The holiday season is upon us and , like most people, I'm going a little crazy with the "to do" list. On top of that, my allergies kicked in and it is soooo hard to do anything when your head is all stuffed up. This week, however, my head finally cleared and I was able to get back to figuring out what I needed to do.
THE LIST (and listed not in any particular order):
- Mark December calendar
- Catch up on RPOL (gaming related site for those who don't know it)
- Work on Penguin Wall Hanging
- Work on December block exchange
- Work on what to send to Norma (winner of drawing that was done on Facebook).
- Do blog posts about:
- food
- what working on
- blackwork (three blocks behind)
- Shredding
- Other
That's quite a list right? To make it worse, some of those items are more detailed then what it looks like on paper. I did manage to mark off a couple of those marked off the list.
Obviously I'm working on the blog posts today. LOL. I haven't posted much about the food portion of my blog lately, Do I have a legit reason for that? Not really. Just normal life stuff. I did make some new recipes and shared the food with Dan. Have I mentioned how funny it is to be on the phone with him as he is eating the food I gave him? This last time his comments only consisted of moans, and licking of lips, and scraping of the bowl. Over the years of knowing him, I finally have figured out one thing. I need to be blunt and finally just ask "do I make this again or not". In this case, the answer to that was YES. It did take a couple of minutes to get the yes because I just got the sounds of him eating it.
What did I make? I made Crockpot Bourbon Chicken. I made it using chicken broth instead of bourbon but it is delicious. Here is the recipe.
Crockpot Bourbon Chicken
Ingredients
- 2 pounds bonesless skinless chicken thighs
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1/3 cup bourbon, whiskey, apple juice, or chicken bro
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 3/4 cup soy sauce
- 2 cloves minced garlic
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 3 tablespoons cold water
Directions
1. Season chicken with salt and pepper on both sides and place in bottom of crockpot.
2. In medium bowl add brown sugar, soy sauce, and garlic.
3. Stir well to combine and pour over chicken in crockpot.
4. Cover and cook on low for 4 hours or on high for 3 hours.
5. In a small bowl, add cornstarch and water and whisk until well combined.
6. Whisk cornstarch slurry in the sauce 30 minutes before chicken is done. This will thicken the sauce.
7. Serve over rice and garnish with green onions.
As stated before, I didn't use the liquor but instead used chicken broth that I made up from bouillon. I also didn't have chicken thighs but just used chicken breasts. What surprised me was how much sauce/liquid was in it. Sooooo, I took that VERY and YUMMY sauce and mixed it into the rice I had made. It turned out great. The chicken had nice flavor but the real success is, in my opinion, the true star. It is sweet (brown sugar after all) but the soy sauce cuts it back to a nice level. I will make this again but next time I will probably shred the chicken after it is cooked and mix it directly into the sauce as well as mix rice into it. It will make it sort of like a sweet chicken fried rice.
Also on the cooking front, is my Thanksgiving menu. I have finalized it now. Our Thanksgiving meal will be:
Ham steaks
stove top dressing
mashed potatoes and gravy
green beans with onions and bacon
and for dessert - crustless pumpkin pie
I have until the end of the November to figure out our Christmas menu. I only get to the grocery store once or twice a month so I have learned to think way ahead for things like holiday menus. That also gives me time to change things up. So far our Christmas menu is:
Pork roast
scalloped corn casserole
potatoes of some sort and probably another vegetable
and something for dessert
That is it for Part 1. I will post Part 2 once a couple of pictures show up in my email. I hope you all have a great day. Today is also Veteran's Day so I wish all Vets out there a safe day (some do not handle today well due to memories, etc.) and can enjoy it. A big shout out to all my military friends - past, present, and any future ones - a big HUG and Thank you for your service. We might not tell you that enough but for me, you are the best!
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