the hungry bambino: status report

status report

By Sarah Monday, January 11, 2010 make-ahead meals, winter cooking

Well, our first two meals went well. If you are looking for a simple, hands-free recipe for roasted chicken (minus the crispy skin) then the French chicken in a pot recipe is great. The meat remained moist and cooked evenly and the jus it created was a knock-out. The sauce for the enchiladas was super simple and shredding the chicken only took 5 minutes post-dinner.

Last night’s meal was a little overly ambitious for post-work cookery, made more so by the fact that Pickle and I got home before Chris and I had to assemble the casserole and get the rice going alone, with “help” from my little guy. I will definitely make both recipes in tandem again, but I will not make the rice with the enchiladas next time. The rice was really good and I love that it has spinach in it for the hidden veg-factor, but it was just too much to do in a short amount of time. A simple steamed vegetable with lime zest and butter or a salad will work better next time. The rice will get star treatment on the weekend.

On the list for this evening: carry out from our favorite Lao restaurant and prepping for both the roasted winter squash and mushroom tacos and the gingery squash soup.

Happy eating, -s.

make-ahead meals, winter cooking

About the Author

Sarah Klein

Author, cook, entertainer and world-class eater of delicious food, Sarah Klein began The Hungry Bambino as a way to capture her evolution as a mother and cook. Sarah's greatest passion is to cook for those she loves; so if you're invited to dinner, you know you're special. When Sarah's not cooking up a storm, she's managing a successful career, playing with her due bambini, rearranging the furniture in her house, or tackling a challenging trail run. She does this all with her partner in crime and best friend and favorite person to cook for: her husband, Chris, or Mr. Klein, as referred to on this blog.