Monthly Archives: August 2012

Slow Cooker Sticky Chicken

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This recipe is for those days when you don’t feel like doing much preparation.  You can get it all ready the night before and put the chicken in a covered bowl in the refrigerator until you are ready to throw it into the slow cooker.  If you are really pressed for time in your house, then make up jars of spice mixes and store them in canning  jars .

It has a little kick to it and you can either kick up the heat or lower it depending on taste.  I like to take a spicy dish and pair it with something less spicy, like basmati and wild rice.

~Slow Cooker Sticky Chicken~

Ingredients

  • 2tsp (10mL) salt
  • 1tsp(5mL) paprika
  • 1tsp(5mL) cayenne
  • 1tsp(5mL) onion powder
  • 1tsp(5mL) thyme
  • 1tsp(5mL) white pepper
  • 1/2 tsp(2mL) garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp(2mL) black pepper
  • 1 roasting chicken
  • 1cup(250mL) chopped onion

Preparation

Place all spices in bowl.  Clean chicken and remove the skin and giblets.  Pat dry inside out .  Rub mixture inside and out .  Refrigerate overnight or at least a few hours.  Do not add any liquid.  Cook on low 8-10 hours.

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Photographically Challenged Cook at Large

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Famous words someone once wrote ” You have to learn to walk before you can run” This is something I have yet to master.


I have over the years accumulated a large collection of my favorite recipes, which I am dying to share with the world, and I want to have a clean legible  form of documenting them.    My talents in photography are in the negative category so far, but I am so eager to document the food we cook , I just can’t wait to get better .

I struggle with obstacles like a bad memory, when it comes to learning how to take a picture properly .  That along with the fact I just want to rush the picture at the end of cooking a meal , so I can sit down and eat.   So for now I am going to concentrate on getting the recipes added to the blog.   I may put some pictures up just to give people a general idea of what it is I am cooking, but my plan is to actually take more time and prepare a little room next to the kitchen, for taking pictures of food.

I’m sure there is a natural progression when it comes to the pictures, and hopefully I can catch on and get those shots that really make the food pop!

For the longest time I was only using a point and shoot camera, but recently picked up an older Pentax dslr which I am struggling with .  My poor old Right Brain, is not quite comprehending this complicated piece of equipment, which I find strange , because I have no problems troubleshooting for a living .

I was going to put this post on as a warning or disclaimer with the recipes ” warning may not look exactly like the picture” just in case the pictures come out bad.  So please accept my apologies if the pictures are elementary , because I guarantee you, the food will be spectacular and so delicious you will be excited to cook .

Signed,

Ruth

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