Fried chicken, mac 'n cheese, asparagus and apple cobbler.

[Cuban_Liberal]

Tonight's supper--- simple, but elegant, in its own way.

:)

[Sannum]

1. Yum

Can I come to your place?:9

[Cuban_Liberal]

3. Sure!

We'll have lots.

:D

[Placebo]

2. Your life is just so perfect CL.

Congrats.

[Cuban_Liberal]

4. Seems pretty darned good, to me.

I'm a happy feller,atm.

:)

[JohnKleeb]

5. sounds great but your piss is gonna smell funny later on tonight

[Cuban_Liberal]

6. Yeah, true.

Wonder what the chemical in asparagus is that causes that?

:shrug:

[JohnKleeb]

7. You got me, I am a literary history person not a science nerd

[Cuban_Liberal]

8. Same here, sorta.

I took a lot of science in college and in paramedic training, but that particular question never came up.

;)

[JohnKleeb]

12. I actually like chemistry now but only because I am being taught

it by the best teacher, with sexual inneudo, and some of my best friends in class.

[Sporadicus]

13. Sulfur

Asparagus contains mercaptans - compounds containing sulfur. They are also responsible for the odor of skunks, onions & garlic. Traces of a mercaptan are added to natural gas for safety; it has no odor of its own, so methyl mercaptan is added to warn everyone of a gas leak.

[Cuban_Liberal]

14. Thank you!

I really HAVE always wondered about that, and now I know.

:hi:

[Sporadicus]

20. More Trivia Concerning Mercaptans

In organic chemistry, the technical term is 'thiol.' They're chemically identical to alcohol molecules, except that sulfur replaces oxygen in the structure. The human nose is exquisitely sensitive to mercaptans - possibly in concentrations as low a 1 in 1 billion. Mercaptans like to bond with DNA. Special fluorescent mercaptans can tag specific sites on a gene so they can be tracked through special reactions.

I've also got a mercaptans story. At a research lab where I worked long ago, I kept a bottle of methyl mercaptans open a tad too long. The exhaust fan dispersed the stench outside the plant into a residential neighborhood, and it wasn't long before the gas company had its truck out patrolling the streets.

[Cuban_Liberal]

24. Cool!

Funny story, too.

:P

[bigwillq]

9. Sounds yummy!

And it also sounds like what my mommy brought home from Boston Market.

She brought home some turkey breast, some chicken wings, mac and cheese, green beans, mashed potato,corn bread and with the meal they got a

free apple pie!

[Cuban_Liberal]

10. Yummmmmmm

I love Boston Market!

:)

[bigwillq]

11. But it's not as good as home cooking!

Enjoy your meal! :hi:

[Left Is Write]

15. Sounds delicious!

We took the easy way out - we ordered a thin crust pizza with everything on it, and I made the kids milkshakes to go along with it. Later on, we're popping popcorn and having another movie night. This week's selection: Christmas Vacation.

[Cuban_Liberal]

16. Sounds good!

That'swhat we'll do tomorrow night, most likely.

:)

[sleepyhead]

17. All of my favorite foods!

Drooling over here - and I've even already eaten! Enjoy your dinner!

[Cuban_Liberal]

18. I can smell the chicken now.

Paddy just dropped it in the oil.

:)

[sleepyhead]

19. I am green with envy.

I can make a mean mac & cheese, but haven't found a good way to fry chicken. Recipe?

[Cuban_Liberal]

23. Easy.

Most people cook quicken too hot, so, with that in mind...

Rinse chicken in cold salt water, pat dry. Salt and pepper, to taste. Dredge in flour. Over low-medium heat, cook chicken in a *covered* iron skillet in oil until browned on one side; tuen *once*.

The sceret is to not cook it too fast, or overcook it.

:)

[sleepyhead]

25. Thanks!

I just bought a bunch of chickens on sale. Maybe I'll try that tomorrow night. (I think you're right about the temperature - that might be what I am doing wrong.)

[Cuban_Liberal]

26. You're welcome.

My Dad's a chef, and he says it's the single most common mistake people make in frying chicken.

:)

[RevolutionaryActs]

21. Oh why must this thread keep getting bumped up? I'm so HUNGRY now! lol

[DS1]

22. I had two packets of PREMIUM ramen

Spicy Hot, did I mention they were PREMIUM? :eyes:

[Rowdyboy]

27. A boyfriend who fries chicken and brings home "videos".....

Life can be grand! Salut :toast:

[Cuban_Liberal]

28. I think he's pretty awesome.

Salut!

:toast: