Crabs Marinara, Xmas eve

Baby it's cold outside

Long live chili!

No fear

Don't be afraid of the rutabager. Embrace weirdness. Peel it, cube it, boil til fork tender, then sautee it in butter and drizzle honey on top to finish. tremendous side dish to a hearty beef dinner. Also great in stews like potato.

chick stew

Slow Cooker recipe

Chicken Stew with Thighs and Legs, potatoes, carrots, celery, onions.

Since Thighs and Legs are practically free I buy them despite my wife not liking them. I love dark meat on all peasants especially chicken so I made myself a chicken stew, real simple.

If you have a slow cooker even simpler.

Sear chicken until skin is crisp and it renders out some fat, remove from pan (chicken simply salted), sautee veggies in the fat for about 10 minutes on low, you just are coating the veggies with the fat and season with rosemary, thyme, pepper, salt. Add chicken to slow cooker (yes i ate some of the tight crispy fat) and add veggies to slow cooker once nicely shiny. Add one can of a tomato puree you like, stew for 7 hours on slow. Add cloves of garlic and three or four bay leaves...

Now, I made this recipe up but next time, I will do half a can of puree and half stock to have a thinner stew, almost like a soup. Also next time after I remove the chicken and while the pan is still very hot, I will deglaze it with either white wine or a sherry wine vinegar. Sorry forgot to take finishing pic.

Muffin Me

Oatmeal muffins. Recipe to come if you want.