What is your favorite Italian dish to cook?
I think my favorite is chicken piccata.  I love the lemon butter sauce with capers.  So delicious.
How do you cook the chicken?  I have a hard time cooking chicken without making it dry.
I use a meat hammer to flatten it out, then I cook it slowly in the sauce.  I pull it out when I poke it and the juice runs clear.  People tend to be afraid of chicken because of salmonella, but it can be pulled of the heat sooner than people tend to believe. 
Do you use a chicken breast?
Yes, boneless, skinless chicken breasts.  Sorry, I forgot to mention that.  You could also use boneless thighs, they would probably retain a bit more juice.  My husband prefers the breast, so that's what I use.
I prefer white meat as well.  Do you cook the chicken in the sauce or place it in the sauce after it is cooked?
I melt the butter for the sauce and cook the chicken in it while adding the seasonings.  I salt and pepper the chicken before I put it in.  Most people seem to prefer white meat, but not me.  I always want the leg quarters.  It works out well for me when I fry chicken, because no one is fighting for that piece.
The recipe sounds great and you sound like a great cook.  What is it that keeps you from baking?
I bake, but it's not as enjoyable to me because measurements need to be exact.  Baking is very detail oriented and one small mistake can ruin a cake.  Cooking is broad strokes and a lot more forgiving.