Another Lunch

Today, for lunch, my younger daughter decided she wanted me to make chicken nuggets.  So of course I said yes.  So I took some organic chicken breasts and diced it into nice edible bites.  Created a typical breading station (flour, egg wash, and bread crumbs).  Its very important to flavor each layer when breading food.  So in the flour, I of course added salt and pepper, but also added onion powder, garlic powder, herbs de Provence, ancho chile powder, and dried lemon peel.  Mixed it all up and added the chicken, making sure each piece was coated.  Then on to the next stage which was the egg wash.  I beat an egg and added cream to give it a richer flavor.  So in went the chicken for a bath with the egg.  Again, I was making sure each piece was coated.  Then finally, the last stage.  The bread crumbs.  Now typically I use panko bread crumbs and season them myself.  But I didn't have any, but had Italian style bread crumbs, so I used them.  After all the stages, I put them on a sheet tray., and into an oven.  I baked them instead of frying to make it healthier for my little girl.  While the chicken was cooking I sauteed some fresh string beans with a little organic butter and Portuguese salt.  She doesn't really eat chicken nuggets, so I wasn't for sure.  But when I put the plate in front of her.  There was no stopping her.  She ate everyone and wanted more.  She sang green beans as she ate them.  It was a successful lunch and healthy, so I scored two points.  I was glad to see her eat so well.