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little one - I think it is so cold because Jesus is mad
me - I don't think it works that way
little one- Yes, it does. In the bible, in the story with the ark, Jesus made it rain because he was mad because the people didn't love him, so when he is mad, Jesus does make bad weather
me - I don't really think that was the point of the story
Based upon my very specific request, the dad got me a Le Creuset dutch oven for Christmas. For some reason he got red? He said it was expensive and he wasn't quite sure what it was for, so I have devoted my January to making it perfectly clear.
Tonight we are having Lemon-Curry Roasted Chicken from Fresh Every Day by Sara Foster. I've written about her before. Her cookbooks are among my very favorite. She doesn't seem to be with Cottage Living magazine anymore, but there are really great recipes on her website too. I also got that book for Christmas. It was inscribed "No Rachael Ray for you!" The dad doesn't like Rachael Ray. We are having her spareribs later this week. Back to the chicken.
Lemon-curry roasted chicken
1 3- 3.5 lb chicken
2 lemons halved
1 apple, halved and cored
2 cinnamon sticks
3 T olive oil
¼ c curry powder
1 T light brown sugar
1 T sea salt
2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
Leaves from 6-7 fresh thyme sprigs
1 C chicken stock
½ C dry white wine
Preheat oven to 425F.
Remove the giblets and loose fat from the cavity of the chicken. (ish) Rinse the chicken inside and out and pat it dry. Place the chicken, breast side up on a roasting rack set inside a large roasting pan. Squeeze the juice from the lemons over the chicken and inside the cavity. Place 2 of the lemon halves, the apple halves and cinnamon sticks in the cavity of the chicken and place the remaining lemons in the bottom of the pan.
Stir the olive oil, curry powder, brown sugar, salt, pepper and thyme together in a small bowl to make a paste. Massage the paste into the skin of the chicken and let sit 20-30 minutes at room temperature to marinate.
Pour the broth and wine around the chicken and roast for 1 hour 20 minutes to 1 hour 2 minutes, basting frequently, until the juices run clear or an instant read thermometer registers 170 -175F. Let the chicken rest for 10-15 minutes before carving.
Our winter bed. I am super excited about it. The dad, not so much. But look. It is just what I am always drawn to, but can never quite figure out how to combine - vintage and modern.
Yellow pillow are Dwell. Grey floral pillow is from Anthropologie
and the blanket at the foot of the bed is vintage from Hunt and Gather. And how great would this floral look in there too.
From Modern Mini, via BabyGadget. Someday we might even get a headboard.
Here is the big one as she heads off to her day at the country school. The little one was sick and the dad was traveling, so we had to make due with what we had around here. Luckily for us, I have more fabric than anyone could possibly need!
For Christmas the dad got us a new computer, which I am still barely figuring out. I am a slow learner and we now have all new photo editing software. In the meantime, I have figured out that we need a new camera. I used to think it was my lack of photography skills, but I think now it is the camera. I used to get some good shots. Now everything is blurry. I am pretty sure the one I currently use is as old, or older than the big one. She is almost nine. Any suggestions?
I have several friends who read all the time. My usual reading consist of blogs and magazines, but because of all the trips we have been on recently, I had time to read a bunch, and be a little freaked out by how much all the reading was intersecting.
I started out reading My Life in France, by Julia Child. It was wonderful. In it she write about the perfecting of her french baguette recipe, because the art form was disappearing in France. Which was also mentioned in the next book I read.
It must have been something I ate, by Jeffrey Steingarten. I must admit that I really only know of him as a judge on Iron Chef America. He's also the food editor at Vogue and seems to know everyone in the food world, including Harold McGee, who wrote the dad's very favorite food book, On Food and Cooking.
Jeffrey also wrote about trying to find and make the definitive Turducken recipe. In his quest he visited Herbert's in Louisiana, which was also visited by Andrew Zimmern on a recent episode of Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern. Andrew lives in Minnesota and wrote an article for the most recent issue of Minneapolis/St. Paul magazine which the dad was reading at the kitchen island yesteday, about strange food in Minnesota, including lutefisk, which we will be eating this weekend. Not me - one of the advantages of being a vegetarian when you move into an extended family, is that no one tries to bug you into trying gross disgusting family dishes.
We are back from Portland, more about that later, and back to our regular schedule. I still didn't get to visit Fabric Depot. I am beginning to think it doesn't really exist. Just a myth that all Portland people tell people from other towns "there is this amazing, huge fabric store and everything is 40% off, ALL THE TIME...." But the rest of the visit was great.
The big one missed three days of school because I misunderstood the vacation calendar. Her newsletter came home today with instructions on what they should wear for a historic farm field trip. Aprons, bloomers, bonnets! Do they not understand that a crafting momma needs time to come up with these things. I am certain that Angry Chicken, or Soule Mama has a pattern, right? A church friend of ours sewed Little House on the Prairie dresses and bonnets for all four of her girls. How awesome is that?!
William Alexander: 52 Loaves: One Man's Relentless Pursuit of Truth, Meaning, and a Perfect Crust
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