Home Again Home Again Jiggity Jig

I have now returned to my home in Chicago, after a lovely two weeks visiting friends and family back in Pennsylvania. While in PA, Steven and I ate about a months worth of food. It was pretty great to have an endless supply and not have to pay for it. I do believe this is the part where I am supposed to smile real big and thank our parents for free room and board. =D But no really, in all seriousness I am very thankful for our families who are willing to house us, feed us, and socialize with us. It's really nice to have families like that to go back to every once in a while.

Anyway, now we are home and trying to get settled back into our normal routines. I think my favorite part about coming home from trips is unpacking. I always get nifty little things for the apartment while I am away and it is exciting to put them in the places I had planned for them. I also enjoy coming back and being able to cook again in my cozy little kitchen. Not that I didn't enjoy being served delicious food for two weeks, but there is just something special about coming back to my own little kitchen. I just finished making a delicious meal consisting of chicken (which has no special name because I made it up. I guess we can call it: Garlic-Herb and Pepper Chicken), wild rice, and some roasted vegetables.

It's a real simple meal.
Chicken:
Put your chicken in a skillet and let it there until it is cooked.
While  your chicken is cooking get out your blender and throw in some orange, yellow and red peppers. Add some olive oil, minced garlic, parsley, oregano, basil, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Blend it all together and most of it on your chicken that is the frying pan. Leave a little bit leftover to pour over your chicken when it is done.
Veggies:
These are real simple as well, just grab some asparagus, tomatoes and peppers-chop them up and put them on a sheet pan. Cover it all in some olive oil, salt and pepper, then throw it in the over for fifteen minutes or so and wala!
 Then of course your rice which is simple...just make it as directed on the package. I had some leftover sauce from the chicken and I poured it on my rice as well. It was really good.

I must now bid thee adieu, for I must prepare my self for work this evening.