Subj : Re: Spices
To   : Sean Dennis
From : Dave Drum
Date : Wed Aug 17 2022 06:02:00

-=> Sean Dennis wrote to All <=-

 SD> I was at Sam's Club the other day and bought a 7 oz. glass bottle of
 SD> Saigon cinnamon.  It was a good deal at $6.44.  Nicely sweet and
 SD> slightly spicy.  I first heard of Saigon cinnamon on "America's Test
 SD> Kitchen."  Going to try it on hot buttered toast soon.

That sent me scurrying to the search engine - where I found: "Saigon 
cinnamon is a species of cassia cinnamon with a stronger flavor and 
aroma than other varieties. Though it's considered to be lower quality 
than Ceylon cinnamon, it's less expensive and easily found in grocery 
stores."

I'll stick with my "regular" cinnamon - which I take every day to he'p
with my diabetes.

 SD> I also picked up a 8 oz. glass bottle of organic granulated garlic for
 SD> $7.98 (73 cents/oz).  Wonderfully pungent and 1/4 teaspoon of this
 SD> equals a whole garlic clove.  That will definitely liven up a lot of
 SD> dishes plus will be nice on homemade garlic berad.

And it's a whole lot more convenient than peeling and mashing "real"
garlic. Plus (and this is the BIG benefit) it's a known and repeatable
strenght in your recipes .... which is the mAin reason I use it in my
chilli, etc.

 SD> Tonight's meal is oven-baked boneless and skinless chicken thighs
 SD> covered in Weber's Gourmet Burger seasoning[1] (purchased at Sam's club
 SD> also and works great on chicken too) and sides of chicken-flavored
 SD> pasta courtesy of Mr. Knorr and some microwave-steamed broccoli
 SD> florets.  I can eat all of that without any teeth, believe it or not.

Think of all the nice stuff you can tackle when you get your china 
clippers.  Bv)=

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Finian's Chicken Casserole
 Categories: Poultry, Vegetables, Mushrooms, Potatoes
      Yield: 4 Servings
 
      2    Chicken breasts; boned,
           - skinned
      2    Chicken leg quarters; boned,
           - skinned
      1 tb Vegetable oil
      1 lg Chopped onion
      3    Thin sliced carrots
      2    Parsnips
      1    Red pepper
     15    Mushrooms
      1 cl Garlic
      4 lg Potatoes; peeled, chopped
  5 1/2 oz Env Knorr Chicken Casserole
           - mix
    400 ml Water
           (optional: other vegetables
           - of your choice - leeks
           - celery - peas, etc)
 
  Set oven to 350ºF/175ºC
  
  Stir-fry chicken in a little oil and chopped garlic to
  brown slightly. Transfer into casserole dish. Fry onion
  until golden.
  
  Scatter vegetables and potatoes over chicken in casserole
  dish. Mix the contents of the Knorr Chicken Casserole Mix
  with water and pour into dish.
  
  Cover and cook for 1 1/2 hrs or until chicken is cooked
  and potatoes are tender. Add water throughout cooking
  process if needed. 40 mins before finish time, add
  mushrooms.
  
  Serve hot with a dab of Irish Butter on top!
  
  For extra flavor, add a splash of red wine to the dish
  before cooking, or for a lighter dish, cook potatoes
  separately.
  
  RECIPE FROM: http://www.foodireland.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
MMMMM

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