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| Doesn't Wilhelmina look thrilled? |
It was a fun day, but we wound up grabbing food on the go all day, so there was a need for a home cooked meal on Sunday! Chose a straight forward, square meal which began with Plantation chicken. In the recipe, it's also called "Baked Fried Chicken" and it is a recipe from Janet Dudek.
Janet is an old friend of my Aunt Lucy's. Apparently Janet and Lucy sat together in grade 9 and have been friends since. The boy who sat behind them, Vic wound up being Janet's husband.
Plantation Chicken
Chicken pieces (I used a breast, split in two, 2 drumsticks and 4 thighs)
Flour and spices
Milk
Canola oil
lemon juice
The description of 'spices' is not included, so I decided to look to the Colonel for inspiration and found a site that claims to have the 'secret 11 herbs and spices' recipe:
http://theinternettoday.net/pics/kfcs-top-secret-11-herbs-and-spices-revealed/
Soak the chicken in the milk and then dredge in the flour/spice mixture. Heat oil on stove in frying pan. Fry chicken pieces for approximately 2 minutes. It should be crisp and lightly browned. Place in a roasting pan on the rack with a cup of water and some lemon juice underneath the rack. Bake at 350 for 1.5 hours. Good hot or cold and not greasy.
I was pressed for time and wound up using convection roast so I only roasted for one hour.
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| Prepping the chicken |
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| Good ole southern cooking |
6 large potatoes, peeled
3/4 cup sour cream
1 1/2 tsp onion salt (I didnt' have this so used onion powder and salt)
1/2 tsp pepper
3 1/2 tbsp butter
3/4 cup bread crumbs
Boil potatoes and drain. Add sour cream, onion salt, pepper, 2 tbsp butter. Whip until fluffy. Pour into casserole dish and top with melted buter (remaining 1.5 tbsp) mixed with breadcrumbs. Bake at 350 for a half hour.
Results
Very, very good chicken. All of the kids liked it. I would definitely make it again. The water in the pan helped to keep it moist. The potatoes were awesome! I think I might make them for Christmas dinner this year as they can be made ahead. Served with broccoli and cheese sauce (figured if I"m going for a heart unhealthy meal, might as well go with the cheese sauce!!)
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| Yum!!! |
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| Eleanor embraces her inner caveman |
Peanut Butter Cookies - by Sherran Poupore
1 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
1 egg
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
2 tsp soda
3/4 cup peanut butter
2 cups flour
Cream shortening and sugars. Add egg and vanilla and salt. Blend in peanut butter. Slowly mix in flour and soda. Form into small balls and press with fork. Bake at 350 for 12 minutes.
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| Philip took care of making these cookies |
Results
Very, very yummy. Very light tasting. Sherran Poupore was a neighbour of ours and also taught me piano when I was young (she must have been very patient!). She also, incidentally, was the one who dressed as 'Black Peter' for our Dutch Sinterklaas celebrations and would break into our houses and throw candy at us with a black stocking on her face. Very politically incorrect, no?
Shame that due to peanut restrictions, I can't use these for lunches this week.
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