Showing posts with label chicken. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chicken. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Monday's Supper
DH cooked a chicken and asked me to make the side dishes. I started the rice in the small rice cooker, and selected one zucchini and one yellow squash. The rest is here for you in pictures (the first picture includes coconut oil, butter, and cut scallions).
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Baked chicken, rice, and special salad
Oh, my! Tonight's supper was especially good! I will share some of the details with you.
We baked a whole five-pound chicken in the NuWave oven, which only took less than an hour. Of course, it had to be emptied of the liver, etc., rinsed off, and patted dry. Then the wings were tied together and the legs were tied together with upholstery thread because we can never seem to locate any one of at least three packets of kitchen twine. The chicken was then coated with olive oil and sprinkled generously with poultry seasoning and trocomare (a sea salt and herb mixture). It was baked for 20 minutes upside down, turned over, and baked another 15 minutes.
Brown rice was prepared in the small rice cooker.
The best part - I think - was the salad. One large avocado, one tomato, one peeled cucumber, and three spring onions were chopped for a salad. A small amount of once-fresh cilantro from the freezer was chopped and added to the mix, as was about two ounces of Italian salad dressing. This was stirred and chilled before it was eaten.
Click on the picture to drool this meal:
One item not pictured is the dessert we made. Two bananas, one cup of fresh blueberries, half a can of coconut milk, and several slices of fresh ginger were blended at high speed in our VitaMix. This was poured into three dessert bowls and placed in the freezer. When we removed the bowls from the freezer, the mixture was not frozen, but it was almost the consistency of a pudding or custard. I could really taste the ginger, but DH only tasted the bananas. Neither of us could taste what the other could taste the most. That surprised me.
We baked a whole five-pound chicken in the NuWave oven, which only took less than an hour. Of course, it had to be emptied of the liver, etc., rinsed off, and patted dry. Then the wings were tied together and the legs were tied together with upholstery thread because we can never seem to locate any one of at least three packets of kitchen twine. The chicken was then coated with olive oil and sprinkled generously with poultry seasoning and trocomare (a sea salt and herb mixture). It was baked for 20 minutes upside down, turned over, and baked another 15 minutes.
Brown rice was prepared in the small rice cooker.
The best part - I think - was the salad. One large avocado, one tomato, one peeled cucumber, and three spring onions were chopped for a salad. A small amount of once-fresh cilantro from the freezer was chopped and added to the mix, as was about two ounces of Italian salad dressing. This was stirred and chilled before it was eaten.
Click on the picture to drool this meal:
One item not pictured is the dessert we made. Two bananas, one cup of fresh blueberries, half a can of coconut milk, and several slices of fresh ginger were blended at high speed in our VitaMix. This was poured into three dessert bowls and placed in the freezer. When we removed the bowls from the freezer, the mixture was not frozen, but it was almost the consistency of a pudding or custard. I could really taste the ginger, but DH only tasted the bananas. Neither of us could taste what the other could taste the most. That surprised me.
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Yummy Lemon Chicken
I wondered what would be for supper last night. I looked in the refrigerator and saw two thawed chicken breasts, and off to the side, a can of chick peas. I went to food.com, which used to be recipezaar, and entered these two ingredients in the search box. I looked at some of the recipes to get some inspiration.
I tried the special search methods at food.com, but they are not half as good as they search methods that were on recipezaar. But, I have digressed.
DH suggested slicing the chicken a certain way, and I wasn't sure what he meant until he did it. He cut them lengthwise so that there were now four pieces, each about half as thick as the original pieces. I placed them in a large skillet with some olive oil, pushed the pieces around to spread the oil, and proceeded to cook them very slowly. I got the bag of cilantro from the freezer and put some in with the chicken. I added the pulpy juice of two lemons, plus a couple dashes each of turmeric, cumin, and sea salt, and put a lid on it.
About this time, DH made up a rice blend and started it off in the rice cooker. It tastes good with any kind of rice - plain or a rice blend.
The chickpea can was half full, and I rinsed and drained them several times. I also poured about 3 ounces of pimento stuffed olives into a small colander, and rinsed them a few times. These I added to the skillet and covered it to simmer a while, turning the chicken pieces over occasionally.
The house smelled so good!
Here's the finished meal:
Just a heads-up: The juice of two lemons doesn't sound like much, but the lemon flavor is very strong and tart. I like bold flavors, and DH likes spicy flavors. A little diversity in the kitchen is good!
I tried the special search methods at food.com, but they are not half as good as they search methods that were on recipezaar. But, I have digressed.
DH suggested slicing the chicken a certain way, and I wasn't sure what he meant until he did it. He cut them lengthwise so that there were now four pieces, each about half as thick as the original pieces. I placed them in a large skillet with some olive oil, pushed the pieces around to spread the oil, and proceeded to cook them very slowly. I got the bag of cilantro from the freezer and put some in with the chicken. I added the pulpy juice of two lemons, plus a couple dashes each of turmeric, cumin, and sea salt, and put a lid on it.
About this time, DH made up a rice blend and started it off in the rice cooker. It tastes good with any kind of rice - plain or a rice blend.
The chickpea can was half full, and I rinsed and drained them several times. I also poured about 3 ounces of pimento stuffed olives into a small colander, and rinsed them a few times. These I added to the skillet and covered it to simmer a while, turning the chicken pieces over occasionally.
The house smelled so good!
Here's the finished meal:
Just a heads-up: The juice of two lemons doesn't sound like much, but the lemon flavor is very strong and tart. I like bold flavors, and DH likes spicy flavors. A little diversity in the kitchen is good!
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