Subj : Farmhouse B'fast Week - 1
To : Dave Drum
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Fri Feb 02 2024 14:00:52
Hi Dave,
RH> made chicken piccota last week, turned out really good (yes, I used
RH> capers) so will do it again. One change I made was to use chicken
RH> breast cutlets instead of cutting or pounding a breast piece; it saved
RH> a step and no mess to clean up before going on to the next step. I will
RH> definatly make it again; we both enjoyed it.
DD> That's the important part of all cookery - gustatory enjoyment.
DD> Otherwise we could subsist on bland flavourless pap.
Yes, and as I said, it saved having to clean up the mess of making my
own cutlets. It's a bit pricier doing it that way but now within our
budget.
DD> done with dark meat. I bought 3 ten pound bags of leg quarters last
RH> We use a lot of white meat unless we've bought a whole chicken. Then he
RH> will take the dark, I'll take the white.
DD> I prefer the dark meat unless it's free range chicken. The dark has
DD> way more flavour than the pale meat. A free range bird that has lived
DD> outside a cage and scratched for its food is much tastier (and
DD> expensive) than
DD> the battery chicken that is more common in stores.
But there are lots of ways to add flavor to the chicken--and I've got a
well stocked spice cabinet. (G)
DD> The legs I didn't cook right away are sucky-bagged and frozen. The
RH> We got some breasts down at Costco the other day; they were all
RH> individually bagged (not vaccuum) in freezer weight bags so when we got
RH> home, I just put the whole thing into the freezer. I'll be able to tear
RH> off one or two bags as I need them.
DD> I wish we had a CostCo here - I'd buy a membership in a Sarasota
DD> second. We have a Sam's Club and I used to was a member. But, since
DD> Sam snuffed it and his heirs turned the company over to the $$$$
DD> people it hasn't been the same. I refuse, on principle, to do business
DD> with any part of WalMart.
We prefer Costco but Sam's came to WF about 8 years ago. I've heard
rumors in the past, and again in the past few weeks, that we may be
getting a Costco also. We fill our propane tanks thru Costco as the only
place in town that does it charges a flat rate, no matter how empty (or
full) your tank is. Costco will pro rate it.
DD> Not much money in that batch of chciken but a lot of "sweat equity".
DD> And I've got chicken enough to last until the next great deal. Bv)=
RH> That's the way I like to do it. Steve smoked a brisket a couple of
RH> weeks ago so now we've got about 5 vaccuum bags in the freezer, each
RH> with enough beef for a couple of meals.
DD> I was defrosting my upright freezer last week and came across the
DD> smoked beef roast that Dale Shipp gifted me at the last echo picnic he
DD> and Gale hosted. Dennis and I are still eating on it.
IIRC, that one was in 2017 so that roast is well aged. Glad you're
enjoying it.
DD> This recipe - halved - will use up the last of it. My electric
slicer DD> has been getting a workout. Bv)=
Electric slicers are good for some things; we have one that gets used
from time to time.
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Catch you later,
Ruth
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