I actually just threw this together one day when trying to come up with an idea for these chicken thighs I had to cook. I had never really cooked much with reduced liquor, but after seeing a few other unrelated recipes, I figured I would give it a shot. Believe me, I am glad I did because this dish came out incredible!!

Ingredients:

5-6 Chicken Thighs
Olive Oil
1 cup Southern Comfort Liquor
1 cup chicken stock
Salt
Pepper

Preheat oven to 350.

In a large skillet (preferably one that is safe for the oven), add enough olive oil to coat the pan. About two tablespoons should work. Heat the pan to med-high. While you wait for the oil to heat, salt and pepper the skin side of the chicken thighs. When the oil just starts to smoke, add the chicken thighs skin side down. Salt and pepper the bottoms of the thighs while the skin side is frying. Fry the skin side until brown, about 4-5 minutes. Thighs are high in fat, so it may take a little longer for them to brown up.

Turn the thighs and brown the bottoms for about 4-5 minutes.

Remove the thighs from the pan, and drain out all the oil and fat. Add about a tablespoon of oil (just enough to barely coat the pan) add chicken back to the skillet and place into the oven for 30 minutes or until done. – (More…)

The news out there about flax seed is nothing but good. High in omega 3 fatty acids, it is really the only way to get these healthy fats without eating seafood.

This was my primary reason for trying flax seed. My wife is allergic to shellfish so our seafood diet is sparing at best. I decided to start using flax seed in many of my recipes.

In seed form, flax seed isn’t very beneficial, however ground up you can reap all of the benefits.

I buy the seeds and put then in the freezer. I grind up about a cup at a time (in a coffee grinder) and save it in the freezer as flax seed can spoil quite fast.

Since the local stores around here have really lousy bread, I decided to start making my own. It really isn’t very difficult and you can freeze your prepared bread dough to use later when you want fresh baked bread.

Here is my current favorite bread using ground flax seed:

Ingredients:

2 cups all purpose white flour.
1 cup ground flax seed.
1 packet active dry yeast (not the rapid rise).
1 teaspoon of salt.
2 tablespoons of honey.
1 teaspoon of sugar.
2 eggs.
1 cup milk.
3 tablespoons unsalted butter.

Put the cup of milk and the butter in a small sauce pan and melt on LOW until butter is melted. You do not want it any warmer than 110 degrees. Basically, when you stick your finger in – (More…)