The Best Lunch Yet

I didn't leave for the gym till nearly one so my workout extended to two. I wanted to get a whole chicken from Marsh to make chicken stock for more risotto and got held up in traffic. By the time I got home, it was three and I was famished!

My refrigerator is always full but what I hastily assembled for lunch today was the best ever. I thought to myself, "Lunch in Italy could not improve on this!"

In a thick-bottomed small saucepan, I poured less than a tablespoonful of extra-virgin olive oil on high heat. I quickly seared tomatoes cut in half, laying the cut side down and added thin slices of chicken breast. Both cooked quickly. When the chicken was golden on one side, I turned it over and carefully put a dollop of Trader Joe's Thai cooking sauce on top.

On a plate, I arranged the chicken and tomatoes with a red-leaf lettuce salad topped with a cheesy dressing and Greek kalamata olives. It was heaven!