Cooking
Today was Matt's birthday & for once, he didn't say "I'll just have a nice piece of beef for dinner".
Instead, he wanted this dish (from James Peterson's Sauces); chicken cooked 'gently' in butter, then removed while onions get a similar treatment.
Stock is added & the chicken returns for a bit of a simmer.
Later, the chicken (skin-on, bones intact) rests while the broth is strained. To that, ginger (I used jarred paste. I don't mind the occasional short-cut here & there.), then saffron that'd been soaking in a bit of water, & finally mint.
Next, stir in some almond butter you've already made (having in fact read the recipe beforehand so there are no 'oh, crap!' surprises). Reduce what is now a sauce by a considerable amount.
MEANWHILE (one of my least-favorite cooking terms), you de-seed a pomegranate, which...let's face it, aside from the mess is kind of fun...as well as work green food coloring into marzipan & shape pieces to look like almonds.
Plate the chicken, pour over the sauce...& here comes another fun one: gilding the lily.
Or in this case, the chicken.
The recipe calls for gold leaf. I use gold luster dust. Sprinkle some over the food & through a straw, blow gently. Viola! Shiny.
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Cooking
A Renaissance meal for my Renaissance Man
Today was Matt's birthday & for once, he didn't say "I'll just have a nice piece of beef for dinner".
Instead, he wanted this dish (from James Peterson's Sauces); chicken cooked 'gently' in butter, then removed while onions get a similar treatment.
Stock is added & the chicken returns for a bit of a simmer.
Later, the chicken (skin-on, bones intact) rests while the broth is strained. To that, ginger (I used jarred paste. I don't mind the occasional short-cut here & there.), then saffron that'd been soaking in a bit of water, & finally mint.
Next, stir in some almond butter you've already made (having in fact read the recipe beforehand so there are no 'oh, crap!' surprises). Reduce what is now a sauce by a considerable amount.
MEANWHILE (one of my least-favorite cooking terms), you de-seed a pomegranate, which...let's face it, aside from the mess is kind of fun...as well as work green food coloring into marzipan & shape pieces to look like almonds.
Plate the chicken, pour over the sauce...& here comes another fun one: gilding the lily.
Or in this case, the chicken.
The recipe calls for gold leaf. I use gold luster dust. Sprinkle some over the food & through a straw, blow gently. Viola! Shiny.
- Souper Sundays: Chicken Soup With Jasmine Rice & Ginger
It's been a while. But here's my contribution to Deb's Souper Sundays. A surprisingly filling soup. A homemade chicken broth for Matt, vegetable for us. Jasmine rice is simmered in water for a bit, then stock, salt, soy sauce (in place...
- Parmesan Chicken With Balsamic Butter Sauce
A surprisingly simple dinner dish: Parmesan Chicken with Balsamic Butter Sauce. We never buy whole chickens, so as always, we cut up chicken (and Veat) breasts; reducing the baking time. Parmesan cheese, olive oil, garlic, and oregano for the chicken's...
- My Own Invention
I think I'm a pretty good cook. I can most certainly follow directions. With few exceptions, recipes turn out as they're supposed to. And occasionaly, I like to just make things up. Maybe I have ingredients that need to be used. Perhaps I'm...
- Heart-warming
For Valentine's Day, Matt and I made each other dinner (we'd already dined out, Saturday). He prepared sushi for me (yum), and I gave him a nice, warm bowl of Ginger Chicken Soup. Very simple to make, and was a good use for the three containers...
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A simple and delicious chicken dinner can make your day. Majority of people loves chicken with all the respect to vegetarians :) I honestly believe that I haven't met a person that didn't like chicken dinner or poultry for that matter. There is...