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Busy Cooking Day
It's nearly 9pm and we still have two dishes left to cook. Aie.
We got to a late start this morning, since everyone was bone tired.![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
pdaughter and I got up at 7:00 instead of the usual 6:00 or 6:30 (though I think she was awake before then), and then Bean had to be prepped for school, breakfast had to be procured, etc. We also had a few items missing for the cooking day from yesterday, which we ended up picking up over the course of the day as needed.
In the category of Phnee Is A Colossal Fuckup, we had a bit of a chicken disaster; i.e. I cooked more of the chicken than I was supposed to cook beforehand. A LOT. Like, we're talking inability to do basic math AND complete lack of reading comprehension on my part. It's as if I read the paper and my brain said: "Nope! We're not doing that!" and did something completely different.
pdaughter helped me go through the recipes, and we managed to salvage the situation without my having to go out and buy a ton more chicken to get us through the day, but it was a close call, and we still have a bunch of cooked chicken that we need to figure out what to do with.
This is my brain. It is full of metaphorical holes. We had about five different conversations today that went: "We have talked about this before. We agreed on it. You [i.e. me] stood there and nodded your head and told me it was a good idea, and now you have no idea what I'm talking about." So poorpdaughter is frustrated beyond words, because she doesn't want to treat me like an idiot, but it sort of ends up that way if she assumes I'll forget everything we talk about. I have a doctor's appointment on February 19th, so now it's just a countdown until the day I'll be able to ask a medical professional about this stupid memory/cognitive fuckery. (No, autocorrect, I did NOT mean "fakery," stop changing it!)
Otherwise, today has been super pleasant. I love cooking, even though these marathon sessions are exhausting. If I ever win the lottery, I plan to spend my days writing and cooking and maybe gardening. Possibly knitting occasionally. I also got my car back from the shop, which is awesome. It's so weird to see the GSCVO without the huge dent in her bumper, but I like the look. It's very sleek.
I will have a longer, more detailed food porn post about the cooking day later on, complete with photographs. We're still cooking, though, so that will likely happen tomorrow. Bean is in bed and quiet after a late bedtime (naps really mess with his sleep schedule, alas), and so now we need to put together those last two dishes and stash everything away in various freezers in the house.
We got to a late start this morning, since everyone was bone tired.
pdaughter and I got up at 7:00 instead of the usual 6:00 or 6:30 (though I think she was awake before then), and then Bean had to be prepped for school, breakfast had to be procured, etc. We also had a few items missing for the cooking day from yesterday, which we ended up picking up over the course of the day as needed.In the category of Phnee Is A Colossal Fuckup, we had a bit of a chicken disaster; i.e. I cooked more of the chicken than I was supposed to cook beforehand. A LOT. Like, we're talking inability to do basic math AND complete lack of reading comprehension on my part. It's as if I read the paper and my brain said: "Nope! We're not doing that!" and did something completely different.
pdaughter helped me go through the recipes, and we managed to salvage the situation without my having to go out and buy a ton more chicken to get us through the day, but it was a close call, and we still have a bunch of cooked chicken that we need to figure out what to do with.This is my brain. It is full of metaphorical holes. We had about five different conversations today that went: "We have talked about this before. We agreed on it. You [i.e. me] stood there and nodded your head and told me it was a good idea, and now you have no idea what I'm talking about." So poor
pdaughter is frustrated beyond words, because she doesn't want to treat me like an idiot, but it sort of ends up that way if she assumes I'll forget everything we talk about. I have a doctor's appointment on February 19th, so now it's just a countdown until the day I'll be able to ask a medical professional about this stupid memory/cognitive fuckery. (No, autocorrect, I did NOT mean "fakery," stop changing it!)Otherwise, today has been super pleasant. I love cooking, even though these marathon sessions are exhausting. If I ever win the lottery, I plan to spend my days writing and cooking and maybe gardening. Possibly knitting occasionally. I also got my car back from the shop, which is awesome. It's so weird to see the GSCVO without the huge dent in her bumper, but I like the look. It's very sleek.
I will have a longer, more detailed food porn post about the cooking day later on, complete with photographs. We're still cooking, though, so that will likely happen tomorrow. Bean is in bed and quiet after a late bedtime (naps really mess with his sleep schedule, alas), and so now we need to put together those last two dishes and stash everything away in various freezers in the house.
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re: the chicken: I've actually had decent luck freezing cooked chicken with a bit of broth in portion-sized pots and defrosting it for uber-quick meals with rice and veggies. If you seriously have nothing else to do with it, maybe that'd make your life easier in the long run?
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Chicken with Chorizo, Bell Peppers, and Olives
8 ounces cooked chorizo sausage, casing removed, chopped (I don't chop it, I remove the casing and squeeze)
2 1/4 pounds skinless and boneless chicken thighs or breasts, cut into bite size pieces (I use whatever leftover chicken I have from a roasted chicken that I had the night before)
1/2 teaspoon sweet paprika
splash of white wine
5 1/2 ounces drained roasted red bell peppers, cut into strips
3-3 1/2 cups tomato sauce (I have used a can of tomatoes and added a sautéed onion to the recipe)
2 rosemary sprigs
about 3 tablespoons pitted black olives
In a large deep skillet, heat the oil and pan fry the chorizo until beginning to brown and release its oil (I add the onion with the chorizo if I'm using a can of tomatoes). Remove to a plate (I have never done that step). Add the chicken to the pan and brown over high heat (since I use already cooked chicken, that's probably why I've never taken the chorizo out of the pan). Return the chorizo to the pan with all the chicken and stir in the paprika. Add the wine and simmer for 2 minutes, then stir in the bell peppers, tomato sauce (or can of), and rosemary. Season to taste. Simmer until the chicken is just cooked through, about 15 minutes (I do that step so the flavors meld together), then stir in the olives.
Pour into containers, cool, cover, label, and freeze.
You're supposed to let it thaw overnight in the fridge and then heat it, but I am never that organized so I tend to put it in a pan and thaw/heat straight from the freezer. It turns out wonderfully and we get two meals out of it. I tend to cook it for a meal and then freeze the rest. Also, I get the mild chorizo, serve it over rice, and the kids love it. My picky eater asked for it in her lunch the next day.
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