Stove Top vs. Oven

Every oven and stove top has its quirks and tends to work differently than the one you are used to. This is why I tend to stay away from them in general. However, I was running out of things to do with the chicken I bought and wanted to make breaded chicken like we do back home. I'm not sure why, but I'm always more comfortable with a stove top then the oven so that is how I decided to cook it (even though I'm pretty sure you are suppose to do it in the oven). I had confidence in the stove top because Rachelle and Joslyne had already prepared it this way twice in the past few weeks. I knew it was possible. I took my chicken out to thaw for a bit but it wasn't all the way unfrozen by the time I was ready, so it went into the microwave to defrost. I cracked two eggs and mixed them in one bowl, had flour in the other, and seasoned bread crumbs in the last. The chicken went into the flour, then the egg and last, the bread crumbs. At first it wasn't sticking to the chicken and covering all the way but I finally got all the chicken dipped and ready to go into the pan. The smaller pieces cooked just fine but most of the chicken was pretty thick and ended up getting cut smaller and smaller in order to cook all the way. Then the outside bread crumb layer started to fall off. I finished cooking up the last few pieces of chicken and knowing what it was supposed to look like, was disappointed that it didn't turn out as well as it could have. It still tasted great and everybody still liked it but it didn't look how I wanted it too. I will be using the oven next time. With this meal I also decided to make real mashed potatoes. I had never made real mashed potatoes before so I was excited to try it out. It was a piece of cake to make them and they tasted delicious. They were just basic mashed potatoes and since I didn't have any problems with it, I want to try adding something new to them next time. My veggies and dinner roles turned out just fine but my roles were done a bit too early and were smaller than I expected. They were just frozen store bought dinner roles but there are so many brands you can get it is just about finding which kind you like.

Estimated Cooking Time: 1 hr 30 min