Moroccan Chicken & Kale

So, I tried out another Real Simple recipe and had some fun with it.  I need to get my other blog up and running, so I don't just post meals here - at least everyone knows what we're eating - ha!  Other than that, there isn't too many exciting things going on. Keepin' the faith! Wink! 


I'm looking forward to seeing a girlfriend in about 3 weeks for the Breaking Dawn premiere...hmmmm...fun...


I also need to post some pictures from Summer - I think I'm going to call it Summer Wrap-Up and have a few volumes - ha!  Just kidding.

Anyway, back to the meal at hand.  The recipe called for boneless chicken breast, but that can be difficult to bake without not getting too dry, so I baked a cut-up chicken (with the skin removed) in Olive Oil, Cinnamon, Coriander Powder, Ground Ginger, Mashed Garlic, S/P.  Paul loved it and with the skin removed it wasn't heavy at all.  The suggested side was Sautéed Kale with Roasted Acorn Squash and Prunes.  So, I changed the Prunes to Figs and also realized that you cannot eat the skin of an Acorn Squash even with it roasted, so Real Simple was a bit off on that one - I think they left it on for looks.

Overall, a great dish - I wouldn't make it all the time, but the best thing leftover from the meal was the chicken.  I made up a Chicken Salad today with just a touch of Vegenaise, Sliced Grapes and Diced Celery, and S/P and just a dash of Garlic Powder.  Now, that was REALLY good.  We both enjoyed it for lunch today.