Topic: Nutrisystem

Scott and I have decided to make a drastic change in our eating habits which requires me to stay away from just about everything in the kitchen except for the microwave.  Blasphemy, I know.  For the next two months, we will be going on Nutrisystem.  We decided two months as we think it will be the perfect amount of time for us to get used to good portion sizes for the future and lose the 20 lbs we each want to lose.  I had been working out really hard about 4-5 times a week and seeing no results or any weight loss whatsoever, so we decided this was going to be the road we needed to take. Our family members that went on it had much success, so we will too!  I hope...

I have decided to chronicle our success with this so hopefully we will have a lot to share!  The first day was a bit hard as I found myself wandering over to the pantry as I do everyday for a snack and I was punched in the face with this sight:

It's gonna be interesting.

Recipe: Chicken Piccata

Scott and I had some chicken breasts we wanted to do a meal with, so I browsed some of Giada's chicken recipes and came across this tasty number.  All I gotta say is HOLY SMOKES. Before preparing this dish make sure that all windows are open and you are prepared to have your house filled with smoke. Yummy fried chicken smelling smoke.

I didn't really realize I was going to be technically frying chicken til I actually started making it. Shows just how much I look ahead at the recipe.  Hey, I'm looking for easy to find, affordable ingredients.  The cooking part will come on its own, right?  When the dish was completed, it didn't look like fried chicken, but it sure smelled like it...

I ate every single bite of this chicken, which is a rarity for me. I am usually inspecting each piece before it goes into my mouth to make sure there isn't anything icky in the chicken.  Maybe we just got some good chicken, I don't know.  Scott absolutely loved this. He took leftovers to work the next day and said they were just freaking awesome and that I have to make this again. Despite the smoke and oil splattered everywhere, I definitely will!

(Doesn't that picture look ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS?!?  I made that beast!!)

Recipe can be found here at FoodNetwork.com