Hello all!
School continues to go well. However, there are some days I want to round up all of the cell phones, climb on my desk, and chuck them out the window with a giant sling shot. Treating cell phone addiction will be a huge industry some day. You heard it here first. Our principal is retiring this year, which has created anxiety regarding who will be replacing him. Even though I've already had three principals in nine years of teaching, it's always unsettling when one leaves.
My school is also going through a baby boom. (Among the teachers, not the students!) I volunteered to buy some group presents for a couple of my coworkers. I ended up buying some larger items- a baby swing and an activity center. It's so cumbersome to wrap them with paper, so I came up with an alternative. I bought some fabric and made pillowcase-like bags which I tied with some ribbon. I got the idea from Kelsey's other mom Denise who started making reusable fabric bags for Christmas presents. Maybe the new parents will find a use for those bags after they open the presents.
Amaryllis update: It's finally growing! I was very concerned about it's lack of progress, but after placing it on the floor in one of the sunniest spots in our house, it's come around.
And finally... another quick and easy recipe. Enjoy!
Chicken and Basil Calzones
Ground chicken breast is a lean alternative to beef. Substitute ground sirloin, if you prefer. Total time: 40 minutes.
Yield
4 servings (serving size: 1 calzone)
Ingredients
Cooking spray
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 pound ground chicken breast
3/4 cup prepared pizza sauce
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
1 (13.8-ounce) can refrigerated pizza crust dough
1/2 cup (2 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
Preparation
1. Preheat oven to 425°.
2. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add garlic and chicken to pan; sauté 5 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink, stirring to crumble. Stir in pizza sauce and pepper. Reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; stir in basil. Let stand 10 minutes.
3. Unroll dough onto a baking sheet coated with cooking spray; cut dough into quarters. Pat each portion into an 8 x 6–inch rectangle. Divide chicken mixture evenly among rectangles; top each serving with 2 tablespoons cheese. Working with one rectangle at a time, fold dough in half over filling, pinching edges to seal. Repeat procedure with remaining rectangles. Bake at 425° for 12 minutes or until golden.
Nutritional Information
Calories:459 (14% from fat)
Fat:7.1g (sat 1.8g,mono 1g,poly 0.4g)
Protein:39.1g
Carbohydrate:56.4g
Fiber:3g
Cholesterol:74mg
Iron:3.7mg
Sodium:919mg
Calcium:111mg
Karen Levin, Cooking Light, DECEMBER 2008
1 comment:
Keri, your fabric bags are a great idea! They can always save them for another big gift item (I reuse my paper gift bags) or they can use them as laundry bags :)
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