Thursday Food

Food:

1. Chicken & Artichokes
   
   
   
   1. Defrost Frozen Artichoke Hearts & Simmer in Chicken Broth, White Wine, Garlic, season with a Bay leaf, diced green chile
   
   
   2. Season Chicken Breasts with Salt & Pepper and saute chicken until browned
   
   
   3. Finish chicken in 425 oven--about 6 minutes
   
   
   4. Cube Chicken--1+ inch cubes
   
   
   5. Cube fresh tomato
   
   
   6. Wilt Arugula
   
   
   7. Finish Artichoke "sauce" with cubed tomato, and butter
   
   
   8. Serve chicken over wilted arugula and dress with sauce
   
   
   
   

Wine:

1. Bonny Doon 2000 Macho Nacho Syrah
   Nose from hell--very powerful, not especially pleasant! Overripe vegetables & fruit? Still tannic. Down the drain...


2. Turley 2001 Old Vines
   Ahh. A real wine. A non-complex fruit bomb, but very enjoyable.