Southern Sunday

Southern Fried Chicken

Ingredients:

4 Chicken Leg quarters

2 cups buttermilk

Flour

1 tsp Cayenne Pepper

1 tsp Thyme

1 tsp Rosemary

Canola Oil

Directions:

Prepping the chicken: cut the quarters in half. Place in a large bowl with buttermilk, cayenne pepper, thyme, and rosemary. Cover with plastic wrap and put in the refrigerator for 4 hours.

Take chicken from refrigerator. Coat each piece with flour. Place chicken on a baking sheet and let sit for 30 minutes for the coating to settle. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. In a frying pan or cast iron skillet pour 1/4 inch of canola oil. Keep on high heat and fry each piece in several batches (do not crowd in pan). Flip it once until golden brown. Place on a baking sheet. Once all of your chicken is fried, place in over for about 20 minutes, or until chicken is cooked threw.

Buttermilk Marinade

Coat with flour

Let it sit for 30 minutes before frying

Fry for 10 minutes then bake for 20
minutes at 400 degrees

Comfort Food Tonight

Pasta Carbonara

Ingredients:

2 green zucchinis 

1 medium onion

1/2 lb. bacon

1 lb. rotini pasta

1 pint light cream

1 egg

8 oz. finely shredded cheddar cheese

paprika (to taste)

salt (to taste)

pepper (to taste)

cooking spray

Directions:

Boil water for pasta. Dice 2 zucchinis and medium onion. Spray a large fry pan with cooking spray, add diced vegetables, cook until tender. Add paprika, salt, and pepper to taste. Cook bacon in a frying pan. When cooked to a crisp, add bacon to the vegetables, along with some of the drippings for added flavor. When the pasta is cooked al dente, drain water and return it to the pot. Crack 1 egg into the pasta, stir briskly, and replace lid. (This will cook the egg) Add 1 pint of light cream to the pasta, then stir in vegetables and bacon. Lastly, add 8 ounces of cheese and stir thoroughly. Serve hot with my quick and easy garlic bread! Enjoy! 

Bacon frying, veggies sauteing with paprika

Rotini pasta is the best for this recipe

Great ingredients, even on a budget!

Finished product! Excellent comfort food
for a rainy night.