Put my foot in tonights cook! Picture heavy

tarheelmatt · August 2014

Had some chicken breast that needed to be eaten or frozen, so we decided to eat them.

Chicken was marinated for a couple hours. Infused canola oil with fresh garlic, oregano, thyme, salt, pepper, lemon zest, and lemon juice. I have found that infusion really packs the flavor in chicken.

Had this with some rice (jasmine rice) salad that included mango, red onion, green pepper, jalapeno, cherry tomatoes, cilantro, and dressed with simple vinaigrette (EVOO, lemon juice, salt and pepper). Wish I had a cucumber to go in there, but didn't.

My mom cooked some half runner green beans the other day and sent some over. So we had those. Cooked with fat back too! Dang it boy.

Next was hasselback potatoes. Little EVOO, bacon grease, salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Five minutes before I pulled them, I hit them with some parm.

Had a wedge salad with homemade blue cheese dressing. Had red onion and cherry tomatoes on it as well.

Desert was grilled peaches, angel food cake, and homemade whipped cream. Added powder sugar at the end too! Very good!. The peaches I brushed with real butter (no salt added) and sugar. Did the same to the angel food cake. Grilled until golden brown for the peaches and the angel food cake until it had a crust.

Simple whipped cream. Heavy whipping cream, vanilla extract, and powdered sugar.

1 - The plate.

2 - Hasselback potatoes

3 - Potatoes are done!

4 - Rice and mango salad.

5 - Wedge salad

6 - The chicken

7 - Peaches and angel food cake

8 - Dessert plated

9 - Peaches done.

10 - Even the dog thought I knocked tonights cook out of the park!

anzyegg · August 2014

I guess you are a pro photographer? Great pics and food.....

SGH · August 2014

Excellent cook. It all looks incredible to say the least. Very nice pics as well. Like the pooch. Solid meal.

tarheelmatt · August 2014

anzyegg said:

I guess you are a pro photographer? Great pics and food.....

Thanks! Photography is not my full time job, but I do count photography as an income too. So I guess you could consider myself a pro.

SGH said:

Excellent cook. It all looks incredible to say the least. Very nice pics as well. Like the pooch. Solid meal.

Thanks, @SGH!

Jstroke · August 2014

You get big points for pics and most of the menu on the egg big thumb up

boochsr71 · August 2014

looks good!

tarheelmatt · August 2014

Jstroke said:

You get big points for pics and most of the menu on the egg big thumb up

boochsr71 said:

looks good!

Thank you, fellas!

Tjcoley · August 2014

Great cook all around. Nice pics.

cazzy · August 2014

Great cook Matt!! Nice pics, but I already expected that before I clicked on your thread.

DMW · August 2014

Grilled anglefood cake? Nice! Will need to try that. Everything looks awesome.

tarheelmatt · August 2014

Thanks for all the comments.

@cazzy‌ thanks! Lately I have been lazy and used my phone to take pictures. The camera just plain sucks on that phone. I wanted to bring something better to the table this time.

@DMW‌ brush it with melted butter and sprinkle with sugar and you're good to go. I wasn't for sure about the idea really, but it was really good.

johnmitchell · August 2014

Awesome looking cook, and the pics aren't to shabby either.....All round a great post and pics..

<:-P

tulocay · August 2014

Looks great

Put my foot in tonights cook! Picture heavy

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