| I am almost too embarrassed to write about this | | | | minutes frying time. Meanwhile, I dress a handful of |
| "recipe" - but it was delicious! | | | | baby field greens and pile them on my dinner plate. |
| Been working all day, no time for a lunch break, it's 8:00 | | | | The breaded chicken breast goes next to the salad, |
| p.m. and I'm hungry. More work is waiting and I don't | | | | the rice next to the chicken, and the marvelous Indian |
| want to get into much cooking tonight. What to do? | | | | entree Chicken Tikka Masala goes like a chunky |
| Open the freezer door... | | | | sauce on top of the chicken breast and a bit over the |
| A tray of "Chicken Tikka Masala" goes into the | | | | rice. |
| microwave. This is an Indian TV dinner described as | | | | So, I have the crunch of the chicken breast with a rich, |
| "seasoned white meat chicken pieces in a robust, | | | | mildly spiced chicken ragout in my mouth, and I am in |
| creamy sauce, with seasoned, long-grain brown rice. | | | | heaven! Add to this the occasional forkful of curried |
| All natural, no artificial ingredients, flavors, colors or | | | | rice with peas and a juicy cream sauce and I couldn't |
| preservatives. Minimally processed". | | | | be any happier with my dinner. TV dinner, that is...I'm |
| I wonder if the chickens agreed with the term | | | | watching soccer while I'm eating. |
| "minimally". But I digress... | | | | 10 minutes cooking time, 15 minutes chow-down, and |
| The Central Market chain in Texas has pretty decent | | | | I'm back at work writing this blog post. (A 45-minutes |
| whole-grain-breaded chicken breasts in their frozen | | | | task, if I may admit - I'm slow.) |
| section and I like to keep a bag in my home freezer. | | | | You think I should be ashamed for being a chef and |
| These things are fully cooked and need only a couple | | | | making gourmet meals from TV dinner recipes? |