Monday, February 11, 2013

Chicken Dinner, Twas a Winner

I've been known to make a fantastic sandwich or two.  There are our own versions of certain sandwiches that have really become quite popular.  I dare not say they are the best because some of them were created after I read a message from a competitor claiming they had the best whatever.   A self claimed best really doesn't work for me and so I will not do the same thing.  Suffice to say we can make a sandwich that pleases a lot of people. 

That said you would think that I can make a fantastic meal for the family.  Unfortunately I usually end up making a minimum of two meals for the fam and sometimes three.  What I believe to be good and what my kids think is good are two different things.   I would say 75% of the time I am making something additional for one or more of the kids.  When I make something that all will eat without complaint and that I quite enjoy as well, that is nothing short of a miracle. 

Today we enjoyed such a miracle.  I have made shoyu chicken many times for the kids and it usually goes over okay.  Today I made a small addition.  The recipe calls for chicken thighs.  My kids are huge fans of chicken legs so I put some in.  They loved it.  Shoot, they even ate the rice this time.  I also added some corn on the cob which is probably not one of those items you would normally serve with shoyu chicken but I was going more for what I knew my kids would eat instead of foods that necessarily go together.  It worked.  Everybody ate everything and or a little of everything anyway and that was nothing short of miraculous.  It was good to come out a winner with tonights chicken dinner... 

Incidentally - shoyu chicken.  Google it.  Fantastic.  I cook mine in a slow cooker. 

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