Hot, Cranky, Monday Night Dinner

What do you do when you're sweating through your dress shirt, everyone at the address has had a bad day, and the last thing you want to do is cook?

Create amazingness.

Southern "Fried" Chicken (it's healthy! and not exactly fried...) on top of a bed of greens. Delish. AND... It only takes about 5 minutes of prep.

Salad:
Spinach, grape tomatoes, a little cheese of your choice, and red onions.
(Dressing of your choice, I like Kraft's free ranch or Italian when chicken is involved.)

Chicken:
Soak in a mixture of one cup buttermilk and 2 tbsp hot sauce for at least an hour, but better if you're uber organized and do this for 24 hours. Yeah right.
*If you don't have buttermilk, add 1 tbsp of white vinegar to 1 cup milk. Voila, buttermilk. The name makes it sound like it should be awesomeness. Labels lie.

While that's soaking up the juices, throw the following in a plastic bag:
1-2 cups panko bread crumbs
1 tsp-tbsp onion powder
1 tsp-tbsp garlic powder
1 tsp pepper
1-2 tsp red pepper flakes
1 tsp paprika
1/4 tsp salt
2-3 tbsp parm (or shredded cheese which is what I did)

Once the chicken is sufficiently soaked, throw it into the plastic bag and shake and bake like you love Nascar.

Then, place on tinfoil in a baking dish and shove it in the fridge for 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. After approximately 30 minutes, shove the chicken into the oven and cook for 35-40 minutes.

Take it out, let it cool for 2-5 min, slice it up, and toss it on top. FANTASTIC!

Kudos to Runners World Mag for the chicken recipe :-D

Corn, Quinoa, and Tomato Salad

A delicious summer medley that's insanely healthy.

First, bring water in a large pot to boil. I like to add some milk to the water as well.
Shuck the corn
Boil the corn for 8 minutes.
Slice the kernels off with a knife, and throw them on the grill until they start getting slightly charred.

Make the quinoa as the instructions on the packet say--normally, you add the quinoa to a pot, cover with water, and cook until most of the water has evaporated.

Slice up some tomatoes in to medium sized chunks.

Combine . Voila! The corn keeps it sweet and adds a slight crunch, the tomatoes keep it moist, and the quinoa gives you amazing health benefits. Delicious and nutritious.