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Chicken Francaise {MY recipe}

Today, my first born turns sixteen! When I was pregnant with each of my sons, I ate one dish in particular throughout the pregnancy. The funny thing is, the dish I ate while growing each of them is their favorite today! For my oldest, that dish is Chicken Francaise. We eat this dish so much, I had to learn how to make it on my own. Over the years, I've perfected the recipe and now I'm going to share it with all of you.

Chicken Francaise {Serves 8}

8 Boneless/Skinless Chicken Breasts {I buy the small package and cut each of them in half width-wise making 8 thin pieces)

1 Cup Flour

Batter {Place all ingredients in a bowl and mix well}:

5 Beaten Eggs
2 Tablespoons Fresh Lemon Juice
1/4 Cup Fresh Chopped Parsley
1/4 Teaspoon Salt
1/4 Cup White Wine {Pinot Grigio is fabulous here}
1 Teaspoon Finely Chopped Garlic {I like to grate mine}
1/4 Cup Parmesan Cheese
1 Teaspoon Melted {unsalted} Butter

Sauce:

1/2 Cup White Wine
1 Stick {unsalted} Butter
1/4 Cup Fresh Lemon Juice
1 Teaspoon Grated Lemon Zest

Coat the chicken in flour, dunk in the batter and cook in a heated pan in oil {I use olive oil}. Brown on each side, about 5-7 minutes per side. Remove chicken from the pan and set aside. Now, make the sauce in the same pan! Melt the butter over low heat and add remaining ingredients until combined. Turn heat off unless you want your lemons to turn bitter! Place the chicken in the sauce for 1-2 minutes and serve immediately.

(Borrowed the photo from Google. I've never taken the time to take a picture!)

I usually serve this with a side of steamed broccoli. I know it says serves 8, above but there's no way that happens in my house. Tonight, I'm serving up my son's favorite birthday dinner with a side of mashed potatoes.

Enjoy!

The 10 Commandments of #Bipolar Disorder

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1. Thou shalt not blame everything on chemical imbalance. & nbsp;

2. Thou shalt avoid high places and sharp objects when on either extreme of the
mood spectrum. & nbsp;

3. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's shiny trinkets. & nbsp;

4. Thou shalt not trust any shrink who writes thee up a prescription after the first 15 minutes. & nbsp;

5. Thou shalt not beat up anyone while on a manic fit, no matter how much ye really want to,
or how much they deserve it. & nbsp;

6. Thou shalt indulge in immaturity whenever the urge strikes thee. & nbsp;

7. Thou shalt not break stuff that does not belong to thee. & nbsp;

8. Thou shalt go to bed only when ye feel tired. & nbsp;

9. Thou shalt allow others to occasionally get a word in edgewise. & nbsp;

10. Thou shalt not send people crazy e-mails at odd hours of the night,

What's with the blog?

Write about what blogging means to you. Why do you blog? What purpose does it serve you and how have you benefited from sharing a piece of yourself online this way?

When I started this here blog back in June of 2009, I was suffering from Postpartum Depression (PPD). It wasn't pretty. I was just becoming familiar with the world of blogging and I thought it would be a great way to get the thoughts out of my head. Some self healing of sorts.

Little by little, other women who were suffering (or had suffered) with PPD began to contact me. We were all in different stages, pulling each other through, and cheering for one another. To this day, I am still contacted by women from all over the world, asking for my (un-medical-professional) advice. It feels wonderful to have been helped and to have helped others through the illness.

I don't recall when it happened, but one day I got my funny back. Not that I had ever truly shown it via my blog when I was sick. Since then, I've taken the mundane events in my life and written about them here. Funnily (as in, really funny)! I've mixed in some serious topics and reviews along the side.

The short version to why I blog is simple, free therapy. I'd also like to think that I'm pretty good at it. I've met so many great fellow bloggers during my time here and I continue to write just about every day because it's fun. I've dabbled into some short stories, writing exercises and shared silly things about my husband and kids. I'm known as the mommy blogger with a twist of adult humor.

I don't know how exactly it happened, changing the name of my blog, but I knew when I made it official that I was going to be known for it. It originated as "Motherhood is Challenging" (remember, I was in a haze back then) to "2 Much Testosterone". Not too long ago, the spermies were incorporated into the design and the rest is history.

I could sit here and plug a bunch of funny (to me) posts but I won't do that. You know where the archives are! I will leave you with my Twitter handle though..... lotsOspermies. Because that's how I roll, spermie style, YO!

Hawaii Five-O

I'm going to paint this post with pictures!

Alex O'Loughlin

Scott Caan

Daniel Dae Kim

Grace Park

I love this show. Yes, it's another cop deal but it's different. It's like a modern day cop show. Actually, in the pilot episode, the "bad guy" gets caught and is being questioned by the yum-a-licious cast. The questioning is rather bad-ass and the "bad guy" is all, "What kind of cops are you?" and hottie numero uno above replies, "The new kind!" ....and I was hooked!

It's quirky and funny and packed with witty humor. The cast is beautiful but not in a "I'm so not going to get my hands dirty" kind of way. It's a keeper.

What new shows are you watching that you love? What shows are back that you are watching the clock until premiere hour strikes?

Burn Baby, Burn

Have you ever woken up by jolting your body into an upright position because you just know your alarm never went off?

This happened to me today. At first I was pretty mad but then I thought my body needed a break from running today. I've been sore (in a good way) but having the morning off to sleep an extra hour could benefit my aching muscles and the sleep I so craved. A fresh start tomorrow.

The feeling that whooshes over me when I'm running isn't easy to describe. Just when I think I'm going to die I remember that it's probably just psychological. The burn might be there but that's when it it counts. Burn baby, burn.

I work behind a desk everyday. I sit here day after day, hour after hour. Yesterday I decided to get off my ass and do some little things to wake my body up. Today I'm feeling it.

I did several sets of tricep dips, incline push-ups (using my desk), squats and lunges throughout the day. I can feel the burn in my arms and chest. Also? It felt good to get out of the chair. When I sit, I am trying to focus on proper posture. It's much more difficult to sit like you're supposed to versus slouching over. It's a mini workout in itself because you use your entire core to hold the position.

Tonight I'm going to give some Burpees (a.k.a. Squat Thrusts) a go. I'm definitely not ready for the full on range of motion a Burpee offers, so I went on YouTube to get some ideas to modify the moves. I ended up reading several articles on this exercise. It's one of the top most rated moves because it involves just about every body part to do it. Somewhere along the way, I read that if you're going to modify the move, to either begin or end with one full-on Burpee. Just one. And then the next time you're doing a set of the modified version, add one more and so on. Eventually you'll be doing a full set of the move how it's intended.

This is the full range of motion Burpee

I feel pretty awesome these days. I'm not stepping on a scale anytime soon but I can already tell that things are happening to my body as it's measured by a few pairs of pants I wear often. It's a fantastic feeling!

I'm going to close today with a quote I heard (I can't remember where)....

"If it doesn't go bad within a week, you shouldn't be eating it!"

Makes sense, huh?

My Teen Is Melting My Brain!

I have a fifteen year old son. I may as well just shoot myself, right? Well, I'm debating doing just that because my brain is melting from all the shit he puts me through.

First, aside from this teen freak, I have two other sons (a little background for my newest readers). I love having all boys. My husband is a student and this semester, has class three nights per week away from home and one online class. It's rough. A lot of rushing around to get stuff done but we make it work!

The teen boy appears to have issues with his mouth when his father is absent from home. Like, he talks back nonstop and questions just about everything that comes out of my mouth.

Over dinner, I like to catch up on what's going on in school. The normal answers I receive are one word answers such as "good", "no", "yes", and an occasional "maybe". Lately, he's been answering my questions with sentences that start off normal but then go up in pitch. You know, like he's asking a question only not, ala Kourtney Kardashian {whom I adore!}. (If you watch Keeping up with the Kardashians or Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami, you know exactly what I'm talking about!)

The level of maturity from said teen is unspeakable.

Punishments are wearing thin for his behavior. Go to your room! Go to bed! Read! (oh how I wish he didn't see reading as a punishment!!) No TV! No video games!

I'm THIS close to taking the phone away at times and I have for a few hours at a time. He gets jittery and goes through withdrawal when he can't text. So tonight, there's a football game at school, which I said he could go to before he started with the attitude last night. I'm so sick of kids thinking that just because you say yes to something, they can now go off into jerk-dome and think they can still attend. I retracted my "yes" last night. Told him he had to earn it and respect me before, during, and after any event in daily living.

So how do you deal with your kids? I'm strongly considering calling my doctor (although I don't know which to start with, PCP, Gyno, Psychiatrist?) and asking for a Xanax prescription. My anxiety level is through the roof!

I realize this isn't much of a post but I'm open to any suggestions with dealing with the anxiety that comes with having a teenager! !