Freezer Food

OK, so I have this idea. I was trying to figure out what to make for dinner tomorrow night. What do I need to pull out of the freezer. Chicken, beef, something already made? The choices, should I make something that takes time because I am off tomorrow night? Or how about something that is already made; chicken burrito mixture, because I have tortillas, and viola. Anyhow, while standing there going through the freezer, trying to figure out wth is up in here, it got me thinking. A. I got alot of crap up in here. B. I do not need to go to the store for awhile. C. I could make things really easy on myself, with a little planning. D. OMG, I could create a meal each night from the freezer and blog about it. Yeah!!! OK I seriously need to get a life. No I will not be the next Julie and Julia LMAO, however, it would be a personal triumph, if I could successfully pull this off. Not stopping until that freezer is empty. Hell, I might even have enough room for some ice cube trays soon. Yes, some of us are primitive and do not have ice makers. I hate those half moon shaped ice cubes anyway. Funny story, when I was a kid, I was chewing a piece of ice. That is not suppose to be the funny part, anyway, the half moon shaped ice cube got turned in my mouth and lodged my mouth open for what might have only been a couple of seconds, but at the time, was an agonizing lifetime. So I guess everything worked out in the long run since we do not have an ice maker. Off to make some dinner plans.

Sweet craving at midnight

Tonight, I had a sweet tooth like nobodies business. Not a damn thing in the house to munch. Once I had committed that my sweet tooth had taken over my senses, it was off to the kitchen. To my surprise, the mess from fixing dinner still awaited me. We had company tonight, and then a very late dinner and I had put off cleaning up the mess. No problem, throw it all in the dishwasher, oh did I fail to mention that I had yet to empty it of the clean dishes. Well, at least they were clean. Once I had conquered the kitchen it was time to whip up something sweet. After the raid on the cabinets to uncover what I ingredients I had to work with, I came up with Butterscotch chocolate chip cookies.

Here is the recipe:

Butterscotch Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 stick butter
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup white sugar
1 cup packed Splenda brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 Tablespoons warm water
2 1/2 cups sifted flour plus 1 tablespoon
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon salt
1 handful chopped walnuts
1 cup butterscotch chips
1 handful chocolate chips (that was all I had)

Preheat oven 375 degrees

Toss the nuts and chips and 1 tablespoon flour

Cream butter and shortening. Add sugars, mix well. Add the remainder of the ingredients and mix well. Drop by rounded teaspoons on cookie sheet for 10 to 12 minutes. Cool on wire racks.

And the kitchen is clean again.

Blazin Curry Chicken

Honey and I were having another one of our Saturday Soiree's. Tonight's theme was a little eclectic. The atmosphere did not entirely match the cuisine but it was fierce none the less.

And here is the Blazin Curry Chicken. It was gorgeous and hot. I want to throw another shout out to my sister Lisa for the dish. She found the bowl/platter at a yard sale, and I love it.

I do not really have a recipe for this dish but here the highlights. I first cut up 3 pieces of boneless skinless chicken and tossed it with 1 tablespoon of flour. Brown and set aside. I then tossed into the skillet some garden fresh yellow squash, and red peppers. I added salt and pepper, some minced garlic. About 2 cloves. my mother in law had sent me some Hot curry powder. And it was HOT. Thank you Helene, it was delish. I am not sure that Honey loved it as much as I did. I only put in about a tablespoon of the curry powder. Maybe next time I will try to make it with a teaspoon, for Honey. Anyway, I threw the chicken back in, tossed in about a cup of coconut milk and let simmer to a golden bubbly. YUMMO.