Thursday, March 18, 2010

Weekend Prep - Zuni Roast Chickens - "DRY BRINE"


After talking to Glenn I decided to set the dinner menu for this weekend - Saturdays and Sundays we have dinner for 4 (no cooking dinner x 2 on the weekends).

I'm thinkin' Roast Chicken for Sat. night (I'll make 2) and use the leftovers to make chicken soup (my kids like it with ABC pasta) and chicken pot pie.

Go and buy your chickens today - remove from plastic, remove neck/gizzards/liver, salt all over and put in the fridge until Saturday. Prep is done. More on Roast Chicken on Saturday.

Tonight's dinner is March Madness friendly - hot Italian sausages with kale or swiss chard and Cannellini beans (canned), bread and arugula w/parm. There are twists on this "recipe" like using rapini instead of kale or chard or removing the sausages from the casing and it makes a great "sauce" for pasta - Claudine - this is a variation of what I brought to Kristy's ("recipe" for a future post).

Found a good red wine from Costco the other day - I only bought it because they gave a $2 off coupon. Pillar Box Padthaway, Australia Red Blend (Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot)...I think it's normally $8.99.

Oh I like wine too and know a little about it. I lived on HL Vineyards (become a fan on FB - facebook.com/herblambvineyards) while I was at pastry school. Great times!

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