More Extension Drawers

I am loving the full extension drawers in my pots & pans cupboard. It's amazing how much more I can fit in the same space in addition to having easier access to everything.

Our initial hope was that this skinny cupboard would become an easy access spice rack, but it didn't conveniently fit the size jars I buy so instead we've filled it with all the vitamins, supplements and random health related bottles kicking around. Perhaps not the best use of space, but it's nice to have it all together out of the reach of little hands.

Kitchen Pantry

We've been working on fixing up the bedrooms, which means the boys have temporarily moved into my sewing room and it currently looks like this:

Without full/easy access to all my supplies, I've had to focus on some other projects. Over the MLK holiday my husband and I (okay, mostly my husband) did a quick kitchen pantry re-make.

Before

After

We'll add face plates and paint the whole thing eventually, but for now I'm pleased with the increase in space and ease of use.

Honey Mustard Pretzel Chicken

I found this recipe on Pinterest, made it exactly as the recipe suggested, and we all loved it. My chicken  breasts were pretty thick and it turned out a wee bit dryer than one would hope, but I believe that could be corrected by simply using a smaller cut.

Ingredients:

4 cups hard pretzels (like sourdough), coarsely crushed

1/2 cup olive oil

1/2 cup Dijon mustard

1/3 cup honey

1/4 cup water

3 tablespoons red wine vinegar

coarse salt and pepper

1.5 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 400 F. Set a wire rack over a large rimmed baking sheet (cover the baking sheet with tin foil to make clean up easier)

1. In a food processor pulse the pretzels until coarsely ground (small crumbs with some small pretzel pieces) then add them to a large, shallow bowl. Wipe the crumbs out of the food processor.
2. Add the oil, mustard, honey, water and vinegar to the food processor and pulse until smooth.
3. Season with salt and pepper. Taste and adjust the flavor to suit your own tastes by adding more mustard or honey.
4. Pour half of the dressing into a large shallow bowl and add the chicken breasts. Turn to coat them evenly then dredge them in the pretzel crumbs using your hand to pat them on if needed.
5. Set them on the wire rack and bake 20 - 25 minutes or until cooked through (internal temperature 160 F). 
6. Let the chicken sit 5 minutes before serving with the remaining honey mustard dressing.