Life of a Writer: Recipe 1 - Chicken La Bamba

I've decided to do a series entitled: "Life Of A Writer". It's not going to discuss writing but rather everything a writer can do - when he or she is not writing - to get back to writing quicker. Because, let's face it, I'd rather be writing but often the mundane parts of life get in the way. This is a series more for me rather than for my readers but please feel free to take whatever recipes or tips you find on this site. I'm 34 and I doubt I'll look back on my deathbed and wished I had done more housework and cooking. In fact, if that thought does cross my mind, I'm delusional. I would regret, however, not finishing the last novel.

Here are some things I hate to do:

 Here are some other things I hate doing:

• Cooking
• Shopping
• Planning Meals
• Picking up dog poo
• Driving People Around

I plan to collect recipes and other useful tips on my blog so that I can find it quicker and perhaps in the future plan menus and housework schedules. The recipes will be less than ten ingredients long and will not include hard to find ingredients like rutabagas or involve prepartaion that requires lots of chopping, egg-separating, or kneading. (For example, I will not put instructions for making time-consuming-Tamales.)

Hopefully, if you are a writer that also hates the things I've listed above, you'll find this series helpful.

Recipe One: Chicken La Bamba

Ingredients: 
1) Fresh chicken breasts - as many as it takes to feed the amount of people in your home - doesn't that make sense?
2) Green Onions - chopped
3) Chunky salsa in a can/jar - open with your hand
3) White Cheese - by this I mean mozzarella or any other kind of whitish, melty cheese. (You can either slice it with a knife or grate it.)

Here's what you do:

This is a broiler pan.

1) On a broiler pan (or baking dish if you don't have a broiler pan), put the defrosted or fresh chicken breasts and cook in an oven or convection-oven or toaster-oven until almost done. That means it's not too pink inside. It does not mean burnt. (Does it need oil? I don't usually use any and it doesn't stick. If it does stick to your pan, next time use oil or buy a non-stick pan...)
2) Just BEFORE it's done, add green onions and salsa to top of breasts and bake a few minute more until done. Make sure it's done because you don't want to get sick. There should not be any pink showing.
3) A minute AFTER done, put the cheese on the top and melt.
4) Eat.

Calories: Probably a lot. It's got cheese.
How to make it lighter: Eat less of it.

What can you eat it with?

• French Fries
• Brown or Wild Rice
• Vegetables
• Salad
• A Beer
• Wine
• The list is endless - do you want me to go on?

Now, if there is a tip or recipe you want to share with me that makes your life easier, I'd be happy to put it up and give credit to you and your blog. Email me at clarissadraper at gmail dot com.