As much as I love cooking and baking there are times I want to be somewhere else besides the kitchen –for those times, the oven is my best friend: with a bit of planning food can be cooked without the need of me being around it, which can be very helpful. Roast chicken is a staple at my house because both the husband and I love it and while it cooks in the oven I can do many other things (or
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Spiced roast chicken
As much as I love cooking and baking there are times I want to be somewhere else besides the kitchen –for those times, the oven is my best friend: with a bit of planning food can be cooked without the need of me being around it, which can be very helpful. Roast chicken is a staple at my house because both the husband and I love it and while it cooks in the oven I can do many other things (or
Sticky chicken with lemon and honey
Those of you with picky eaters at home will probably agree with me: it’s not easy and sometimes not pleasant at all to cook for them. :/ For that reason, when my husband requests something in particular for lunch or dinner I feel relieved – I know I won’t need to spend hours (and brain cells) thinking of the menu.
While watching Nigel Slater's Simple Suppers a couple of weeks ago we saw
CHICKEN WITH 40 CLOVES OF GARLIC
HEAT 3 T. OIL IN LARGE POT (I USED CAST IRON) AND BROWN ONE CUT-UP CHICKEN ON BOTH SIDES IN BATCHES. SEASON GENEROUSLY WITH SALT AND PEPPER AND REMOVE TO A 9X13 BAKING DISH.
PREHEAT OVEN TO 350.
ONCE CHICKEN IS BROWNED AND IN DISH, ADD 40 CLOVES OF GARLIC TO THE POT AND COOK ABOUT 5 MINS UNTIL BROWNED IN SOME SPOTS.
ADD TO THE POT:
1/2C. WHITE WINE AND SCRAPE BOTTOM OF THE POT.
ADD:
3/4C. CHICKEN BROTH AND COOK JUST A FEW MINUTES. ADD SALT & PEPPER FOR TASTE!
REMOVE 10 GARLIC CLOVES AND PLACE THEM IN THE BAKING DISH. MASH THE REST OF THE CLOVES INTO THE BROTH/WINE MIXTURE. POUR THIS ALL OVER THE CHICKEN. ADD SOME THYME AND/OR ROSEMARY AND ROAST FOR 30-45 MINUTES.
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Tomato tart
Some things instantly remind me of others (and sometimes they’re related): the first time I watched "The Cell" – I know it sounds crazy that someone would watch a movie with J. Lo more than once, but Vincent D’Onofrio and the director made that possible – I found that the red “uniform” she wears (while getting into someone else’s mind) looked a lot like the medieval war armor Gary Oldman wears