Teriyaki Chicken Meth Style

Meth style? What? Yeah, you heard it. This is my teriyaki chicken recipe. It cooks up so fast you'll look like the local meth mommie talking on the phone, dropping the kids off to soccer, putting on lipstick, and drinking a Starbucks - all while changing a diaper.

OK, here's the deal, I'm going to assume you've already prepped your chicken and that it's thawed. This can be done in about 15 minutes - no kidding. Take that Rachel Ray. The slowest part is waiting for the water to boil. So if you're cooking straight from the computer. Stop reading. Grab the skillet you plan to use for the chicken and fill it 1/3 to 1/2 full of water. Set it on high to boil. Also, grab your tea kettle and fill it with enough water to fill the remaining volume in the skillet. Set that on on high to boil, too. Go now.

OK. Your boiling water. Nice work. Your mom would be proud. Here's the recipe:

• Pounded Chicken Breast (this means butterflied and pounded out really flat)
  
• Soba noodles from the Asian isle in the grocery
• Teriyaki Sauce (Kikoman, La Choy, whatever)
• Chicken Broth (or stock)
• Frozen Veggies (pepper blend, asian blend, or broccoli)

So pretty much, we're waiting for that water to boil. If you haven't already, prep the chicken breast. Then just marinate right there on the cutting board by sprinkling a little kosher salt, pepper, olive oil and a drizzle of teriyaki. Slather altogether and then lay it out flat.

Now that the water is boiling, throw the soba noodles AND frozen veggies up in there. It should have taken about 5 minutes for the water to boil. Don't forget you put half the volume in a tea pot which is now whistling away - so add that in now.

Pretty much we're bored. Uncork some Monkey Bay Savvy Blanc or maybe a nice Viognier like Clay Station. Poor and sip. Maybe even turn on Rachel Ray and have a laugh at how hard she's working. You also might set the table.

OK. 5 minutes. The soba noodles are done and so are the veggies. Carefully hoist the skillet over to the sink and strain in the waiting colander. Return the pan to the cooking surface. Turn to about med-high and throw in some olive oil. Place the chicken breast in to cook. You only need 2 minutes a side because you have pounded it so thin.

So we're at 14 minutes. Time to finish up. Chicken is cooked and still in the pan. Grab the colander full of noodles and veggies and dump in the pan. Drizzle on all the teriyaki you want and toss toss toss.

Serve.

Your welcome.

Up Your Nose with Saline Nasal Spray. Yum!

So, you wash your hands when they are dirty, right? You wash your arm pits when they stink, right? There's a long list here, but I will get to the point quickly.
A lot of my cycling homies complain about allergies and how they increase when they ride. They take allergy meds and then feel not so clear.
I solved this problem by putting a bottle of saline nasal wash in the shower. I simple hose the nose whenever I'm in the shower. Since I always shower at some point after a ride, I get my pits clean and my nasal passages.
You see, the saline wash cleans the nose out but also provides extra defense against those pathogens that make it into the nose. Most viruses and bacteria that affect humans are not stable in salt water.
I am an allergy suffer as well, but a gentle wash does the trick there, too. It also is extremely effective right after I mow the yard.
Be sure to buy something that is 100% saline. Watch for the "preservatives" that can act as a drying agent. Ask a pharmacist if you are not sure and definitely ask before using it on a child, preggo, etc. Just ask. My doc said it was cool for me, but my doc is not yours. That's as legal as I am going to get.
Good luck.