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magazine meal!

i didn't go as all out as I had intended. my initial thought was to create an entire suggested meal from a magazine - drinks, appetizers, main dish, dessert, etc.  tonight we just went for the main dish and wine.

i made a recipe from Sunset Magazine - stuffed chicken with rosemary polenta

Sunset's version

my version

the reason that this was a "challenge" for me is because I typically don't like recipes.  i prefer to have an idea and go with it.  i don't like to measure things.  etc, etc...

unfortunately, they only had pre-cooked polenta at Trader Joe's. i did manage to measure the olive oil.  (that was hard!)  and we did enjoy the suggested pinot grigio with it.

we'd eat it again! 

as a side note - yes, turns out I skipped 18.  i'm sure that I did a thing or two that I hadn't done before but...i'll just have to double up on another day.