Sunday Dinner

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Sunday Dinner doesn’t always have to be a meal of Pasta cu Sugu and Meatballs. On busy weekends I usually change it up with a pasta dish from my repertoire of fast and easy recipes  that can be put together in minutes, not hours. This past weekend per my daughter Amanda’s’ request I prepared her all time favorite, Pasta with Chicken Broccoli and Creamy Cheese Sauce. I too love the creamy sauce and the flavors of the chicken and broccoli but truthfully what I love most about it is the fact that is super simple to make. This recipe makes it’s way on to my table at least once a week at my house. It’s the perfect recipe when you don’t have a lot of time and your family is starving!  While the pasta is cooking the sauce is prepared and before you know it a delicious meal is on the table in less then 30 minutes. 

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Pasta with Chicken Broccoli and Creamy Cheese Sauce

Ingredients

8 chicken tenders

2 tablespoon olive oil

3 cups broccoli; cut in bite-size pieces

1 pound dried pasta

4 tablespoons salted butter

2 large garlic clothes thinly sliced

2 cups heavy cream

1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1/2 cup Fontina cheese cut into pieces

1/2 cup Mascarpone cheese

1 teaspoon kosher salt

1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Step-by-Step

1 Season chicken tenders with ½ teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon pepper and 2 tablespoons olive; Cook thoroughly on grill pan, grill, or Panini press; reserve

2 Steam broccoli; reserve

3 Bring large pot of water to a rolling boil; add 1 tablespoon kosher salt return to rolling boil; add pasta cook Al Dente

4 Melt butter in large frying pan over high heat; add sliced garlic sauté one minute; add heavy cream, parmesan cheese, fontina cheese, mascarpone cheese, salt, pepper, and nutmeg; stir continuously until sauce thickens in all cheeses are melted

5 Cut reserved chicken into bite size pieces; add chicken and steamed broccoli to cream sauce; season with ½ teaspoon salt and pepper; mix well; reserve

chicken broc16 Strain pasta in large colander; return pasta to pan; add cream sauce; mix well; serve immediately

HBO on Main Street, Day 2

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This scene featured a woman driving a firewood truck. The camera was aimed into the cab.
This scene featured a woman driving a firewood truck. The camera was aimed into the cab.
I look around, and who do I see, but Hillary Derby, costumer! She's going over some stats with a colleague. I stuck close to the Gloucester Police officer, because you're usually safe from getting into the scene when next to them.
I look around, and who do I see, but Hillary Derby, the costumer! She’s going over the call sheet, which informs the cast and crew where they should report on a particular day of filming). I stuck close to the Gloucester Police officer, because you’re usually safe from getting into the scene when next to them.

Here's the last scene of the day, the firewood truck driving away. It was being pushed for whatever cinematic reason. There was supposed to be a kitten in the scene, but I never saw it. Notice the unusual reflection on the side of the building across Center Street (where Gabriel's Antiques is).
Here’s the last scene of the daytime, the firewood truck driving away. It was being pushed for some cinematic reason. There was supposed to be a kitten in the scene, but I never saw it. Notice the unusual reflection on the side of the building across Center Street (where Gabriel’s Antiques is).

Night filming on Main Street. about 5:30. Very impressive to see the setup. They've got a ton of equipment to stow away for tomorrow.
Night filming on Main Street. about 5:30. Very impressive to see the setup. They’ve got a ton of equipment to stow away for tomorrow.