1) In the larder I had two chicken breasts that I had to cook today, plus new potatoes I’d gotten for a failed attempt to cook vichyssoise on National Vichyssoise Day (no leeks in the neighborhood), and of course garlic. An internet search for those ingredients yielded this recipe on ye Fydde Nytwyrke for Garlic Chicken and Potatoes, and it may become a new go-to recipe.
1a) I had in the house almost everything else almost exactly: olive oil, cumin seeds (I had powdered cumin), salt and pepper, light brown sugar, lemon, red pepper flakes (I used cayenne pepper), and chopped fresh cilantro (I used powdered cilantro). The results were actually quite tasty!
2) A friend sent along this recipe for a bourbon cocktail that also uses ingredients I already have in the house — Lillet Blanc and Aperol — so I’ll have to give that a go tomorrow night.
3) Lastly, a very saucy discussion took place on ye Fycebykke about a particularly campy favorite, candlelight salad. I may have to have a fight with Etiquetteer about whether or not we do an instructional video.