Showing posts with label the culinary adventures of Mrs. Wife for Mr. Husband. Show all posts
Showing posts with label the culinary adventures of Mrs. Wife for Mr. Husband. Show all posts

Friday, October 11, 2013

Question as I prepare for Canadian Thanksgiving...


First, I made three loaves of bread yesterday!
Forgot to score them so they are very 'natural' looking :)
The Artisan bread is going well for me!
Meanwhile my question...
I will be, since I can't get Turkey quite yet,
roasting two chickens on Monday afternoon DV
that I will have prepared in advance.
I am also making stuffing and hoping to roast some
root vegetables.
My question is can I do this at the same time? 

Above is a possible one layer oven which would be
two chickens and stuffing together, if
the one chicken fits in the white dish.

Remains to be seen.

Or can I bake simultaneously using both trays?
Like above?
With chickens on top
and stuffing and root veggies below?

Or should I bake them separate but then keep them
warm in the 'warming' setting (100F) after
they are baked separately? 

I can do them separately if that would make for
better dishes!
Just wondering if anyone knows...
I've told Mr.  Husband more than once
that my dream kitchen would have a stove with 5 burners
and 2 ovens! :) :)
One can dream... 

I am using my two new to me Thanksgiving Cookbooks
and a Lemon Pie recipe from my 1950's Joy of Cooking.

Really great recipes!

Can you believe I got both cookbooks for a total
of 5.00! Yep, it was a deal and a great one at that!
 
I have a list for what to do everyday until Monday night!
It's great fun planning a traditional Thanksgiving dinner...
Can't wait to tell you all about how things went
and what I did based on the two cookbooks I found!
I will keep researching my cookbooks meanwhile...
I am off to the library, speaking of cookbooks, to pick up 3 more!
1 on bread with Gluten Free (GF) recipes and two on GF recipes
in general for book club that is coming up soon!
I am so excited to be learning these skills!
If anyone has suggestions for my cooking/roasting question,
I am all ears...
Thanks!! :)

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Sunshine on a Tuesday ~ new dinner dish made ~ flowers on trees!

I am savouring the sunshine here!
Sadly the next days look like rain in the forecast...
So loving each moment of sunshine!

Did a bit of cleaning today,
which feels nice.

Flowers and leaves blooming on trees!
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Trying Willfulmina's Mother's recipe
for dinner tonight!
Orzo with roasted vegetables

Cut up the veggies.

Roasted them this way in three dishes.

I loved how the recipe called for
crushed rosemary.
So I did my best to crush it!

The oil and herbs...
I got all the way done and realized
I had forgotten the red onion!
So chop, chop, chop and in it went!
With some minced garlic too (my own addition)...

It roasted nicely!

Such great colours.
We opted for the extra pepper instead of zucchini
as per Mr. Husband's request.
 
He is on his way home now
and I am going to cook up the orzo for
the dish and have it waiting...