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I just can’t believe how fast time flies… I just started blogging and now we have our 1st year behind us. I was thinking what to write about and while I was debating, I looked through my kitchen window and just knew my topic instantly. …
Sometimes Cookies comes back home very late, he claims that from work 0_o, but who knows where he hauls his ass in the big city! 0_o Nonetheless when he does, he usually comes home very hungry, and it is usually around 10pm and the last …
If you didn’t know, pork tenderloin contains as much fat as chicken breast – so it’s nice change for us dieting people 0_o. It doesn’t need too much work or cooking time. The meat is very tender and tastes great without too much effort. I encourage you to use this meat which is relatively not too expensive and what is more important: easy and fast to prepare. Make sure that you don’t cook/grill/fry it too long – it tends to get hard and rubbery if overcooked.
This meal can be served even for as much demanding person as your Mother-In-Law 😉
Cookies always says I'm a specialist in cooking shrimps 😉 but I just watch attentively cooking shows and listen to the ppl who really know what they are doing in the kitchen 0_o. One of my basic rules with shrimps comes from Jamie Oliver who …
French dough for dinner Since my Almost Diet Pouches were such a success I thought I could experiment some more with additional fillings and maybe EVEN use it for dinner. I was debating what to use and my choice fell on white mushrooms. It’s hard …
Yeah another “TAKE THE CHIX OUT BABES!” meal. But completely different than what I’ve made until now. My constant search for chicken recipes never ends. Though very often I threaten Cookies with his all time favourite meal GRILLED CHIX 😛 buaaahahaha you need to see his face when I tell him I make it tonite/tomorrow/ever is priceless. Damn I like to torment him like that… and he is so easy, still after 7 years of marriage he walks into that trap 0_o.
This meal is representative for persian style cooking. It contains a lot of natural sweetness. But if you think it is dull and bland, you are mistaken. It’s delicately sweet and surprisingly rich in aromas. The only catch is you need to dirty 2 pans.
Since I can remember, I have loved herrings, which was served on many occasions in my family home. Herrings are also a traditional Christmas and Easter food. No party can go without at least one herrings dish. This fish is simply not expensive and very, …
A long time ago, before I was even thinking to start blogging Cookies was making me to coat every possible meat or not (see: soy cutlets) in oatmeal bran. Believe me, after some time it’s getting old. Though not to Mr Cookies 0_o. I think …
My 3rd Contribution to Magda Cooks
By: The Infamous “Cookies”
Recipe : Fried Chicken
Cookies once again —-> IS IN.
Time for an easy to prepare, make and eat meal. A staple of picnics, and other Summertime gatherings… Fried Chicken. Lets be honest though, most people HAVE THEIR OWN gimmick(s) how to do this, and really I am not trying to reinvent the wheel here. I just have a particular desire for a specific style and taste. Strangely enough, you would ask yourself, no doubt, isn’t there any KFC or Popeyes or Church’s Chicken in Poland? Well yes and NO. Only KFC is in the market, and quite honestly, the stuff they serve as CHICKEN, is not what I remember as chicken, KFC style. No, I am not eating this frequently, maybe 2 or 3 times a year, MAXIMUM, anyway. But the KFC style that is used in Poland, (perhaps other EU countries) is chicken that is not crispy NOR, is it crunchy, its rather “dull, boring, and wet”. What? Yeah, wet, not as in greasy, but its just feels wet… no clue how else to describe it. Its just not good, and much like the french fries, that are sold in Poland, by most, they are VERY UNSATISFACTORY, and very subpar. And wet. And not crispy or crunchy. See a trend here?
I wish I had an easy coating solution like shake n bake, or some crispy coating, and just toss it into the oven and its done… like I did so in the past. But like many other CONVENIENCE style items available abroad, its NOT available here. So using this negative motivation, I decided to try to somehow recreate the style and taste I like. This recipe variation presented today reflects the 3rd effort. I think its as close as I can get within the limitation of no oven, (update: we have an oven now, so I will try this at another date, and update, if needed, accordingly), and using ONLY dark meat chicken, (really what you thought I’d use CHICKEN BREAST?, I am literally a chicken breast myself from eating it so damn much), kind of gave me inspiration to TRY HARDER™*. So therefore, I present to you, my take on an old classic, Fried Chicken.
Please note: You can use breasts, and/or wings, additionally with or without the skin. I made a few without the skin, and the results weren’t what I’d call what I’d like. More experimenting needed.
New Year Resolution I’m sure you noticed that lately I didn’t post too much. Not that I didn’t cook and make pictures. I just didn’t feel good lately and the writing needs some inspiration which I lacked tremendously (yes, one of my favourite words, for …