We've been checking them every couple of days to see if there had been any development, but when I was out trimming yesterday, I heard some faint noises coming from said bush. I carefully pulled one of the limbs back and peaked in to see that our little friends had burst from their azure enclosures and were quite hungry! What a majestic event as they arrived on Mother's Day of all days. Spring is certainly full of little surprises around here!
We go through quite a bit of chicken and are always looking for new ways to enhance it with new flavors. We added a little heat and crunch to a few chicken breasts with tonight's dinner of Spicy Pecan-Crusted Chicken. Coating the chicken is a ground mixture of pecans, panko breadcrumbs, orange zest, salt and chipotle pepper - using a combination of nuts and breadcrumbs added substance and texture with a light citrus scent from the bright orange zest. For this recipe, the chicken is pounded fairly thin which allows for a very quick cook and it gives more area for the nutty coating to adhere. Juicy with a golden brown shell, the ground chipotle added a hint of spice and a mild smoky background - we both thought this would be a nice way to prepare chicken breasts to slice and add to a fresh and crisp green salad. That will be our lunch tomorrow though, as tonight we eagerly finished up the leftover Northwest Waldorf Salad from last night!
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Spicy Pecan-Crusted Chicken
Spicy Pecan-Crusted Chicken
Those eggs are an amazing colour. What a sweet surprise on Sunday.
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The chicken looks yummy! And what beautiful eggs and baby birds! What a cool surprise!
ReplyDeleteI'm continually awed by your chops in the kitchen and your discipline as a blogger. Thanks for sharing these little miracles in your backyard!
ReplyDeleteI like your transition from baby birds to chicken....
ReplyDeleteAww, what a sweet couple of photos. Nice eye, Joe!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great post. Can you believe how blue the eggs are? I know this is an idiot question, what type of bird? Bluebird? Bluejay? Please don't say cardinal.
ReplyDeleteJasmine - We were really surprised when we first spotted them!
ReplyDeleteMichele - Thanks! It was a nice to see nature at work!
Emily - Thank you!
Emilie - classy huh? :-) I didn't even think about it I guess!
Jen - Thanks!
Janice - We think they are robins - the blue color is very rich in real life!
Those eggs are so pretty, and to see the baby birds too, beautiful :)
ReplyDeleteYour chicken looks fab too!