Savvy with Abbie

Today is a good day. It's usually a good day when I don't have anxiety. For those who don't know, most of this month was anxiety-filled and it was not fun. I pushed through and still accomplished a lot but it was really bad for me.  You can read all about it HERE . Since I'm finally feeling better, my days have felt happier and better. This makes cooking more fun and feeling accomplished throughout the day. I have also been spending a lot of the past week watching the Olympics. I have loved the Olympics for years. In fact, I remember when I went to bible college, I remember sitting in the shared living room and watching the Olympics with a bunch of people on this tiny TV. My Dad, when he was alive and when the Olympics were in Utah, actually went to the Olympics and worked the Olympics as a firefighter/paramedic which was awesome. I think that was in 2002. I'm a huge fan of the women's gymnastics and men's swimming. What do you like to watch? Anyways, last n

OK you guys, I'm a little more prepared in this blog and came up with more than just one photo. I haven't had Chicken Parmesan in so long and we ended up using this recipe  HERE . These are fried AND baked these and they turned out SO good! The full directions are below, enjoy!  Ingredients for the Chicken: 2 chicken breasts, cut horizontally, so 4 total pieces 1 cup buttermilk 1 tsp salt 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper 1/4 tsp garlic powder 1/4 tsp paprika Ingredients for the breaded topping: 1 1/2 cups flour 1 1/2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp salt 3/4 tsp pepper 3/4 tsp garlic powder 3/4 tsp paprika 3 tbsp buttermilk Ingredients for cooking: 3-4 cups vegetable oil Ingredients to top: Mozzarella cheese Spaghetti sauce Oregano Directions: In a bowl, place all of the ingredients for the chicken together and whisk. Add chicken and marinate for 2 hours (or longer if you can). I just left it in the bowl, not covered, in the refrigerator.  In the meantime, start putting together the ingredients f