From the Green man's kitchen...

This is what I made for dinner tonight. If I can make this, so can you. Believe me.

Chicken with Hollandaise Sauce
serves 4-6. Prep time 30 minutes. Cooking time- about 12 minutes.

you will need:

6 large half chicken breasts, boned and skinned.
1/2 cup all-puropse flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 egg, lightly beaten
3 tbsp. butter or margarine

for Hollandaise sauce you will need:

6 egg yolks
4 tbsp. lemon juice
1 cup butter, melted, very hot.
1 tsp. Tabasco sauce (optional)
parsley or parsley flakes (for garnish)
1 lemon, sliced into six thin pieces (for garnish)

Preparation:

1. Lightly pound chicken breasts with the fist of your hand

2. Mix together the flour, baking soda, salt and pepper.

3. Dip each chicken breast into the beaten egg, then into the flour mixture to thoroughly coat.

4. Melt 3 tbsp. butter in a large skillet. Saute chicken until brown on both sides. Cook over medium heat until cooked through, about 12 minutes. Transfer to a heated platter. Cover and keep warm.

5. For sauce, in a food processor, (I used a whisk and a bowl which worked fine enough), combine egg yolks and lemon juice. Mix until combined. Melt 1 cup of butter. With motor running, add melted butter in thin stream. Sauce will thicken as you pour the butter in. When all the butter is poured, turn off motor.

6. Lightly stir in Tabasco sauce, if used, for flavor (and a little kick!)

7. Pour sauce over chicken. Garnish with parsley and lemon slices, if desired.

This is the recipe that I used, though there are variations which you can find online and elsewhere. It's really good. If you make it, I'd be interested to know what you think.