That moment when your vegetables are close to spoiling because you’ve over filled your fridge *gasp*. I get this moment about 2-3 times a week because I always buy more food than I should, same with catering; I ALWAYS over cater. I catered for a braai recently which had 10 guests in total but ofcourse home girl made enough food for 30+ people.

Point is I do not like food going to waste so as soon as things are about to spoil I wreck my head trying to come up with recipes I could share. This recipe happened to be a Quiche with a bread casing.

Your girl bumped into a different kind of Pasta as she was grocery shopping the other day. The tag on the shelf said “Rice Pasta” and the first thing popped into my mind was Risotto, which I am no fan of. Risotto is a dish made from Arborio Rice which is an Italian Rice. It is very tasty when its fresh and warm but not as delicious when cold because it gets dry and grainy. Anyway, I thought to myself this could be less chewy and grainy. 

All hail from the land of a chicken lover!

Guys I love chicken to bits and pieces, KFC, Chicken Licken, Hardbody Chicken (a complete favorite).

The only thing I do not like is the idea of “deep fried” chicken. Imagining my chicken soaking in hot oil and absorbing all that fat just puts me off. I don’t have an issue with shallow frying, its just the swimming in fat that I do not approve of.

Since I’m a bit of a DIY in the kitchen I decided to try my own version of fried chicken, which I think could be right up there with your KFC’s and Chicken Licken lol.

Recipe:

You will need all your favorite spices. Boil you chicken in stock and some spices for about 20-25mins, so it can absorb all the flavors. Make sure you do not over cook it, because you are still going to grill it. Once your chicken is slightly cooked, allow it to cool and prepare your coating.

Beat some eggs into one bowl and put some crushed kellogs cornflakes and spices in another bowl. Coat your chicken with the egg mix then coat it with cornflakes.

Once all your chicken has been coated, refrigerate it for about 15mins to allow your coating to set.

Grill your chicken in a preheated oven at 180-200 degrees for about 30 minutes then VOILA! you have your “non” Fried chicken.

Alternative: If you’re just craving a snack you can dip you chicken into a sauce mix (sweet chillie, chillie and BBQ) .

Serving Suggestions:

• Sunday Kos
• Mash & Gravy
• Mac & Cheese
• Oven Baked Chips

Stews are amazing, you’re never required to spend endless hours on the stove watching. The most important thing is having all your veggies prepped and once the stew thickens make sure it does not burn and stick to the bottom of the pot, especially if you have used thickening agents like flour or corn starch because those burn very quickly if they’re not watched.

This Lazy Stew recipe is mainly for people who struggle with watery stews. It will allow you to have a little bit of control, and it is a bit different from your conventional stew cooking Method.