Cooking & Baking

called Murgh Masala, mostly based on an Ishmail Merchant recipe. However, I had 2 chickens' worth of dark meat and didn't feel like cubing it up, so kept the pieces whole. It tastes great, but I might add a tiny bit of cinnamon next time. WTH. Also, jasmine rice, cooked plain, and a roast sweet potato.

I went to the coop yesterday for senior discount day and got 2 huge whole chickens, almost 11 pounds. The breasts, deboned but skin-on, are freezing in a single layer before I finish packaging them up. Each will be one 2-serving meal. The wings went in the freezer wing collection, which is now up to 2 pounds. Eventually we'll have a wing-ding. Wing tips, bones, backs, necks, etc, go in a freezer soup bag. There are also enough trimmings to make 3/4 pound of chunks for stir-fry. All the dark meat got cooked today in the curry and each piece is large enough for one serving. I'll probably end up freezing some of that as well. So, nine meals, 18 servings, in the fridge or the freezer. Not counting wings and soup parts. That oughta last for a while.

Now I'm hanging out with a Bloody Mary, waiting for Inspector Morse to come on. Tomorrow, my vacation is over and it's on to continuing education convention. I've decided to spend two days focused on radiology, infections, and toxins. Whee!