Chicken Pomme de Frites

Fancy name. Simple dish. This is a more "peasant" version of a dish I had at Bistro N in Dallas.
Yields 4 servings.

• 4 chicken breasts (w/ skin)
  
• 1/3 C melted butter (you can substitute olive oil for a healthier alternative)
  
• 3 Tb lemon juice
• 1 Tb parsley
  
• 2 tsp minced garlic
• 2 Tb flour
  
• 3 lbs frozen steak-cut french fries
• salt and pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 375. Rinse chicken. Lightly coat chicken with flour and place in glass baking dish. Mix together butter, lemon juice, parsley, and garlic in a small glass measuring cup. Pour over chicken. Bake for 20 minutes.

Spread fries on baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes (with your chicken). When the 20 min are up, place chicken on top rack and broil for 5 minutes (or until slightly brown and crispy on top). Take fries out to salt and pepper, then place back in the oven for 5 min as well.

Before you serve the fries with the chicken, dash some lemon juice on the fries, add a little more salt, and sprinkle with parsley. Voila!

Baked Ziti

This recipe is super easy and will cure any cheese craving in three bites.
Serves 4-6.

• 1 C Alfredo sauce
• 1 C Spaghetti sauce
• 1 C Italian cheese mix (I like to use a mix of Parmesan, Asiago, Mozarella, and Romano)
• 2 C cooked Ziti pasta
  
• 1 Tb olive oil
• 2 tsp minced garlic

Begin by cooking the ziti pasta (see article "Easy Fettucine" for tips on cooking pasta). After pasta is drained, stir in the olive oil and garlic. Add alfredo and spaghetti sauces. Stir in 3 Tb of grated Parmesan cheese and pour mixture into 9X9 baking dish. Top with 1 C of the Italian cheese mixture and optional sprinkling of parsley. Broil for a few minutes in the oven to thoroughly melt cheese (don't take your eyes off or you might have burnt ziti).

Serve and enjoy!