tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8638616445054538309.post3607751455306726596..comments2013-03-04T15:32:22.967-08:00Comments on The Minivan Cook: My Garlic ShameCynthia Baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17853590069913511164noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8638616445054538309.post-90388754263570827292012-02-12T19:12:18.892-08:002012-02-12T19:12:18.892-08:00Strauss, Johan Chicken in Lime--ah, who doesn'...Strauss, Johan Chicken in Lime--ah, who doesn't aspire to have one's recipes paired with famous classical composers? What have you got under Beethoven?Cynthia Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853590069913511164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8638616445054538309.post-18783560298464210232012-02-12T19:07:09.273-08:002012-02-12T19:07:09.273-08:00YUM! Sounds amazing.YUM! Sounds amazing.Cynthia Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853590069913511164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8638616445054538309.post-90079703775907159232012-02-11T10:37:28.385-08:002012-02-11T10:37:28.385-08:00Thighs are great in the crockpot too. Half a cup ...Thighs are great in the crockpot too. Half a cup of white wine, 3 or 4 garlic cloves, a bouquet garni of thyme, sage, and rosemary, potatoes, carrots, and some celery (all very roughly cut), and in 3 about 3 hours on low you have a very tasty meal complete with great drippings if you want to make some gravy!<br /><br />Scott DackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8638616445054538309.post-16994450009311148312012-02-10T18:17:54.025-08:002012-02-10T18:17:54.025-08:00Hi, it's me, Michael J. Tucker. I was inspire...Hi, it's me, Michael J. Tucker. I was inspired by your post to dig up (well, OK, I didn't have to dig far) the recipe I use for chicken thighs. I have had it on an index card (you may have to explain some of your readers) since I went away to school and faced the prospect of cooking for myself. I won't mention when that was (and neither will you). At the time I was looking through my mother's cookbooks (that's what we used back then) with her encouragement, following at least some of her suggestions of which recipes to write down. This hearkens back to a bygone era of frugality when, instead of breaking out a fesh batch on index cards to write down the relevant recipes, my mother busted out a stack of slightly used index cards from an abandoned project to catalog all her LPs (no, I'm not explaining that one). Hence all of the cards had the names of classical composers neatly written in her perfect cursive across the top. And that, dear readers, is why in my house this recipe is called "Strauss, Johann--his chicken in lime." It's really from Marian Burros, whose work I believe still has currency today. Here goes.<br /><br />6 chicken thighs or 3 chicken breasts, boneless and skinless (I don't think I have ever made this recipe with anything but thighs.)<br />drop of oil (Michael Tucker version: a few TBSP of olive oil)<br />1 med. onion, chopped<br />i clove garlic, minced (Michael Tucker version: come on, at least 3 cloves)<br />1/8 tsp hot red pepper flakes (more if south of Mason-Dixon line)<br />1/2 tsp ground cumin<br />1/2 tsp crushed coriander seeds or ground coriander<br />2 TBSP soy sauce<br />2 limes (more if there's a lime tree in your yard and it's February)<br /><br />Oil in skillet. Add the chicken pieces and cooker over medium heat until both sides are brown. While chicken is browning, cut onion and mince garlic. Add to chicken. When chicken has browned, add red pepper flakes, <br />cumin, coriander, and soy sauce. Reduce heat. Cover and cook 15 to 20 minutes, until tender. Cut one of the limes into quarters. Just before serving, sprinkle the chicken with the juice of one lime. Serve with lime quarters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8638616445054538309.post-38035086934623849112012-02-10T10:48:04.179-08:002012-02-10T10:48:04.179-08:00You actually make it seem so easy with your presen...<b>You actually make it seem so easy with your presentation but I find this matter to be actually something that I think I would never understand. It seems too complicated and extremely broad for me. I'm looking forward for your next post, I will try to get the hang of it!</b><br><a href="https://sites.google.com/a/purchasing.buysavelow.objs.biz/best-buy-stamp-collecting-hobbies-toys-deals/cheap-deals-alligator-stamp-stockbook-in-green-by-lighthouse-64-white-page-stockbook" rel="nofollow">Alligator Stamp Stockbook in Green by Lighthouse 64 White Page Stockbook</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com