What we ate last night...

I'd like to share with you (because I am sure you would enjoy it so much!) this wonderful recipe my dear friend Emily passed on to me the other day, and I've been wanting to make for a while Roast Chicken Breasts with Garbanzo Beans, Tomatoes, and Paprika Finally, last night I got around to it, it makes a perfectly satisfying and delicious weekday dinner. I didn't change a thing in the recipe except I used boneless chicken and please make sure you use sweet smoked paprika (pimenton de la vera), the real deal makes such a difference. Serve it with a simple mixed green salad with lemon, olive oil drizzle, salt and pepper for a full meal.
Since I had a little time in my hands, seeing Mr. A was taking his routine nap before dinner (he is working so hard) I decided to surprise him with a little dessert I quickly whipped up. I made maple yogurt olive oil pound cake and dresses it with some deliciously in season plums and fresh figs.





Maple Yogurt Olive Oil Pound Cake
Recipe adapted from Food52, I used 1 tsp (vs. 1.2 tsp lemon zest) and Olive oil instead of 'oil' and it turned out so moist and delicious with just a hint of olive oil, subtle.

Serves 1 cake
1/2 cup grade B maple syrup
3/4 cups yogurt, preferably not nonfat
1/4 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1.5 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup oil or olive oil

1.Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350°F. Generously butter 8 1/2×4 1/2×2 1/2-inch metal loaf pan.
2.Combine syrup, yogurt, eggs, sugar, vanilla, and lemon zest. Stir or whisk to combine. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Add to wet ingredients and stir to incorporate. Add oil, and fold gradually until oil absorbs into the batter.
3.Pour batter into prepared loaf pan. Place pan on baking sheet in oven and bake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Cool cake in pan on rack 5 minutes. Cut around pan sides to loosen cake. Turn cake out onto rack. Turn cake upright on rack and cool completely.

(first image bon appetite, second image food52, and last image by truly yours, can't you tell)