Eating Dinner With My Family

I am not the biggest fan of chicken.  It's not that I never like it, but I do have issues with it.  The boys love chicken, so I try every now and again to serve them their beloved legs and thighs.  I got this recipe from Food and Wine.  As always, Food and Wine delivered a tasty recipe.  The chicken was really juicy.  I did take out all the pieces but the thighs after the 45 minutes and the thighs I wrapped in foil and cooked a bit longer since they were only at 145.  I make one other deviation regarding the dried chipotle in the Harous recipe.  I couldn't find them and I kept forgetting to order some online, so I used dried chipotle powder.  I went light too just in case; I used a little over a teaspoon.  We all enjoyed the dish.  The boys remarked on how much they liked the skin.  Next time I would use more of the harous (perhaps because of my chipotle switch up??) because it wasn't really spicy.  It would also be n...

My darling husband had a wisdom tooth extracted this morning, so I planned on making soup for him for dinner.  Turns out, he can't have any hot foods today, so he had to eat it room temp.   Luckily, the instructions said that it could be served cold.  Now, I hated this soup.  I am not a fan of carrot and it was very carrot-y.  I ate it, but I deleted the recipe.  My husband thought it ok, but the boy liked it and told me to keep the recipe.  (shhh don't tell him that I didn't;)  It was easy to make, I will give it that.  If you adore carrots, then you will like this. Curried Carrot Soup 1 T  canola oil 2 t  curry powder 1    medium garlic clove,smashed 1    (1/2-inch) piece ginger peeled and smashed 1/2    medium onion,coarsely chopped 1 lb carrots,peeled and sliced into 1/4-inch-thick rounds 1    medium bay leaf 2 1/2 c  low-sodium vegetable broth...

Tonight, my wonderful husband did the cooking.  I had mustard greens from my Front Porch Pickings basket and I had shrimp I needed to use and I had a recipe for Indian spiced both!  We had never had mustard greens before although we have cooked other greens.  I loved that the greens were pureed.  It made them a lovely texture.  I won't lie, the boys weren't the biggest fan of the greens, but I count this recipe as a win.  Why?  Well the first time your eat something, especially something bitter, you are going to have to get used to it before you are going to enjoy it.  An unfamiliar taste, will be perceived as bad most of the time, and almost every time if it's bitter since bitter is nature's way of warning of toxins.  Ironic that these greens are more like medicine for our bodies.  And while it wasn't a huge hit, every one ate all their greens without any complaint.  All I heard were comments as to the unusual flavors.  ...