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EASY AND ELEGANT COUNTRY CHICKEN KIEV
Excerpt from THE COMPLETE IDIOT’S GUIDE TO THROWING A GREAT
PARTY (ISBN: 002863974X ):
It’s bound to happen sometime. You have to make dinner for your boss, new love,
a client or someone else you need to impress. Unfortunately your cooking skills are
lacking and your entire collection of dinnerware consists of paper plates, plastic forks and
matching Star Trek glasses from McDonalds.
Relax, it’s not a hopeless cause. In fact, preparing a formal dinner can be easy and
fun.
Borrow what you can, but if that’s not possible, almost every town has a rental
business. There you can lease everything you need to set up a perfect dinner party in
almost any space.
If you don’t have dining room furniture, start by renting a table and chairs.
If the chairs are unattractive, rent chair covers. Add a to-the-floor tablecloth for instant
elegance and to cover the often unattractive table legs. Opt for coordinating napkins and
order an extra six just in case.
Get candleholders in varying heights to add drama to your table. Choose a
simple pattern for your dinner, salad, soup, dessert and bread and butter plates along with
coffee cups and saucers. Select salt and pepper shakers, glasses, flatware, and serving
pieces to round out your order. You’ll learn all about setting the table in THE
COMPLETE IDIOT’S GUIDE TO THROWING A GREAT PARTY.
Except for the chicken, dinner is a matter of heat and serve. Buy packaged,
mixed salad greens and a quality Italian salad dressing for your first course. Your frozen
food section will have a variety of prepared rice and vegetable side dishes which would
partner perfectly with the following recipe. Head to your bakery for dessert and dinner
rolls and your meal is complete. The following recipe is delicious, company-perfect and
foolproof.
Easy and Elegant Country Chicken Kiev
Ingredients:
4
chicken breasts (or 8 chicken thighs)
cup melted butter (or margarine)
cup dry, white wine
1
½
-½ cups seasoned bread crumbs
1
¼
cup finely chopped, fresh parsley
5
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