We had our first dinner party in the new house last night! As always, the food prep stayed one half step ahead of total disaster. Our main dish was prosciutto and fontina cheese stuffed chicken breasts. Since we've been doing lots of cooking lately, there was no room in the fridge to buy the meat ahead of time. So, yesterday morning, we went to Costco to get the chicken. Forgetting that it was effectively the last weekend before Christmas. Even on a Friday morning, the place was insane. Once we battled our way back to the meat section, we found the chicken we typically buy, prosciutto, and tossed them in the cart with a few other supplies, and then headed to WalMart, against all better judgment, to pick up the remaining items. Wow. WalMart. Just. Wow. Made it home after a few hours, and set to work in a flurry of food prep. The chicken had to be brined, and the first thing we discovered was that, after emptying the cans and every last shaker, we were just short of salt, and there were still all the sides to make. So, steve ran to the grocery, while I tackled wrapping the cheese stuffing. Got it all finished, and opened the first of the pounds of chicken... Only to find that we'd accidentally bought about 78 lbs of TENDErLOINS. Can't exactly stuff those puppies. That was when Steve walked in the door. And then back out the door. To go back to the store and buy actual breasts. You can see in the picture what he came home with. I'm not sure what they've been doping those chickens on, but if the size of each breast is any indication, a drumstick would feed a mastadon. Anyways, we prepped them, and they turned out pretty amazing, even if it did take 2 hours on the grill...Lol! There were, um. Leftovers.
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