Wfdt - Sun Jun 1

Boiled some crabs, they tasted good but all of the shells were really soft.

Air-fried wings. Not sure if I am going naked buffalo style or floured.

Not quite the same, but last night we went to Parrain's Seafood and I wasn't really feeling like seafood. I had eaten plenty recently. So, I ordered the fried Cornish hen. It's marinated in Frank's Red Hot and then deep fried to protection. Very good, crisp skin with the meat having just a back flavor of the hot sauce. Served with dirty rice. Recommended.

Firehouse sub, in a hotel for the week

Blondie made sweet potato, black bean, & chick pea enchiladas. Delish!

Lamb ribs
Wild mushroom soup
Salmon
Cab Franc

Cut up about a 3-1/2 lb hen and put it in a brine. Brine was salt, sugar, coarse black pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, poultry seasoning, paprika, cayenne and a little hot sauce. Pulled it from the brine, rinsed it and then dredged the still wet chicken in seasoned flour. By dredged, I mean I dropped the pieces into a paper bag, that had the flour in it and shook it up to get each piece fully coated. I’m old and that’s how my Mama did it for her whole 94 years of life. :) Seasoned flour (a mixture of both AP and self rising) had salt, black pepper, paprika and a little cayenne. You can add, delete and/ or adjust to taste, both the brine and the flour. Gives a crispy crust but not a really thick coating, which is how I prefer it. I deep fried this but pan fried is better, at least in my opinion.