Iris Robinson

My sister brought the story of MP Iris Robinson from Ireland to my attention recently. The 60 year old woman had an adulterous affair with a 19 year old boy, and used her political clout to set him up in business. My sister is calling her a cougar and is upset in part because she has a son close to the same age and just the thought of something like that happening to him... I think I'm more upset that she used her influence to get people to invest in the boy's business. What do you think? Most of her friends (mature ladies themselves, I might say) don't seem to have a problem with the cougar bit.

I had lunch with a friend yesterday and she sent me this recipe that she thinks is really good. I can't wait to try it, although I may use olive oil instead of butter (cream in my coffee is bad enough):



NUTTY CHICKEN BREASTS

Serves 4

125 g/ 4 oz pecans, finely chopped
1 C/ 60g/ 2 oz breadcrumbs
4 chicken breasts (scallopini)
3 tbsp Dijon mustard
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 C/ 125 ml/ 4 fl oz vegetable oil
90g/ 3 oz butter

1. Combine pecans and breadcrumbs. Spread each fillet with mustard.
Dip in egg mixture. Coat with breadcrumb mixture. Chill for 1 hour.

2. Heat oil and butter together in a frying pan over a medium heat.
Add chicken. Cook for 5 minutes each side or until golden and cooked
through. Serve immediately.


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