Chicken Sticks

Cooking with Rachael and Food Network Friends Ellie Krieger is my new fav foodnetwork chef. Diane turned me on to her and I bought her book and TIVO her show. She is all about low-fat, healthy eating and cooking. In her most recent episode she demonstrated how to walk into any store, including a convenience store, and come out with a healthy breakfast - granola bar, apple, low-fat milk. Stuff like this is extremely helpful with my dieting. Last night I made her version of chicken sticks. My granddaughter Rachel is visiting and I knew she'd eat these. First I cut up chicken breasts, then marinated the strips in low fat buttermilk. Then I rolled them in crushed up wheat cereal and baked them. Ellie said to bake them for 8 minutes at 400 degrees. That made me a little nervous, so I cooked them for twice as long. I served them with her honey mustard dip and a fruit salad and a southwest salad. Everyone liked them, even Rachel. I thought the buttermilk made them a little gooey and tangy tasting, a weird sensation. I'm not sure I'll make them again.