for you and your spouse to create your own "bucket list". In case you are asking yourself "what is this bucket list thing you speak of?". Urban Dictionary defines a "bucket list" as the following: a list of things to do before you die... coming from the term "kicked the bucket".

So the husband and I both made our "bucket lists". #14 on my very own list was .... "learn to blog". I have always admired blogs of others and longed to have one of my very own. But, I am nearly computer illiterate. Therefore, blogs seemed out of my reach. Until now!! I have made this blog to journal my journey on actually completing this "bucket list"! I mean what good is a list if you can't cross things off of said list? I am so excited to get started on this journey. My hope is that others will be inspired to not only make their own "bucket lists" but to also accomplish the goals on that list.

Brandon is so supportive of this idea and he came up with the name for this blog :) Had to give credit where credit is due... lol I love this man so much and look forward to his input as I go venture into the unknown. I hope you enjoy my blog.

{ Heather Farias }