Our Own Mini Orchard

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Last year, Hubster & I planted four weeping cherry trees and a Japanese maple. One weeping cherry didn’t make it through the first year, but we had a one-year warranty and replaced it. While we were at the garden center, we decided to finally start our own mini orchard.

The past few weeks we’ve been busy planting, mulching, and watering our 12 new trees. Two were ornamental; the weeping cherry and an Eastern redbud.

Own Own Mini Orchard

We planted 10 fruit trees in a line wrapping around from the top of the hill behind our house and curving down the hill to the left side of our house. The new mini orchard perfectly frames our pool, fire-pit, and hammock. Starting from the back to the front we planted one of each: Golden Delicious Semi-Dwarf Apple, Red Delicious Semi-Dwarf Apple, Methley Semi-Dwarf Plum, Bruce Semi-Dwarf Plum, Keiffer Semi-Dwarf Pear, Bartlet Semi-Dwarf Pear, Elberta Semi-Dwarf Peach, Hale Haven Semi-Dwarf Peach, Black Tartarian Cherry, and Bing Semi-Dwarf Cherry.

Foliage is Filling In

The foliage is already filling in nicely, and some small blooms have appeared. I’ll post an update once they’re a little more established.

XOXO,
Young Wifey

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Amaretto Cherry Chicken

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amaretto, amaretto sauce, cherry, cherry sauce, chicken, cream sauce, dinner, food, foodie, postaday2011, recipe, sauce

After a stressful day at work yesterday, I came home and saw a bottle of Disaronno siting on the counter. Immediately I had the answer to my loooong day! No! I didn’t drink the entire bottle, I used it to make a sauce for my chicken. Mmm…  and it’s like the plate good.

Amaretto Cherry Chicken

Ingredients:
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, olive oil, milk, flour, 1/3 c. amaretto liquor, 1/3 c. heavy cream, 1/4 c. dried cherries, chopped almonds

Directions:
Rinse chicken and pat dry. Cut chicken into tenderloin strips (optional). Dip chicken in milk and coat with flour. Over medium heat, warm olive oil in frying pan. Cook all chicken breasts in pan oven medium heat, until no longer pink. Adding more oil if necessary. Set chicken aside. Reduce heat to low (so amaretto doesn’t burn) and add butter to pan. Once cooled, add amaretto, cream and cherries to pan, stirring constantly to loosen browned bits. Pour sauce over chicken and sprinkle with almonds.

*If desired, purée sauce before pouring over chicken!

Served with roasted potatoes and sugar snap peas.

What are you having for dinner today?