A Sneak Peak Just for You
Hello Again!
Dave from McElhoes Family Farm/Belmont here.
I
wanted to give you a heads up before I send this out tomorrow, but
first I thought I'd share what we had for supper last evening.
I was busy trying to get the website and the email ready, and just
didn't have time to really cook anything in depth. I had one our
chickens cut up in the 'fridge and I remembered an old commercial from
when I was a little kid. It was for Shake 'n Bake. A crispy coating
for chicken that you put in the oven for a fast easy meal.
"Do
they even make that anymore", I wondered. Since I mostly have always
cooked from scratch (mostly economics, not virtue), I really don't know
what kind of stuff like that is available.
Still,
these people (my ... family) like to eat most every day, so I needed
something... I'd figured I'd make my own shake and bake. I even cajoled
my daughter Katie to mix it up and shake the bag. Turned out great, so
I'm sending it along in case you might be in a similar situation some
time. But I couldn't get my kid to say "It's Shake 'n Bake, and I
helped!" Good luck with yours.
In a zipper bag combine:
- 1 cup unseasoned breadcrumbs
- 2 tsp onion powder
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tsp dried parsley
- 2 tsp dried basil
- 1 tsp salt (fine)
- 1 tsp paprika
Mix well.
Preheat your oven to 400F, line a rimmed cookie sheet with foil and oil it.
I
had Katie hold the bag open as I rubbed oil all over each chicken piece
and put them, one at a time, into the bag. Katie shook the bag to coat
the pieces and I removed and placed them onto the cookie sheet. When
the pieces were all coated and placed, I gently patted a little of the
remaining crumb mixture onto the pieces to help fix any light spots.
I
used all the pieces from a large chicken and it only took about 45
minutes. At about the halfway point I laid a sheet of foil over the
pieces very lightly just to keep things from getting too brown. Use a
thermometer if you want to verify doneness the usual 165F I reckon. Not
gonna lie, I just eyeballed it.
Anyway,
with that out of the way, I want to tell you about our "Chicken Club".
It's kind of like a CSA. It costs $150 to join, and you can order up
to a dozen of our juicy, nutritious, great tasting chickens FOR HALF
PRICE as soon as we harvest them. Along the way, I am talking to local
farmer friends to try to get even more deals for you. You will also
receive a 10% premium any of your other purchases from us for the rest
of the year. You also will get first dibs on other stuff we raise
throughout the year so you don't miss out when we run out. I also have
some special things planned, but I don't want to get ahead of myself.
We
only are able to offer a few of these memberships, as we can only raise
so much food. I appreciate your support in the past so I am sending
this to you today. If this caught you by surprise, but you are still
interested, just hit reply, and we can work something out.
Thanks for your time,
Dave
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