Kathleen
Cupcake
I confess that I am a cookbook addict. Unfortunately, cooking magazine "special editions" are almost equally as bad. Everywhere I went (CostCo, Walmart, etc.,) I would see the "Lodge: Best ONE-DISH Recipes" magazine. When I saw it on the shelf at Home Depot, I got it. It seemed to be taunting me at that point.
It's like most special edition magazine in that it has a lot of colorful pictures of the finished recipes. Being Lodge, it also had an overview and a single page discussing the proper way to handle cast-iron pans. The Table of Contents lists the Welcome, Caring for Cast Iron, Breakfast, Main Dishes, Sides & Breads, Desserts, Metric Equivalents, and an index. There are approximately 101 recipes.
Tonight, I made "My Mother's Chicken and Potatoes with my special touches" recipe from page 43. I stuck to the recipe and the end result look remarkably like the photo in the magazine - which is always a happy surprise for me. True to the promise, I used one pan. I also needed a bowl, spatula, tongs and fork.
The recipe calls for chicken, potatoes, onions, salt, pepper, rosemary, and olive oil. The special touches from the author included some pickle peppers. Basically, crisp the chicken skin in olive oil, then mix rosemary, salt, and a bit more olive oil. Stir the potatoes in to coat and crisp them. Ditto with the onions. Add the chicken back in, toss on peppers, and cover. Give all a stir and cover again. When done, remove lid to allow all to caramelize and excess liquid to evaporate.
The result was the chicken was crispy and juicy. The potatoes were crisp on the outside and tender inside. Onions were crisp and dry. The peppers were still crispy and zesty.
It really was a good meal...and the best part: ONE PAN dinner!
I cannot wait to try something else.
Do you have a recent Special Edition Magazine that you like?
It's like most special edition magazine in that it has a lot of colorful pictures of the finished recipes. Being Lodge, it also had an overview and a single page discussing the proper way to handle cast-iron pans. The Table of Contents lists the Welcome, Caring for Cast Iron, Breakfast, Main Dishes, Sides & Breads, Desserts, Metric Equivalents, and an index. There are approximately 101 recipes.
Tonight, I made "My Mother's Chicken and Potatoes with my special touches" recipe from page 43. I stuck to the recipe and the end result look remarkably like the photo in the magazine - which is always a happy surprise for me. True to the promise, I used one pan. I also needed a bowl, spatula, tongs and fork.
The recipe calls for chicken, potatoes, onions, salt, pepper, rosemary, and olive oil. The special touches from the author included some pickle peppers. Basically, crisp the chicken skin in olive oil, then mix rosemary, salt, and a bit more olive oil. Stir the potatoes in to coat and crisp them. Ditto with the onions. Add the chicken back in, toss on peppers, and cover. Give all a stir and cover again. When done, remove lid to allow all to caramelize and excess liquid to evaporate.
The result was the chicken was crispy and juicy. The potatoes were crisp on the outside and tender inside. Onions were crisp and dry. The peppers were still crispy and zesty.
It really was a good meal...and the best part: ONE PAN dinner!
I cannot wait to try something else.
Do you have a recent Special Edition Magazine that you like?
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