I have a brand new bed in our bedroom with no frame. I have a smaller frame and a mattress sticking out of one of our guest bedrooms. I have another guest bedroom completely empty. I have one mattress in the basement and a box spring stuck on the basement stairs.
Please, don’t even try to figure out my plan, and more importantly, if I even have one.
Luckily I dug out an old Real Simple cookbook and found a self-esteem healing recipe that put me back on the right path in life.
…Seriously you guys, I can’t get down the basement stairs.
Chicken Cacciatore:
(from an old Real Simple cookbook)
What it takes for 4:
* 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
* 1/1/4 tsp coarse salt
* good pinch of black pepper
* 1 (3 to 4 pound) chicken, cut into pieces
* 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
* 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
* 1 carrot, diced
* 1 celery stalk, diced
* 4 or 5 garlic cloves, minced
* 3 sprigs fresh thyme
* 1 bay leaf
* 1 (28-oz) can plum tomatoes
* 1/3 cup red wine
* 1/4 cup fresh parsley leaves
Rinse the chicken pieces and pat them dry with a towel. In a small bowl, combine the flour, 1 tsp salt and a pinch of black pepper. Coat each chicken piece in the flour mixture, and shake off any excess flour.
Heat the oil in a dutch oven or large saucepan over medium. Working in batches, cook each chicken piece in the oil until browned on all sides. Transfer to a plate.
Add the onion to the pan and cook a couple of minutes. Add the carrot, celery, garlic, thyme and bay leaf. Cook about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Break up the canned tomatoes with a wooden spoon and add them to the pan. Add the wine as well. Season with salt and pepper. Add the chicken back to the pan, reduce heat and cover. Simmer about 45 minutes, giving a quick turn to the pieces once in a while.
Remove the bay leaf and serve with fresh parsley and crusty bread!
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