What's on the menu today - music wise and dinner wise!

GOOD MORNING! Alot of things going on today.  I'm scheduling a radio interview with Bruce Owens about my Feinsteins gig on 11/1, will be talking to the people involved about scheduling my February 12, 2011 Valentine's Day WELCOME HOME concert with Carey's 16 piece big band, and working on  the Oct 17 Skokie theatre concert.

But a man's gotta eat, too, so here's what I'm making for dinner  today!

Ingredients:

• 1 pound dried penne
• chicken tenders, cut in halves or quartered depending on your preference 
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 3 cloves garlic, sliced
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 tablespoons roughly chopped fresh parsley, for garnish
• 2 lemons, juiced or 3 if you want your pasta extra lemon-y
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan or Romano if you want a more robust cheese flavor
• optional - one package of frozen leafy spinach 

DIRECTIONS:

Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water, until al dente. Drain well.

season chicken with salt and pepper. Heat a large grill pan over medium high and add chicken. Grill until golden and completely cooked. Remove to a plate and slice.

Add the garlic and red pepper flakes to a saute pan with 3 tablespoons of olive oil and saute until fragrant.

Add the cooked pasta and turn heat off. Mix all together.Remove pasta to a large bowl.

Add chicken to the warm pasta and season with salt and pepper.

Sprinkle in chopped parsley.

Add the juice of  lemons and mix. Before serving top with cheese of your preference.

ENJOY!