Okay, I’m pretty sure I’ve mentioned somewhere on this blog that I am no fan of turkey. I mean, I get that it’s large, grand and it feeds a crowd. But, my gosh, you have to do so much to it to make it edible. You’ve gotta brine it, stuff butter under its skin and baste the crap out of it. And, as I mentioned, turkeys are large. That means they are difficult to maneuver into and out of the brine to the oven an onwards to the table. And if you aren’t feeding a small army, you will be eating leftovers for the rest of time. So, with my anti-turkey stance firmly established, I would like to throw my weight behind these Pomegranate Lacquered Cornish Hens with Jeweled Saffron Rice. If you have a small family who’s interested in moist, flavorful poultry meat, these hens have got your back.
Okay, so today’s post is going to be a little boring. It’s not because the recipe is boring. Oh no, this Chicken Fettuccine with Pumpkin Tarragon Sauce is the tops. It’s everything you want on a blustery fall evening when you’re so tired you can’t even see straight. No, today’s post will be boring because, to be honest, there is no larger concept behind this dead simple pasta dish. It’s just carbs in a bowl with a freakin’ delicious sauce and some choice proteins. There’s no homey memory, no history lesson, just some good ol’ fashion pasta porn. And if you’re down for that, read on and if you’re not, scroll down – I’m not the boss of you.
If you know this blog, you know that I don’t cut a lot of corners. In the era of 5-ingredient, 20-minute meals I stubbornly (stupidly?) continue to post long, long recipes. Week after week I come at you with overnight brines, batches of homemade pasta, and simple syrups. Two-week infused rum cocktails, pleated dumplings, and high maintenance poached chicken breasts. I swear I don’t do it to alienate you, I do it because it’s hard and sometimes doing something hard feels really good! And sometimes it doesn’t. And one of those times was this week. I was up to my eyeballs in work and other people’s problems. It was one of those weeks where you feel like you could totally scream into a pillow for the entirety of the weekend. And when you find yourself crawling towards the weekend, today’s Duck Fried Rice will be there for you.
