Cooking Adventure

It is my turn to make dinner tonight and I have no idea what to make. I want something yummy that will be done in about an hour to an hour and a half. I defrosted some chicken from the freezer the other day so I think I will use that now that it is soft enough to use. I don't want to use a recipe or go to the store for ingredients so as I am cooking I will let you know what I find. In the end I hope it tastes good! The adventure starts at 4:33pm April 12, 2010. Go!

1. A can of frozen OJ that I also defrosted. I forgot to make it so it will be made now, but not as an ingredient, lol.

2. Potatoes. Red and russet. good for either mashed (butter, milk, and spices=red) or backed (we do have butter, sour cream, and even frozen bacon).

3. Asparagus. I have never made fresh asparagus before, or even any sort of asparagus... I'm not sure if Wayne was planning on using it but it sounds nice with chicken and potatoes. ...I may have to cheat and find a good sauce recipe for it though...and maybe instructions on how to cook it properly...I don't want to kill anyone!

4. Sydnie, my niece. OK, we can't really eat her, but she is a darn cute baby! I think she will go nicely with dinner ;)

5. Fresh made white bread. Wayne decided he wanted to bake bread in Sarah's bread machine today. It's finally done (3hrs later), and smells really good...I'm just worried how it turned out. Well, he just got home, took it out, and is dropping it like a rock, haha!  But the inside is nice and really soft! Yay! ...ooh! Yummy!

6. Hollandaise sauce. Ok, I don't really have that on hand, but I do have the ingredients (butter, egg yolk, and lemon juice) to make it according to our loverly cookbook by Julia Child! Wayne says he thinks that would taste really good on steamed asparagus. I love having a husband who is such a good cook!

7. Mastering the Art of French Cooking. I changed my mind...I might get some tips from this wonderful cookbook :) ...and yes, how to cook my asparagus in a delicious way WAS found! Sadly all the chicken recipes were too complex. I think I shall just bake these thighs with my own herb choices :)

8. Rosemary, parsley, and oregano. I think I shall use these to season my chicken. They are simple and very yummy :)

9. Baked potato. Although I would think red mashed potatoes would go really well with my choices, I feel like having baked and so does Wayne, so baked it is! That also makes my cooking job much easier :) Just wash, poke, and throw them in the oven with the chicken. Yum!

And it begins! Oven is preheating at 350 degrees and I will begin by washing the potatoes and then preparing the chicken :) But first I must remove my rings and wash my hands after the potatoes are nice and clean. ...Wow! These are huge potatoes!
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Ok, the potatoes were washed and put in foil, but I forgot to poke them with a fork a little, oh well! That's more important in a microwave, and since there is time for them to cook for an hour it doesn't really matter if they take a little longer than with holes. I also put the chicken thighs in a glass pan, added a bunch of olive oil, and seasoned them with a little poke and rub for each to get them all tasty. Now they should turn out juicy and delicious! Now a break for some Rasp. Jam and Homemade Bread! ...I'm pregnant, I'm allowed to always be hungry and eat at a moments notice!
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I gave some of that wonderful goodness I just ate and drank (OJ) to my sweetie too :)
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Anyway, sorry for the mushy stuff ;) Next to get the asparagus ready. I am going to peel it and cook it as bundles in boiling water. That is how the french do according to Julia anyway :) It should take about 15 minutes to boil and then I'll make the sauce while that is finishing up :) I can't wait for all of this yummy food! I have about 30 minutes till the oven stuff will be done so I think I shall start peeling.
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OK, peeling asparagus is a really bad idea! I hated it! The french must have thicker asparagus because mine kept snapping and if I truly peeled it there would only be a tiny thin thing left...never will do that (unless I can get thinker stuff) again! At least it is boiling now. The chicken should be done about the same time! Yippy! Now just for the sauce and I am done!
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IT TURNED OUT SUPER YUMMY! It looked really nice too :) well, except for the asparagus ;) I decided that peeling is not necessary because it just makes it look funny, it cooks too fast, and it just wastes time. Maybe if it were thicker it would be really nice, but I'll stick to just plain boiling or steaming without the rest from now on. And honestly, except for the peeling the asparagus and making the sauce, it all wasn't much of an adventure. But is sure tasted good :)
P.S. I really like the Hollandaise sauce! I probably should have taken a picture of how it turned out, but I was too hungry to eat it so I didn't really care to find my camera, haha!

Have a good night and thanks for coming on my adventure!