Tonight was pan-roasted chicken with root vegetables. Primarily 3-4 bone-in, skin on chicken breasts, halved, salt & peppered and cooked in oil. Fat drained, the parsnips and carrots were then cooked in the resulting fond in a wine, chicken broth & rosemary mixture. Normally a pan cooked meat can use the developed fond for a [...]
Archive for December, 2009
Measuring Devices
I don’t like to spend a lot of cash (if I can avoid it) for my home cooking needs. However, after buying a few styles of measuring spoons, cups, etc, I have the following observations: Repeated washing will remove/fade the numbers and letters on a measuring device. Embossed/engraved/stamped quantity sizes last longer than inked ones. [...]