Easy Chicken Parmesan

So, I've given up writing every week like I originally planned. I'm going to shoot for once a month. Key words..."shoot for." Don't hold me to it!

I would like to introduce you to a delectable meal. Chicken parmesan.

Fornos of Italy

If you've never had it, you're missing out big time. What's better than breaded chicken with pasta and marinara sauce? Pretty much nothing! There are some big processes to make chicken parmesan though. And I don't have enough time or patience to make those types of things! So, let's back up. Let me introduce you to the EASY chicken parmesan.

I found this recipe at "Deal" ectible Mommies. Here we go!

Place 10-15 (or however many you want) breaded chicken nuggets on the bottom of a baking dish (YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO SPRAY!)

Cover with marinara sauce.

Sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top.

Bake at 350* for 20-30 minutes.

Serve over whatever pasta you want.

The end. I mean, seriously, does it get any easier than that?!? And it only takes about 30-35 minutes to make. I've made it before and it's DELICIOUS! I didn't use enough sauce the first time, but I'm making it again tonight. Yummy.

Long overdue dining chairs

Nothing like a post more than a month after your last one! Goodness, I don't know where the time has gone.

Life has been crazy busy here, just as it is for all of you, I'm sure. What with work, the holiday season, and everything that has to be done, it's a wonder I can blog even once a month!

Anywho, I've been telling you for weeks months that I am re-doing my dining room chairs that I bought of Craigslist for $25 (the only thing I've ever bought off there!). And I am finally able to blog about it! Although, I have a confession to make... All 4 chairs are still in different stages. Chair 1 is done and in the house! WOO HOO! Chair 2 needs the seat fastened on and then it's done! WOO HOO! Chair 3 is primed and ready for paint and the seat is ready to go on after it's painted... Chair 4 is still in original form. Sad. So, you see, I'm not as caught up as I should be. Oh well.

Without further ado, I present Chair 1! (And for all you peeps... like me... that skip to the bottom of the post to see the before and after, I'll just show you now and save you the hassle.)

Ooh I'm so excited! Now to finish the other 3....

For anyone who wants to see what I did, here is the tutorial!
Step 1: Gather tools.. I used a small crow-bar type thing, screw driver, needle nose pliers and a hammer.

Step 2: Take seat cushion off of chair.

Step 3: Take staples out.

Step 4: Remove nasty, dirty, stained fabric and throw in garbage can in garage because you don't want it in your house.

Step 5: Cut batting to fit over top of cushion for extra softness.

Step 5: Make sure the foam isn't nasty, dirty, stained like the fabric.. if it is, buy new. I got lucky.

Step 6: Staple batting over foam and plywood (if you look closely, you can see I marked numbers on the plywood.. and corresponding chair.. so I would remember what goes with what.)

Apparently I forgot to document some steps...
Step 7: Measure and cut fabric to fit.
Step 8: Staple fabric onto seat.
Step 9: Attach seat to chair.
Step 10: Admire!

Step 11: Finish the other 3 chairs....

New Faucets!

So, remember my list of things to do in the bathroom? I ended up moving the fixtures to the top of the list after all! Our nasty sink faucet was so corroded and leaky that it HAD to be replaced.
I mean seriously..

EW. It had to be done. Now. I couldn't take it anymore.

No big deal. We'll just change that out and since our shower head and faucet needed to be replaced, we'll do that at the same time!

So, we marched ourselves over to Home Depot with our gift card that I won (the only thing I've ever won!) from Purdy's "Save the Walls" contest and bought us some faucets!

Isn't it SO much prettier? (Side note: do you see my mason jar soap dispenser? Also, don't look at my ugly counter or tiles.. those will be replaced soon.. hopefully.)

Well, of course nothing goes as planned.. My mom-in-law and I were sent to Home Depot for the second time to pick up some washers. We come home to this.

They had to take 2 of the 3 glass panels out, 1 of the 2 plastic surround pieces off, and cut out the drywall in order to put the new shower faucet in. Wow. 6 hours later, it looks like this! (Sorry I don't have a before picture, I was freaking out a little bit since our shower was in my dining room.)

I am so excited to try it out! I would have jumped right in after the in-laws left, but the caulking needs to dry until morning.

Guess what else? I have 2 dining room chairs finished! WOO HOO! And I finally took an "after" picture, so that post is coming soon.