hi there…..well, i’ve finally found the time to contribute to this amazing site after being tirned onto it earlier this year. as the primary cook in the family, lately i had been unspired in what to cook for dinner. 4pm seemed to be the dreaded hour when i thought “what am i making??” in my attempt to stay interested in cooking (those of you who prepare dinner day-in-day-out can relate) and not think of it as a chore or one more item on the “to do” list, i found salvation in the form of the internet and my local library. i LOVE books, especially cookbooks but these days i borrow rather than purchase as the price of books in australia is outrageous. so i borrow and photocopy recipes and peruse the internet for interesting meal ideas.

last nite i combined 2 recipes i found last week on greatgrub.com. i made “chicken fingers” by combining the chicken schnitzel and cece’s crsipy chicken recipes. i used an organic chicken breast, cut it up into “fingers”, rolled them in dijon mustard and then into breadcrumbs flavoured with freshly grated parma, freshly chopped flat-leaf parsley, sea salt and pepper. i baked them at 190C (375F—i think) for 20 minutes. they were a hit! i served them with creamy garlic mash, roasted asparagus (it is spring-time here in Oz) and steamed carrots. my husband loved it and my daughter loved it…and most importantly, I loved cooking it!

thanks for this great site andrew. i’ll be adding a few of my fave recipes too. xxoo andi