Monday Morsels is my weekly recipe post. It will not have exact measurements nor will it have exact cooking times. So if you are looking for that kind of recipe, go raid your grandma's recipe rolodex.
Yesterday was such a beautiful day that I decided to get out and grill some meat. We had a whole chicken and some a lot of my homemade barbecue spice mix. The above picture is the result.
My spice mix is a great thing to have around. It's basically a mixture of everything in our spice cabinet: salt, pepper, paprika, brown sugar, white sugar, onion powder, garlic powder, celery seed, dried oregano, dried thyme, powdered mustard, cayenne pepper, cumin, and coriander seed.
I make a ton of it and keep it around just for days like yesterday. It's a quick way to put a lot of flavors into foods. On another note....
Food(ie) Soap Box: Why has our country become so willing to throw away money and flavor for convenience? It is really sad to me that most Americans would chose this:
6 ounces of meat for $3.50
over this:
$7.00 for 48 ounces of meat
2 - 6 ounce portions of white meat
PLUS 2 thighs, 2 drumsticks, 2 wings
not to mention a whole neck for making stock.
Which would you rather have: overpriced, dry, hormone laden "Chicken Breast Strips with rib meat " or a relatively cheap whole bird, that with the proper treatment can shortly become all this:
(onion sold separately)
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