Days 21-23
Day 21: A Recipe
Beer Can Chicken
Ingredients:
1 Whole Roaster Chicken
1 Can light beer (I generally use MGD, but whatever floats your boat)
2 sprigs each rosemary, thyme and sage (this will often conveniently be sold as "poultry seasoning" in the fresh herbs section of your local grocery store)
1 tbsp fresh basil leaves, snipped
1 bay leaf
1 slice of onion
1 small piece of celery
Olive Oil
Salt and pepper
Preheat oven to 325F.
Remove neck and gizzards from the chicken, and either cook separately, discard, or save for later (there is actually a use for them, see below). Rub the whole bird down inside and out with the olive oil, salt and pepper. Take onion slice, basil and bay leaves, and put into the belly of the bird. Tuck the sprigs of rosemary, thyme and sage underneath each wing.
Open the can of beer and remove the tab. Poke a few holes in the can with a metal fork, and stopper it up partially with the celery. Stick into the cavity of the chicken so that it is either upright (if your oven can fit that) or tilted with open side higher than the other. Place in foil-lined baking pan and bake, uncovered, for 2 hours 15 minutes. Chicken tests done if fork inserted into the thickest part of the thigh goes through and juices run clear rather than pink. Discard herbs, onion, celery and beer can, and serve!
Note: There will be lots of broth, obviously, and the good thing to do of course is to use that, the leftover herbs and vegetables, the neck and gizzards, and the chicken bones/carcass (after the chicken is devoured) to make soup. Throw the lot of it into a stock pot with a quart and a half of water, a few slices of ginger, salt and pepper to taste, and boil it. It will be the best chicken soup you'll ever taste.
Day 22: A Website
http://www.cracked.com/ Addictive. Hilarious. BLACK HOLE TIME SUCK OF D00M BUT OH SO FUN.
Day 23: A youtube video
Yeah, I don't care if you like Hugh Grant/Love Actually or not, that's not the point. Watching this has the proven effect of making people's days better. That's all there is to it.
Day 01 Your favorite song
Day 02 Your favorite movie
Day 03 Your favorite television program
Day 04 Your favorite book
Day 05 Your favorite quote
Day 06 Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 07 A photo that makes you happy
Day 08 A photo that makes you angry/sad
Day 09 A photo you took
Day 10 A photo of you taken over ten years ago
Day 11 A photo of you taken recently
Day 12 Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 13 A fictional book
Day 14 A non-fictional book
Day 15 A fanfic
Day 16 A song that makes you cry (or nearly)
Day 17 An art piece (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.)
Day 18 Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 19 A talent of yours
Day 20 A hobby of yours
Day 21 A recipe
Day 22 A website
Day 23 A YouTube video
Day 24 Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 25 Your day, in great detail
Day 26 Your week, in great detail
Day 27 This month, in great detail
Day 28 This year, in great detail
Day 29 Hopes, dreams and plans for the next 365 days
Day 30 Whatever tickles your fancy
Beer Can Chicken
Ingredients:
1 Whole Roaster Chicken
1 Can light beer (I generally use MGD, but whatever floats your boat)
2 sprigs each rosemary, thyme and sage (this will often conveniently be sold as "poultry seasoning" in the fresh herbs section of your local grocery store)
1 tbsp fresh basil leaves, snipped
1 bay leaf
1 slice of onion
1 small piece of celery
Olive Oil
Salt and pepper
Preheat oven to 325F.
Remove neck and gizzards from the chicken, and either cook separately, discard, or save for later (there is actually a use for them, see below). Rub the whole bird down inside and out with the olive oil, salt and pepper. Take onion slice, basil and bay leaves, and put into the belly of the bird. Tuck the sprigs of rosemary, thyme and sage underneath each wing.
Open the can of beer and remove the tab. Poke a few holes in the can with a metal fork, and stopper it up partially with the celery. Stick into the cavity of the chicken so that it is either upright (if your oven can fit that) or tilted with open side higher than the other. Place in foil-lined baking pan and bake, uncovered, for 2 hours 15 minutes. Chicken tests done if fork inserted into the thickest part of the thigh goes through and juices run clear rather than pink. Discard herbs, onion, celery and beer can, and serve!
Note: There will be lots of broth, obviously, and the good thing to do of course is to use that, the leftover herbs and vegetables, the neck and gizzards, and the chicken bones/carcass (after the chicken is devoured) to make soup. Throw the lot of it into a stock pot with a quart and a half of water, a few slices of ginger, salt and pepper to taste, and boil it. It will be the best chicken soup you'll ever taste.
Day 22: A Website
http://www.cracked.com/ Addictive. Hilarious. BLACK HOLE TIME SUCK OF D00M BUT OH SO FUN.
Day 23: A youtube video
Click to viewYeah, I don't care if you like Hugh Grant/Love Actually or not, that's not the point. Watching this has the proven effect of making people's days better. That's all there is to it.
Day 01 Your favorite song
Day 02 Your favorite movie
Day 03 Your favorite television program
Day 04 Your favorite book
Day 05 Your favorite quote
Day 06 Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 07 A photo that makes you happy
Day 08 A photo that makes you angry/sad
Day 09 A photo you took
Day 10 A photo of you taken over ten years ago
Day 11 A photo of you taken recently
Day 12 Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 13 A fictional book
Day 14 A non-fictional book
Day 15 A fanfic
Day 16 A song that makes you cry (or nearly)
Day 17 An art piece (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.)
Day 18 Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 19 A talent of yours
Day 20 A hobby of yours
Day 21 A recipe
Day 22 A website
Day 23 A YouTube video
Day 24 Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 25 Your day, in great detail
Day 26 Your week, in great detail
Day 27 This month, in great detail
Day 28 This year, in great detail
Day 29 Hopes, dreams and plans for the next 365 days
Day 30 Whatever tickles your fancy