Tonight, I decided to be a good little wife and make a roast chicken using a recipe that is surprisingly easy, courtesy of Real Simple magazine, for which my mom bought me a subscription this Christmas after I switched jobs and could no longer steal my former editor's back issues. (I miss you, Sandy! Thank you, Mom!) Anyway, it is the best women's magazine EVER. Because I don't really ned to know what men are thinking, which is apparently all that Cosmopolitan is prepared to tell me. I do, however, need to know how to unclog a drain and roast a chicken. And Real Simple tells me, long may they reign.
Anyway, now that the commercial portion of the evening is done: Tonight, I roasted a chicken. And, as could have been predicted, given my level of skill at this kind of domestic art, (Subzero) I burnt the SNOT out of my finger trying to put a meat thermometer in to check the temperature. Oh well. That's what I get for trying to be a domestic goddess. From now on, I will go back to my standard level on the Martha Stewart Gauge of Domesticity: Haley - She's sort of OK.
Comments (5)
gotta hate burning your finger on the oven! it's not fun!!
Posted by Kelly | February 27, 2006 8:13 PM
Posted on February 27, 2006 20:13
I LOVE Real Simple! Except for their Beef Strognaoff recipe. Do NOT try that one, esp. if you have company...
Posted by Summer | February 28, 2006 9:32 AM
Posted on February 28, 2006 09:32
You're a wonderful cook! I will never forget the Red beans and rice you made for me after I had Shannon! I'd never had it before. I rationed it out over three lunches and a dinner so I could eat it every day. One time you had us over and you made chicken and it was delicious also. Hmm.. I'll have to get that red beans and rice recipe from you. Hope your finger gets better.
Posted by Jasmine | February 28, 2006 12:09 PM
Posted on February 28, 2006 12:09
Haley, next time call me. You know I'll steer you in the right direction. Heck, use MY cookbooks, yuh mook. Love you, Unca
Posted by Unca Steve | February 28, 2006 6:17 PM
Posted on February 28, 2006 18:17
Oh, Summer, I know. I hated that beef stroganoff recipe, too! It was too dry or something. I made it when Dan was out of town a few weeks ago because it seemed pretty easy, and was not impressed. Jasmine, you have been treated to the two things that I can make, and I'm glad you remember them fondly. Wish we could have you over and eat chicken again anytime we wanted. :)
Kelly, in deference to our polite southern heritage, I probably should have said I lightly singed my finger, but the truth is that I really burnt it. No fun at all. Lots of aloe involved.
And, last but not least, Unca Steve: I will call you next time and I would use your cookbooks more if I were not afraid of dishonoring them with unworthy execution.
Thank you all for your support. Perhaps I will still try to be all the domestic goddess I can be.
Posted by Haley | March 1, 2006 9:25 PM
Posted on March 1, 2006 21:25