As promised, here is the recipe that I used for making chicken soup out of roast chicken leftovers. This is a great follow-up meal to use up all your leftovers and keep from letting things go to waste. As a bonus, this is perfect cold-weather food.
What you'll need:
Roast chicken carcass
1-3 frozen chicken breasts, as needed (to augment the amount of meat)
1/2 c. sliced carrots (use roasted carrots if you can)
1 c. onion, cut into chunks (again, use roasted if you can)
1 c. chopped celery
1 bottle Guinness beer
48-60 oz. chicken broth (you'll want enough to cover the soup ingredients)
salt and pepper to taste
What you'll need to do:
1. In a large crock pot, add the chicken carcass (with bones), frozen chicken breasts, carrots, onion, celery, beer, and chicken broth.
2. Cook on LOW setting for 7-8 hours.
3. With a fork, shred large pieces of chicken and remove any bones. Add salt and pepper if needed.
4. Stir and serve with french bread or dinner rolls.
When you add the chicken carcass, you'll want to also include anything that roasted inside the chicken (herbs, garlic, etc.). This will bring great flavor to your soup. I actually didn't have to add any additional herbs or spices (not even salt and pepper) when I made this. You can also add pasta, barley, or other similar things as you like. I highly recommend eating your soup with a fresh loaf of sourdough bread if you can get it.
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Sharing Sunday Dinner
I made roast chicken Sunday night for dinner, perfect comfort food for the cold weather. I used a slightly different recipe than the one I shared here. This time, it was like my mom makes at home with onion, garlic, and herbs stuffed inside. The veggies sharing the roasting pan are onion, carrots and yams. I had to share pictures because it looked so good. Here's a "before" and "after" of the bird of honor.
Roasted vegetables are sooooo good! I'll be making chicken soup (recipe to come) with the leftovers tomorrow night, so stay tuned.
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| Before the roast |
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| Ready to eat :) |
Roasted vegetables are sooooo good! I'll be making chicken soup (recipe to come) with the leftovers tomorrow night, so stay tuned.
Friday, October 25, 2013
LibGuides: Into the Nitty-Gritty
I've posted about LibGuides before (see this post from several months ago). It's a content management system that allows librarians--or others--to present information to users in hopefully meaningful and useful ways. Often, LibGuides is used to create subject-based guides that are essentially digital pathfinders (tools to guide patrons or other users to where they can find information on a topic).
Different types of libraries find them useful for different things. Libraries for K-12 schools may use them to create a guide with information on a single topic like mythology or Algebra. Academic libraries that provide services for college-level students may take this concept one step further and create a guide to assist a single class; in this way the guide supports the specific assignments and curriculum for the class and becomes an additional resource the instructor can point students to. Public libraries seem to be the most varied in the use of LibGuides, and I've seen everything from subject guides on topics (similar to what academic and K-12 libraries do) to guides that outline library policy. Many libraries of all types will include their available databases on their guides.
Having been building and using LibGuides myself for some time (over 2 years now), I see some definite benefits to such a resource--if it's made to be meaningful to the intended audience. If you take some time to browse through the guides, you'll note that some are put together and just left, kind of a "fix it and forget it" mentality. I can see this as an option if it's for a class and the class never changes in terms of content or assignments, but for a lot of LibGuides I imagine that not actively maintaining them equates to a slow death as the resources become less and less viable for the intended audience. As with anything online, using LibGuides to create guides for your patrons is a commitment--one akin to keeping your library website up-to-date. As the needs of the audience changes, so too should the LibGuides. Once again, the needs of the user becomes a paramount consideration.
So why bring this up? It all ties in to my next two assignments for my Advanced Reference class. We've moved from providing reference services for a hypothetical reference question to analyzing databases to analyzing LibGuides and creating our own. We are in the process of currently learning about best practices for online subject guides in order to examine two published LibGuides made for the same topic and writing an analysis on how they each present the topic's information. I found two LibGuides created to provide information and resources on mythology, and while the amount of content is similar I'm already noticing some big differences on organization and the type of information/resources that are included. I'll probably be discussing more about LibGuides as I start the creation of my own guide (topic to be determined). As another kind of content management system, it does share some characteristics with other CMSs like Drupal (although Drupal has far fewer limitations and several other bonuses).
If you're interested in seeing how different libraries have used LibGuides, you can check out the community site for LibGuides published by subscribers.
Different types of libraries find them useful for different things. Libraries for K-12 schools may use them to create a guide with information on a single topic like mythology or Algebra. Academic libraries that provide services for college-level students may take this concept one step further and create a guide to assist a single class; in this way the guide supports the specific assignments and curriculum for the class and becomes an additional resource the instructor can point students to. Public libraries seem to be the most varied in the use of LibGuides, and I've seen everything from subject guides on topics (similar to what academic and K-12 libraries do) to guides that outline library policy. Many libraries of all types will include their available databases on their guides.
Having been building and using LibGuides myself for some time (over 2 years now), I see some definite benefits to such a resource--if it's made to be meaningful to the intended audience. If you take some time to browse through the guides, you'll note that some are put together and just left, kind of a "fix it and forget it" mentality. I can see this as an option if it's for a class and the class never changes in terms of content or assignments, but for a lot of LibGuides I imagine that not actively maintaining them equates to a slow death as the resources become less and less viable for the intended audience. As with anything online, using LibGuides to create guides for your patrons is a commitment--one akin to keeping your library website up-to-date. As the needs of the audience changes, so too should the LibGuides. Once again, the needs of the user becomes a paramount consideration.
So why bring this up? It all ties in to my next two assignments for my Advanced Reference class. We've moved from providing reference services for a hypothetical reference question to analyzing databases to analyzing LibGuides and creating our own. We are in the process of currently learning about best practices for online subject guides in order to examine two published LibGuides made for the same topic and writing an analysis on how they each present the topic's information. I found two LibGuides created to provide information and resources on mythology, and while the amount of content is similar I'm already noticing some big differences on organization and the type of information/resources that are included. I'll probably be discussing more about LibGuides as I start the creation of my own guide (topic to be determined). As another kind of content management system, it does share some characteristics with other CMSs like Drupal (although Drupal has far fewer limitations and several other bonuses).
If you're interested in seeing how different libraries have used LibGuides, you can check out the community site for LibGuides published by subscribers.
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Veal Marsala
Time for another recipe! I made this last night using a recipe from one of my Italian cookbooks as my guide (and of course added my own interpretation). I know some people have objections to using veal (it's a personal choice, I get it), so you can substitute thinly sliced beef or pork if you wish.
What you'll need:
6 Tbs. butter
1 lb. veal scallops (or thinly sliced beef or pork if you prefer)
flour to coat veal
2 shallots, chopped
1 c. Marsala wine
10-12 mushrooms, thinly sliced
salt and pepper to taste
chopped fresh parsley to garnish
What you'll need to do:
1. Melt the butter in a large saute pan over medium-high heat.
2. Dredge the veal in the flour and shake off any excess flour.
3. Place the veal in the pan and lightly brown on one side. You'll probably only be able to do 3-5 pieces at a time, depending on the size of your pan. Don't crowd the meat; this will allow it to brown evenly. Turn veal over and lightly brown on the other side. Remove from pan as it finishes and set aside. Continue until all veal has been cooked.
4. Add the shallots and cook until slightly caramelized. Turn heat to high, add the Marsala to de-glaze the pan, and boil rapidly to burn off the alcohol. Reduce heat to medium and add the mushrooms and the salt and pepper. Cook briefly to blend flavors.
5. Return veal to the pan and carefully coat with the sauce. Remove from heat and sprinkle with the chopped parsley.
6. Serve immediately with your choice of side dish.
This goes well with potatoes, white rice, or (if you're ambitious) a simple risotto. If you choose to make a risotto with this, I would stick to a basic recipe and add mushrooms or shallots to it to match the flavors of the veal Marsala.
What you'll need:
6 Tbs. butter
1 lb. veal scallops (or thinly sliced beef or pork if you prefer)
flour to coat veal
2 shallots, chopped
1 c. Marsala wine
10-12 mushrooms, thinly sliced
salt and pepper to taste
chopped fresh parsley to garnish
What you'll need to do:
1. Melt the butter in a large saute pan over medium-high heat.
2. Dredge the veal in the flour and shake off any excess flour.
3. Place the veal in the pan and lightly brown on one side. You'll probably only be able to do 3-5 pieces at a time, depending on the size of your pan. Don't crowd the meat; this will allow it to brown evenly. Turn veal over and lightly brown on the other side. Remove from pan as it finishes and set aside. Continue until all veal has been cooked.
4. Add the shallots and cook until slightly caramelized. Turn heat to high, add the Marsala to de-glaze the pan, and boil rapidly to burn off the alcohol. Reduce heat to medium and add the mushrooms and the salt and pepper. Cook briefly to blend flavors.
5. Return veal to the pan and carefully coat with the sauce. Remove from heat and sprinkle with the chopped parsley.
6. Serve immediately with your choice of side dish.
This goes well with potatoes, white rice, or (if you're ambitious) a simple risotto. If you choose to make a risotto with this, I would stick to a basic recipe and add mushrooms or shallots to it to match the flavors of the veal Marsala.
Monday, October 14, 2013
Yay for YA!
I have recently discovered the wonder that is YA literature. Well, I say that but it's only partially true. Perhaps I should rephrase that. I have recently discovered how much I enjoy YA books by many different authors. Yes, that is more accurate.
I have been a fan of Tamora Pierce for many years. I received my first of her books, Wild Magic, for Christmas when I was a teen and loved it. I have since become a regular reader of all her books, and I own just about all of them. I tend to reread them a lot, and more than one is starting to wear along the binding. Other than Tamora Pierce, I had never really given YA books much thought. In fact, it wasn't until a couple of years ago that I made the connection that her books fell into the YA category. Since then, I've sloooooowly started exposing myself (in a G-rated way) to YA literature. I read and loved (and bought) the Hunger Games trilogy, and somewhat to my chagrin bought and read the books of the Twlight Series almost as soon they came out. Hey, everyone has a guilty pleasure. And besides, the books were way better than the movies.
And now, over the last few months, I've been diving into YA and reading almost anything I can get my hands on. Some of what I've chosen I picked because of its popularity, some of what I've chosen have been serendipitous finds that were sitting on the library shelf as I was browsing. It's been an eclectic mix of YA distopia (would that be considered a genre?), YA fantasy/sci-fi, and YA fiction. I'm a fantasy/sci-fi girl at heart, so my favorites have of course been from that genre, although I've very much enjoyed books from other genres too. I'm well beyond my teenage years, but I find the emotional and physical struggles of the characters to be interesting, compelling, and mirrors of some of my own struggles. Some challenges we face as teens never really go away and continue to come to the fore over and over again, so I find myself relating to the feelings and thoughts of many of the protagonists. And some of these books are just awesome stories in their own right.
For the other fantasy/sci-fi folks out there that might be willing to take a dip in the YA lit pool, here are a few titles you can try out to see if YA would appeal to you.
Graceling and Fire by Kristin Cashore (Fire is a companion to Graceling, not a true sequel)
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
I have been a fan of Tamora Pierce for many years. I received my first of her books, Wild Magic, for Christmas when I was a teen and loved it. I have since become a regular reader of all her books, and I own just about all of them. I tend to reread them a lot, and more than one is starting to wear along the binding. Other than Tamora Pierce, I had never really given YA books much thought. In fact, it wasn't until a couple of years ago that I made the connection that her books fell into the YA category. Since then, I've sloooooowly started exposing myself (in a G-rated way) to YA literature. I read and loved (and bought) the Hunger Games trilogy, and somewhat to my chagrin bought and read the books of the Twlight Series almost as soon they came out. Hey, everyone has a guilty pleasure. And besides, the books were way better than the movies.
And now, over the last few months, I've been diving into YA and reading almost anything I can get my hands on. Some of what I've chosen I picked because of its popularity, some of what I've chosen have been serendipitous finds that were sitting on the library shelf as I was browsing. It's been an eclectic mix of YA distopia (would that be considered a genre?), YA fantasy/sci-fi, and YA fiction. I'm a fantasy/sci-fi girl at heart, so my favorites have of course been from that genre, although I've very much enjoyed books from other genres too. I'm well beyond my teenage years, but I find the emotional and physical struggles of the characters to be interesting, compelling, and mirrors of some of my own struggles. Some challenges we face as teens never really go away and continue to come to the fore over and over again, so I find myself relating to the feelings and thoughts of many of the protagonists. And some of these books are just awesome stories in their own right.
For the other fantasy/sci-fi folks out there that might be willing to take a dip in the YA lit pool, here are a few titles you can try out to see if YA would appeal to you.
Graceling and Fire by Kristin Cashore (Fire is a companion to Graceling, not a true sequel)
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
Friday, October 11, 2013
Controversy of RA
In my last post, I talked about RA and mentioned discussing more the controversy in RA. But first, I want to briefly explore an idea that has percolated to the surface of my mind since yesterday.
RA (Reader's Advisory for those unfamiliar with the acronym) is a type of service that connects readers with books they would enjoy. Active RA (see my previous post) falls in with more general reference services and librarians use similar tactics in an RA interview as they would in other reference interviews. In addition, there are tools for RA--just as there are for other types of reference work--to assist librarians with connecting their patrons with another book (or DVD, magazine, etc.) that they will like. The idea of RA made me think of Ranganathan's 5 Laws (a very good discussion of them can be found here), and the second law in particular, "Every reader his or her book." During my class in which RA was the topic last week, I came to understand more about RA and the importance it plays in the service libraries provide to their patrons. However, this morning I realized that it is necessary to provide RA in the context of Ranganathan's second law. The second law justifies reference services in general and RA services in particular because it defines the purpose of connecting patrons to the items or information they desire. This is what a library does; how it happens may manifest differently in different libraries, but at the heart of every library's operation is the help library staff give patrons to find what they're looking for. General reference works to connect patrons with information or items they know they want. What is RA but helping patrons find a book they don't yet know they want? General reference and RA are two sides of the same coin (aka the second law).
Now so far, RA sounds like a pretty awesome and important service, right? So how can there be any controversy about helping people find a book? Well to start, not everyone--even within the profession--see RA as a necessary service to provide. Controversy can build when a few librarians are fighting to keep their RA resource subscriptions going at a time when libraries are having to slash budgets and work with less funding. A lot of librarians don't understand or are apprehensive about RA. Feelings can include "I don't read a lot of genre X, so how can I do RA?", "I don't like genre X, so how can I do RA?", "There's no real answer to RA questions, so how can I provide an accurate response?", or even "I don't know how to talk books" (Trott, p. 63). It's hard to get support for a service (even an important one) if the voices of dissension are loud.
In addition to controversy and conflict on the part of librarians, there is also controversy and conflict on the part of patrons and others outside the library. Why? Because of the types of materials patrons are looking for and are connected with. One of my classmates proposed a very thought-provoking hypothetical example. In it, a teenaged boy was looking for a hypothetical movie with lots of nudity and violence for a "guy's night." The library didn't have the exact item he wanted, so the librarian fielding the boy's question recommended another movie about a classic character in horror stories (Dracula) that was rated R for nudity and violence. This kind of situation of course would raise concerns with parents who would be worried about the fact that the librarian recommended an item with mature content to a teenager. However, our professional ethics dictate that we connect patrons with the materials (or types of materials) and information they want, as long as the materials or information can exist within current US law; if you want to see one of our most core tenets, check out the ALA Bill of Rights (particularly articles III and V). Also, as much as parents and guardians would like surrogate parents in librarians for their children, the responsibility of assuring children and teens don't borrow materials their parents would object to ultimately falls on the parents. Many libraries have policies that state they do not censor materials or refuse to check out items based on a patron's age. To see how this might look, here is the Access to Materials Policy of my local library:
"All staff members will respect every patron's right to choose his/her own library materials.
As part of the Reference interview, in recommending material to any patron, reference staff will consider the patron's reading capabilities, reading comprehension, and the specific question or interest at hand.
When material is not available at a branch library, reference staff will explain and encourage the use of Interlibrary Loan by both adults and children when it is appropriate.
It is not the responsibility of the circulation desk staff to question patrons about the materials being checked out of the library.
This policy applies to all formats of materials in the Library's collection and to patrons of all ages."
Before last week, I didn't realize how closely connected RA and larger issues like censorship and freedom to information are. I see RA in a much different light now. It is a vital service to patrons, but one that sees its fair share of objection from patrons and a lack of support from librarians. I feel like I have a better grasp of what it is and how it fits in both within a library and within our profession.
Trott, B. (2012). Reference, readers' advisory, and relevance. The Reference Librarian, 53(1), 60-66. doi: 10.1080/02763877.2011.596367
RA (Reader's Advisory for those unfamiliar with the acronym) is a type of service that connects readers with books they would enjoy. Active RA (see my previous post) falls in with more general reference services and librarians use similar tactics in an RA interview as they would in other reference interviews. In addition, there are tools for RA--just as there are for other types of reference work--to assist librarians with connecting their patrons with another book (or DVD, magazine, etc.) that they will like. The idea of RA made me think of Ranganathan's 5 Laws (a very good discussion of them can be found here), and the second law in particular, "Every reader his or her book." During my class in which RA was the topic last week, I came to understand more about RA and the importance it plays in the service libraries provide to their patrons. However, this morning I realized that it is necessary to provide RA in the context of Ranganathan's second law. The second law justifies reference services in general and RA services in particular because it defines the purpose of connecting patrons to the items or information they desire. This is what a library does; how it happens may manifest differently in different libraries, but at the heart of every library's operation is the help library staff give patrons to find what they're looking for. General reference works to connect patrons with information or items they know they want. What is RA but helping patrons find a book they don't yet know they want? General reference and RA are two sides of the same coin (aka the second law).
Now so far, RA sounds like a pretty awesome and important service, right? So how can there be any controversy about helping people find a book? Well to start, not everyone--even within the profession--see RA as a necessary service to provide. Controversy can build when a few librarians are fighting to keep their RA resource subscriptions going at a time when libraries are having to slash budgets and work with less funding. A lot of librarians don't understand or are apprehensive about RA. Feelings can include "I don't read a lot of genre X, so how can I do RA?", "I don't like genre X, so how can I do RA?", "There's no real answer to RA questions, so how can I provide an accurate response?", or even "I don't know how to talk books" (Trott, p. 63). It's hard to get support for a service (even an important one) if the voices of dissension are loud.
In addition to controversy and conflict on the part of librarians, there is also controversy and conflict on the part of patrons and others outside the library. Why? Because of the types of materials patrons are looking for and are connected with. One of my classmates proposed a very thought-provoking hypothetical example. In it, a teenaged boy was looking for a hypothetical movie with lots of nudity and violence for a "guy's night." The library didn't have the exact item he wanted, so the librarian fielding the boy's question recommended another movie about a classic character in horror stories (Dracula) that was rated R for nudity and violence. This kind of situation of course would raise concerns with parents who would be worried about the fact that the librarian recommended an item with mature content to a teenager. However, our professional ethics dictate that we connect patrons with the materials (or types of materials) and information they want, as long as the materials or information can exist within current US law; if you want to see one of our most core tenets, check out the ALA Bill of Rights (particularly articles III and V). Also, as much as parents and guardians would like surrogate parents in librarians for their children, the responsibility of assuring children and teens don't borrow materials their parents would object to ultimately falls on the parents. Many libraries have policies that state they do not censor materials or refuse to check out items based on a patron's age. To see how this might look, here is the Access to Materials Policy of my local library:
"All staff members will respect every patron's right to choose his/her own library materials.
As part of the Reference interview, in recommending material to any patron, reference staff will consider the patron's reading capabilities, reading comprehension, and the specific question or interest at hand.
When material is not available at a branch library, reference staff will explain and encourage the use of Interlibrary Loan by both adults and children when it is appropriate.
It is not the responsibility of the circulation desk staff to question patrons about the materials being checked out of the library.
This policy applies to all formats of materials in the Library's collection and to patrons of all ages."
Before last week, I didn't realize how closely connected RA and larger issues like censorship and freedom to information are. I see RA in a much different light now. It is a vital service to patrons, but one that sees its fair share of objection from patrons and a lack of support from librarians. I feel like I have a better grasp of what it is and how it fits in both within a library and within our profession.
Trott, B. (2012). Reference, readers' advisory, and relevance. The Reference Librarian, 53(1), 60-66. doi: 10.1080/02763877.2011.596367
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
RA and Beef Parmigiana
In my advanced reference class, the topic last week was RA, better known as Reader's Advisory. Until now, this is not something that I've had much experience in, at least I didn't think so. However my instructor included information about both passive and active RA. Many library users and librarians have experience with active RA. This is when a patron walks up to a librarian and says something like, "Hey, I need another book to read, but I'm not sure what to choose. Can you recommend something?" What follows is a conversation (reference interview) resulting with a patron walking off with a new book to read and (hopefully) enjoy.
Passive RA is something that I see as a collective effort among library staff, and doesn't fall on one person's/librarian's shoulders--unless of course the library staff consists of one. Passive RA includes things like book displays, staff picks, featured items on the library's website, and even something as simple as shelving items by genre so browsers can find similar items. I took this one step further and noted that cataloging could then be considered a kind of passive RA because assigning call numbers then determines where on the shelves they go. Similar subjects/topics in non-fiction are grouped together and similar genres in fiction are shelved together because of that little number and effort to make things easy to find. So if cataloging can also be seen as a type of passive RA, then RA happens in every library that catalogs its materials even if there are no book displays or nice librarians that can offer recommendations. In a way, RA happens every day in just about every library, and I was a part of that and didn't know it until now. Perhaps a silly revelation, but one that's important to me because I had been feeling very apprehensive and unprepared for RA. Not so much now.
Perhaps I can post another discussion about RA--particularly the controversy that surrounds it--but for right now, I wanted to include another recipe: beef parmigiana. Brother Dear bought me a couple of Italian cookbooks for my birthday, and the original recipe (veal cutlets parmigiana) comes from one of them. I cooked this last night and it went over quite well.
What you'll need:
1 1/2 lbs. beef cutlets sliced about 1/4 inch thick*
2 eggs
3 Tbs. milk
3 c. dry bread crumbs
1/4 c. freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 c. fresh parsley, chopped
salt and pepper to taste
2 c. olive oil
1 jar red pasta sauce
6-8 oz. shredded mozzarella
What you'll need to do:
1. In a shallow dish or bowl, beat together the eggs and milk. Set aside.
2. In another shallow dish or bowl, mix together the bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, parsley, and salt and pepper.
3. Dredge each piece of meat in the egg mixture, then coat with bread crumbs. Press down slightly on the bread crumbs to make sure they stick on both sides. Place each cutlet on wax paper to set.
4. Heat the olive oil in a medium or large skillet over medium-high heat. Oil should be shimmering before adding meat. Add cutlets a few at a time and cook 1-2 minutes on each side. Cutlets should be golden brown.
5. Remove cutlets and drain on paper towels.
6. Preheat oven to 375. Place cutlets in a baking dish and cover with pasta sauce. Sprinkle mozzarella over each cutlet and cook for 10-15 minutes until cheese is melted and sauce is bubbling along the edges.
7. Serve over pasta of your choice.
*If you can't get the meat sliced thinly enough, you can cover them with wax paper and use a rolling pin or mallet to pound them to the desired thickness.
Passive RA is something that I see as a collective effort among library staff, and doesn't fall on one person's/librarian's shoulders--unless of course the library staff consists of one. Passive RA includes things like book displays, staff picks, featured items on the library's website, and even something as simple as shelving items by genre so browsers can find similar items. I took this one step further and noted that cataloging could then be considered a kind of passive RA because assigning call numbers then determines where on the shelves they go. Similar subjects/topics in non-fiction are grouped together and similar genres in fiction are shelved together because of that little number and effort to make things easy to find. So if cataloging can also be seen as a type of passive RA, then RA happens in every library that catalogs its materials even if there are no book displays or nice librarians that can offer recommendations. In a way, RA happens every day in just about every library, and I was a part of that and didn't know it until now. Perhaps a silly revelation, but one that's important to me because I had been feeling very apprehensive and unprepared for RA. Not so much now.
Perhaps I can post another discussion about RA--particularly the controversy that surrounds it--but for right now, I wanted to include another recipe: beef parmigiana. Brother Dear bought me a couple of Italian cookbooks for my birthday, and the original recipe (veal cutlets parmigiana) comes from one of them. I cooked this last night and it went over quite well.
What you'll need:
1 1/2 lbs. beef cutlets sliced about 1/4 inch thick*
2 eggs
3 Tbs. milk
3 c. dry bread crumbs
1/4 c. freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 c. fresh parsley, chopped
salt and pepper to taste
2 c. olive oil
1 jar red pasta sauce
6-8 oz. shredded mozzarella
What you'll need to do:
1. In a shallow dish or bowl, beat together the eggs and milk. Set aside.
2. In another shallow dish or bowl, mix together the bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, parsley, and salt and pepper.
3. Dredge each piece of meat in the egg mixture, then coat with bread crumbs. Press down slightly on the bread crumbs to make sure they stick on both sides. Place each cutlet on wax paper to set.
4. Heat the olive oil in a medium or large skillet over medium-high heat. Oil should be shimmering before adding meat. Add cutlets a few at a time and cook 1-2 minutes on each side. Cutlets should be golden brown.
5. Remove cutlets and drain on paper towels.
6. Preheat oven to 375. Place cutlets in a baking dish and cover with pasta sauce. Sprinkle mozzarella over each cutlet and cook for 10-15 minutes until cheese is melted and sauce is bubbling along the edges.
7. Serve over pasta of your choice.
*If you can't get the meat sliced thinly enough, you can cover them with wax paper and use a rolling pin or mallet to pound them to the desired thickness.
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