Spring is here. Can't you just feel it? I certainly can hear it, with birds now chirping outside my window even before there's a hint of sunshine. My hosta, too, is growing like proverbial weeds all across my yard.
The promise of better weather and a chance to wave at neighbors who have taken to stretching their legs after a day at the (home) office while taking a stroll down my street also are helping me get out of a coronavirus funk. That, and the abundance of citrus in my local grocery store.
One of my favorites is lemon. Known for brightening everything from sauces to dressings to coleslaw, it's a cook's secret weapon. It also happens to be a star ingredient in one of my family's most-requested dishes: lemon chicken.
I like the dish because it's incredibly flavorful, to be sure. It also is incredibly easy to make and doesn't require a lot of ingredients.
Given how big the packaged supermarket chicken breasts are today, you might have to pound the meat pretty hard to get it thin enough to cook quickly. A few minutes of clobbering should help release some of the coronavirus stress we're all feeling.
