CAMPAIGN TO GET EPILEPSY AWARENESS ON TV THIS MONTH

Tonight I was looking through all of the amazing online communities devoted to raising awareness and helping people with epilepsy, their families and friends connect with others affected by this condition. My friends can tell you that I am at least10 years behind the technology curve and this blog is my first venture into the world of "Social Media". However, I can't think of a better way for people to exchange epilepsy information and experiences, share their fears, ask questions to others who understand and have been in "their shoes" and celebrate the succeses of those with epilepsy than by connecting online. In the Step Up and Speak Out eCommunity though the Epilepsy Foundation, I saw a "call to action" to launch a campaign to get epilepsy awareness on TV this month. They are trying to get as many people as possible to post a comment on The Doctors TV Show Facebook page tomorrow, requesting that they do a show on epilepsy this month. Please consider posting a comment tomorrow to help them reach their goal. The link is below:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Doctors-Tv-Show/192114857503414


The recipes continue to pour in!! This delicious Chicken Marbella dish comes from another person who is also passionate about teaching and epilepsy, my friend Marjory. She made this gorgeous dish for the blog and she gets an A+ for using 4 different purple ingredients in one savory dish (prunes, grapes, olives, and purple onion)! Thanks, Marjory!

Chicken Marbella

4 chicken breasts, cut in quarters

½ tsp chopped garlic

¼ cup dried oregano

salt and pepper

½ cup red wine vinegar

½ cup olive oil

1 cup pitted prunes

½ cup mixture of green, black, and purple olives, pitted

½ cup purple grapes, halved

½ cup capers

½ cup purple onion, thinly sliced

4 bay leaves

½ cup brown sugar

1 cup white wine

2 Tbsp parsley

Preheat oven to 350°

1.      In bowl mix the chicken with the first 11 ingredients.  Place mixture in a large Ziploc bag and marinate overnight in refrigerator.

2.      Arrange chicken in a baking dish and poor the marinade over it.  Sprinkle chicken with brown sugar and add purple onion and white wine evenly around chicken.

3.      Bake for 1 hour, basting every 10 minutes.

4.      When done, transfer chicken, prunes, grapes, olives and onions to a serving platter and spoon with a bit of the marinade.  Sprinkle with parsley.