Honey Glazed Chicken & Bulking Up

Hey y'all! ok, so dinner last night was a success...other than feeling lousy after it...but i was the only one, so i am pretty sure it wasn't the dinner. :)

MUSIC: Stroke 9 Nasty Little Thoughts - wonderful little band...makes me happy to listen to them. hadn't listened to that cd in a long time!

So, here is the recipe!

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Honey Glazed Chicken

From: Orchard Park Bible Church Cookbook (Recipe by Wendy Franz)

Tools/Appliances needed: 9"x13" baking pan, large bowl, oven

Preheat oven to : 350F

Ingredients

1/2 cup all purpose flour

1tsp salt

1/2 tsp cayenne pepper

3 lb chicken pieces

1/2 cup margarine, melted (and divided)

1/4 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup honey

1/4 cup lemon juice 

1tbsp soy sauce

1 1/2 tsp curry powder

Method

In a bowl, combine flour, salt and cayenne pepper; add chicken pieces and turn to coat.

Pour 4 tablespoons of melted margarine into a 9"x13" pan

Place chicken in pan, turning to coat with the margarine

bake, uncovered at 350F for 30 minutes

Combine 4 tbsp of melted margarine and the remaining ingredients

pour over chicken

bake 45 more minutes or till cooked through

Baste several times with pan drippings.

 

Did I like It? Yes, BUT, i found the curry in it, although slight, was a bit much for me. I like curry, but i think i would rather have seen this as a honey garlic sauce instead of a honey curry sauce. try it...it might be up your alley. i just didn't appreciate my clothes, breath and home reeking of curry all night. think it got to me.

Did I change anything? No. I made the recipe exactly as instructed.

Would you make it again? I did enjoy it, but i would probably choose a different recipe next time. it's a good base recipe, and the method is good, but it could use some tweaking. it is quite sweet as well, so you have to be in the mood for that.

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Ok, so as far as that goes, dinner was alright. like i said earlier, something was making me feel ick, but it was only me, so i'm pretty sure i didn't poison my family with dinner. *phew!!*

"BULKING UP"

I just got back from the Bulk Barn. I LOVE bulk barn. It's affectionately known to my kids as the "candy store" but i do get more than just candy there. :) today i picked up some yeast, cream of tartar, brown and icing sugars, whole nut nutmeg, and of course, some suckers for the kids. (ella's choice) the only thing that was different than usual in that shop was the cream of tartar. i have often passed recipes because they called for it, but i never had it on hand. I finally remembered to pick it up, so i no longer have an excuse. 

My new cookbook looks great! it is wonderful to look at, with all the hand drawn illustrations and how-to's. (would have hated to be that illustrator...hope they got paid enough!!) it's from 1980, but looks like it could have been from the 60's. :) it is filled with all sorts of traditional recipes, and i can't wait to try some. not sure what will be first on my list, but i'm sure i'll decide soon, and i'll be sure to let you know!!!

if anyone has any really great cookbooks that they could recommend, that would be great!!

 cheers!