Tasty Tuesday - Cheese Lover's Chicken

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 (15 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 medium garlic clove, chopped
• 3 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
• 1 cup fine dry bread crumbs
• 1 pound Cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1 pound mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt to taste
• salt and pepper to taste
  
   

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

• Lightly grease a baking dish that is deep enough to allow at least one inch between the chicken and the top of the dish.
• In a large pot over medium heat, stir together tomato sauce, tomato paste, sugar, parsley, basil, oregano, and garlic.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl, toss chicken with bread crumbs until completely covered. Arrange chicken in baking dish and sprinkle to taste with garlic salt and pepper to taste. Top chicken with half of shredded Cheddar and mozzarella cheeses. Pour tomato sauce evenly over chicken. Reserve half of the remaining Cheddar and mozzarella cheeses, and sprinkle the rest over the chicken and sauce.
• Cover dish with aluminum foil and bake for about 50 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through. Remove foil, and top with remaining Cheddar and mozzarella cheeses. Return dish to oven and cook, uncovered, until the cheese on top melts. Remove and let sit five minutes before serving.

A Life Purpose

Photo by Jerry McCrea

"One person with passion is better than forty people merely interested." ~ E.M. Forster

I Believe … each and every single one of us has a purpose in this life.

Many of us commit to endeavors and professions that we never consciously planned on pursuing and attribute our lives to being shaped based on circumstance. Others drift through their lives feeling directionless. Finding your purpose can help you realize your true potential and live a more authentic and fulfilling life.

How would you define your life purpose? I believe that it’s something that you focus on and move toward with intent and passion. It allows you to express your creativity and intelligence, to live in accordance with your values, and to find the joy of simply being yourself.

Discovering one's life purpose requires taking a close look at the interests that you have both explored and unexplored. During your search take stock of your beliefs, values, strengths, and passions. One’s love for a pursuit gives it meaning. I’ve been told that when you wake up eager to face each day, feeling both good about what you do AND also about who you are, then you’ll know that you have discovered your life’s purpose and work.

For me? Well, I have a persistent little inner voice who's becoming more and more outspoken.  The 'how' has always been left solely up to me; though at times my same inner voice whispers like a little birdie in my ear. 

Would you like to join me on this journey of discovery?