Well it’s been a long day, now that my weekend is over and work starts at 4:15! At least the weather is getting nicer – I was able to bike to work in a t-shirt this morning, and the sun was shining bright later.
I took a nice nap after getting home, did some cleaning of the house and some reading. While mopping the floor, I think I slicked up the bottom of my shoes because later I slipped and smashed my arm and knee on a table… I HATE bone injuries!!!!!
Then came time to prepare dinner. Since I thawed that chicken out, I figured tonight would be a good time to use it up. I decided on an easy southern-style dinner: barbeque-simmered cabbage, seared chicken, and skillet ‘taters.
I’m tired and hurting so I’ll just kinda throw some pictures up here chronologically with some light commentary:
I microwaved the potatoes for a few minutes to begin softening them:
Here’s the bag of carcass for making chicken stock another day:
Finish cooking the chicken and then use the juices to finish the ‘taters:
Good lookin crust there!
Serve with a relaxing viewing of Futurama from Netflix:
I’m off to bed now for another 3:45 wake-up call. See y’all tomorrow!
Hi wife!
VeggieGirl says
March 17, 2009 at 7:34 pmWHEW!! Hang in there with the super-long workdays!!
Meg says
March 17, 2009 at 7:37 pmI hope your arm and knee are OK. Fabulous dinner!
Jessica says
March 17, 2009 at 7:37 pmImpressive butchering job and a great looking dinner!
Jacquelyn says
March 17, 2009 at 7:39 pmHow did you bbq simmer the cabbage? your dinner looks soo good 🙂
Lisa says
March 17, 2009 at 7:46 pmOuch! I’m also impressed with your chicken-disassembling skills.
Red Head, Yellow Dog says
March 17, 2009 at 7:58 pmmmmm bag of carcas… only not so much.
otherwise it looks great! I love cabbage. Made those cabbage rolls you guys had a while back. Very good!
haya (living and learning) says
March 17, 2009 at 8:01 pmyour butchering skills are perfection! i have my own whole chicken defrosting right now. i guess i’ll have my go later this week.
will there be a soup in the works or do you freeze your stock? or do you make stock in one huge go, à la alton?
Sarah (lovINmytummy) says
March 17, 2009 at 8:04 pmI’m pretty sure if my husband was home alone, it’d be California Pizza Kitchen out of the frozen food section. I’m impressed!
Cole says
March 17, 2009 at 8:05 pmThat cabbage looks delish!
Erika says
March 17, 2009 at 8:05 pmOk, I LOVE cabbage (actually had some tonight steamed with fire-roasted tomatoes!) I’ve never had it with BBQ though….let me just say that:
I <3 <3 <3 bbq sauce + cabbage – so I think that sounds like a winner!!! How much bbq did u use in this recipe???
Looks divine!
~Erika at Peaceandpeanutbutter.wordpress.com
Hallie says
March 17, 2009 at 8:11 pmThat cabbage looks really good. We’re having BBQ pork tonight so it might be BBQ-sauce overload to have it with BBQ cabbage…but there’s always tomorrow, right?
Oh She Glows says
March 17, 2009 at 8:14 pmI’m loving the Matt posts- they always make me chuckle! It is so cute to see your different blogging styles.
Sorry you hurt yourself- get some rest!
brandi says
March 17, 2009 at 8:20 pmgood lookin’ dinner!
get some rest – and be careful! I fall a lot, and it’s not fun 🙂
Courtney (The Hungry Yogini) says
March 17, 2009 at 8:26 pmHope you feel better. Matt, you are hilarious!
sue says
March 17, 2009 at 8:33 pmgreat dinner! futurama is hilarious!
Foodie (Fab and Delicious Food) says
March 17, 2009 at 8:35 pmAwesome dinner!
Hope you feel better!
Sharon says
March 17, 2009 at 8:37 pmScrumptious eats!
Nate says
March 17, 2009 at 8:41 pmI’m sorry I bailed on our man date. I feel like the accident was my fault. Never would’ve happened if we had a two Manhattan lunch today.
Mara @ What's For Dinner? says
March 17, 2009 at 8:50 pmGreat entry yet again Matt, and your dinner looks awesome 🙂
Hil says
March 17, 2009 at 8:52 pmGreat idea with the cabbage…I will have to try that soon.
zestycook says
March 17, 2009 at 9:05 pmMatt – I really like the cabbage twist… I am a huge fan… great chicken too 🙂
zest!
Lori says
March 17, 2009 at 9:07 pmYum! Bender’s Game is a really good futurama movie
Emily says
March 17, 2009 at 10:10 pmSorry for the injuries..no fun at all!
Dinner looks great!
Marie says
March 18, 2009 at 8:25 amYUM !! LOOKS very appetizing !!!
Ryane says
March 18, 2009 at 8:28 amWoooo chicken carcass!
Kara says
March 18, 2009 at 10:40 amYay Futurama!
Andrea (Off Her Cork) says
March 18, 2009 at 11:16 amBBQ cabbage is a brilliant idea!