I was watching Paula’s Home Cooking on the FoodNetwork this morning, and got this delectable recipe:

Sesame Chicken

6 skinless boneless chicken breast halves
1 cup sour cream
1 tablespoon lemon juice 1/2 lemon, juiced
2 teaspoons celery salt
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup dry bread crumbs
1/3 cup sesame seeds
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter, melted

Lightly grease a 15 by 10-inch jelly roll pan. Cut chicken crosswise into 1/2-inch strips. In a large bowl, combine sour cream, lemon juice, celery salt, Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper, and garlic. Mix well. Add chicken to mixture, coat well, and cover. Refrigerate at least 8 hours or overnight.Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In medium bowl, combine bread crumbs and sesame seeds. Remove chicken strips from sour cream mixture. Roll in crumb mixture, coating evenly. Arrange in single layer in prepared pan. Spoon butter evenly over chicken. Bake for 18 to 25 minutes or until chicken is tender and golden brown.

Yeah yeah, probably delectable because I have eaten nothing but SlimFast, water, coffee and veeta-vita-vegemins today, but none-the-less, it is fried chicken made a little healthier (maybe) with the addition of about a ton of sesame seeds.  This recipe says 1/3 cup of sesame seeds to one cup of breadcrumbs, but I swear she used a pound of seeds on the show.  I really am not a sesame fan either, but that just tells you how good I have been on my diet (and therefore, how hungry for real food I am).

First diet challenge tonight - we have baseball practice.  What am I going to eat?  Dunno.  But a nice rationally small portion of whatever (pizza, McD’s?) will probably do me ok.  And no fries.  Did I mention I hate to diet?