What are you reading?

[mishele]

^^^ Ahh! I like that answer! I didn't fall asleep. So, I'm reading Chris's book. I forget the name of it...Hehe I do know that there's a kickass girl super hero in it.

 

[kundalini]

I just picked up (or rather had delivered) Alton Brown's "Gear For Your Kitchen" and haven't gotten through the introduction yet..... busy day prepping for tomorrow's meal. It'll be the first time my partner's mother and my parents will have met and we've been together 4 years.

Let us know how it turns out! :thumbup: Sounds like you are preparing a feast!

It went great! I prepped two chooks destined for the grill with a brine of water, ~6oz honey & 3.5oz (by weight) kosher salt for ~2 hours. Knowing my father and her mother (and two picky teenage eaters), one bird was seasoned only with salt & pepper (kosher & fresh ground of course). The other was a mixture of chilli powder, curry powder, adobo powder, ground cumin, hot smoked paprika and cocoa powder placed in a 1 gallon zip lock bag, toss in the pieces and thoroughly coat all the nooks and crannies. Set on a rack and let dry while the spices do their magic. Cook on a high heat for 10 minutes (turns and flips at certain intervals). Move the breasts to indirect heat and cover with an aluminum pie pan and place the wings on top. Continue rolling the drumstick and flipping the thighs for another 2-3 minutes, then lean against the pie pan. Total cook time 18-20 minutes. Let it rest in a S/S bowl for at least 5 minutes covered with a tea towel. The rice was cooked with equal parts of water to "turkey gold". (Turkey gold is the broth you make from the winter holiday turkeys cooked. That stuff makes anything taste better.) Fresh peas from the farmer's market cooked with hamhock (give them a few good dashes of hot pepper infused vinegar at the table to give them a nice lift). Fresh sweet corn steamed. Gravy made from the juices of the rested chicken. Cornbread in a cast iron skillet with bacon and chives. Funny thing is there wasn't any of the spice rubbed chicken left. Made my day!

And to stay on topic...... got through the first chapter of the book.

 

[terri34 6]

I just picked up (or rather had delivered) Alton Brown's "Gear For Your Kitchen" and haven't gotten through the introduction yet..... busy day prepping for tomorrow's meal. It'll be the first time my partner's mother and my parents will have met and we've been together 4 years.

Let us know how it turns out! :thumbup: Sounds like you are preparing a feast!

It went great! I prepped two chooks destined for the grill with a brine of water, ~6oz honey & 3.5oz (by weight) kosher salt for ~2 hours. Knowing my father and her mother (and two picky teenage eaters), one bird was seasoned only with salt & pepper (kosher & fresh ground of course). The other was a mixture of chilli powder, curry powder, adobo powder, ground cumin, hot smoked paprika and cocoa powder placed in a 1 gallon zip lock bag, toss in the pieces and thoroughly coat all the nooks and crannies. Set on a rack and let dry while the spices do their magic. Cook on a high heat for 10 minutes (turns and flips at certain intervals). Move the breasts to indirect heat and cover with an aluminum pie pan and place the wings on top. Continue rolling the drumstick and flipping the thighs for another 2-3 minutes, then lean against the pie pan. Total cook time 18-20 minutes. Let it rest in a S/S bowl for at least 5 minutes covered with a tea towel. The rice was cooked with equal parts of water to "turkey gold". (Turkey gold is the broth you make from the winter holiday turkeys cooked. That stuff makes anything taste better.) Fresh peas from the farmer's market cooked with hamhock (give them a few good dashes of hot pepper infused vinegar at the table to give them a nice lift). Fresh sweet corn steamed. Gravy made from the juices of the rested chicken. Cornbread in a cast iron skillet with bacon and chives. Funny thing is there wasn't any of the spice rubbed chicken left. Made my day!

And to stay on topic...... got through the first chapter of the book.

Holy crap...now I'm hungry! You sound like you know what you're doing - love it!

 

[Joeywhat]

Reminds me...I should make some cornbread. Haven't made it in my cast iron yet, and I love me some homemade cornbread, especially when it's coming out of a good cast iron pan.

Brining is a great way to cook meats. I don't do it often, typically because I don't care to take the time to do it, but good lord does it make for some delicious food. I do dry brine most my steaks and some of my fish, it seems to not take as long (and is easier).

I'll have to pick up that Alton Brown book. Love his shows.

 

[NekiEmra]

I'm currently re-reading The Hunger Games trilogy. I can't decide if I want to move towards the Divergent trilogy or the Grisha trilogy next. I'm also working on my own book.

 

[KenC]

Reading "Open City" by Teju Cole. A really interesting, sort of rambling book, mostly an inner monologue by the protagonist.

 

[mishele]

This is for PinkDoor
I'm currently reading The Submissive. It's 50ish w/ a little more grit to it. It has a very deep story line w/ unpredictable twists and turns. It's quite the masterpiece! (Alright, it's just smut...leave me alone! hehe)

 

[ffarl]

Just finished Stephen King's Nov 23, 1963, and I can honestly say I think it's the best book I've ever read. I'm on to "The Dome" now.

 

[IByte]

Rommel's Art of War

Windows Forensics

Exchange 2010 and you(not really just Exchange 2010 Best Practices)

 

[SnowTeddy]

I'm reading a monthly fashion magazine now. Wow there have lots of favorable tips. I like those.

 

[runsen]

Scott Kelby

 

[480sparky39 38]

Two books on the Voyager space probes.

 

[Aden8100]

"The Hundred Great Persons"written by Michael H. Hart.
I love reading about history...good one in this regard...great book!!!

Pool Factory | Above Ground Pools

 

[Nat.]

Conquest, by Juliet Barker, about the latter stages of the Hundred Years War.

1491, by Charles C. Mann, about the Americas before Columbus arrived.

Mark Steel is in Town, by Mark Steel. It's hard to describe this book, but it's about comedian and amateur historian Mark Steel, and he writes a bit about the towns he visits when he's on tour. I was very excited when he wrote about a town I'm familiar with, and a pub that I walk past on my way to the train station.

Hitler 1936-1945: Nemesis, by Ian Kershaw. Exactly what it says on the tin - a biography of Hitler. Gets a lot of funny looks on the train, this one.

I have a lot of free time on my hands at the moment.

 

[MoganAnthony]

I am reading Harry Potter these days. It is an interesting series of seven novels this series of seven fantasy novels written by the British author J. K. Rowling. Character of Harry Potter is very interesting.