Today was Hubby’s birthday. It also happened to be the craziest night we have this week (doctor’s appt for Boy, piano lesson for Girl), so I needed something that I could get on the table quickly, since I knew I wouldn’t even be home until 6:30. When we were at Costco this weekend, Hubby saw these pre-made Chicken Cordon Bleu and wanted to get them, so I decided to make them for his birthday. Not something that I would ordinarily buy, but he loved them.
To go with, I just steamed some frozen (organic, from Costco) green beans and this multigrain pilaf recipe from this month’s Cooking Light magazine. One of Hubby’s co-workers gave us some special, imported buckwheat groats (kasha) recently and I’ve been wanting to try it. The pilaf was surprisingly good. I expected it to taste more “healthy”, if you know what I mean, but it was actually pretty good. Of course, I was famished at dinner tonight, so that could have had something to do with it.
Getting ready to make the pilaf. From left to right: buckwheat, barley, bulghur.
Hubby’s not a big fan of conventional cakes and detests icing, but he LOVES these cookies, especially straight out of the oven. So….we decided this would be the perfect birthday dessert.