My two cooks, Alli and Gina are struggling to make ends meet
with their personal chef business at the end of Mission Impastable. As only an author can do, in book two, Prime Rib and Punishment, I create
part-time jobs for them working for a martinet of a chef at a newly-opened
cooking school. I want them to succeed, right? But …
Things don’t go well from the beginning, and then there’s
the murder that implicates Alli. And all those police questions. Sigh! She sets
out to prove her innocence, but suspects abound making the task difficult. Was
it the underworld guy? The berated student? The weight loss guru? The under-appreciated
chef? The victim’s wife? The school owner? The school owner’s wife? Or was it …?
Despite the odds, you know Alli. She’s an intrepid gal!
Spoiler Alert:
Alli solves the crime! But then you knew that would happen, didn’t you?
As you also know, titles in the “Dinner is Served” series
signal the focus for the majority of the recipes. Lots of pasta in Mission Impastable. In Prime Rib and Punishment, there’s a
focus on meat recipes. Want a little taste of a recipe in PR&P? Here is a recipe I created just the other night for DH
and me.
Cheesy Chicken Fingers
<serves 2-4 depending on sides>
1# Chicken breast, cut into tenders
¼ c butter, melted
½ c flour with
salt, pepper to taste
1 t garlic powder
1 egg, beaten
½ c bread crumbs
1 T basil
¼ c Asiago Cheese
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Prepare baking pan.
Mix together bread crumbs, basil, and cheese
Roll chicken tenders in butter.
Dredge in flour mixed with salt, pepper, and garlic powder
Roll in beaten egg
Dredge in bread crumb mixture
Bake for ~20 minutes (until crispy brown) turning halfway
through
Cranberry Sauce:
½ cup cranberry jelly
juice of small orange (with some pulp)
1 T tarragon
Honey-Mustard Sauce:
Equal amounts of mustard and honey blended well
Enjoy this with your favorite sides. We had a green salad
and mandarin orange noodles.
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