Comments on: Summertime, and the Picnicking Is Easy…

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:20:43 +0000

hi! where have i been? How did i miss this? first of all i am the lucky recipient of those chocolate cookies and they were beyond bliss.

now for the frying. let’s be honest. it’s not fear of frying. it’s fear of never ever getting the aerosolized oil off every surface of your kitchen.

I have fried exactly 3 times in my 45 years: age 10, funnel cakes. Age 30-something, fried chicken. A few years ago (with you paige?) squash blossoms. Always delicious. But them i eat too much of it and never want to make the same thing again.

when is the fry party? what are we making?

By: Norah

Norah — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:02:14 +0000

What about oven-fried chicken? It is much easier and can be just as good.

Amanda Hesser has a great recipe in Cooking for Mr. Latte.

http://leitesculinaria.com/5456/recipes-oven-fried-chicken.html

By: Paige Orloff

Paige Orloff — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 12:46:48 +0000

Ok, Monika, I'm not sure how we're going to manage the time difference (maybe I'll fry in the morning for lunch, and you'll fry in the afternoon for dinner??) but I think we're getting closer to the Great Internet Fry Off. In the interest of full disclosure, I should reveal that I did make fried chicken one time, and it was REALLY good. I used this recipe (scroll down to the bottom of the linked page to find it) from Suvir Saran's bookAmerican Masala and it was delicious.

By: monika

monika — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 07:34:27 +0000

Since I too have a fear of frying (maybe because I remember how a friend set her house on fire?), I would love a fry-tutorial!

I have been aching to make Mom’s Fried Chicken from The Bitten Word’s Fried Chicken cook-off:

http://thebittenword.typepad.com/thebittenword/2008/09/fried-chicken-wars-thomas-keller-vs-clays-mom.html

As for picnicking, I am still trying to recover from the Tapas party I threw for my bookclub meeting this week… (what do I do with all the amazing left over olives in the fridge???)

By: paige

paige — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:42:29 +0000

Ok, D, you asked for it: I think I need a fry-tutorial. Maybe we should do a chicken-fried-blog roundup. You game?

By: D Wilson

D Wilson — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:17:23 +0000

Do you remember that TV ad for rice krispie treats where the Mom makes them quickly in the kitchen while her family is eagerly waiting in another room. She reads a book for a while, then ruffles her hair, throws flour on her nose, and comes out bearing the platter looking exhausted from her “efforts” to great acclaim.

I am like that with my frying. It isn’t that hard, but it is that messy, albeit delicious and beloved by my family.

So I fry a few times a year, for special occasions. And I always make a big production our of how reluctant I am to do it. I make my family beg and promise extravagant favors in return for every stint at the cast iron pan.

And I always, always, make enough for leftovers so I can enjoy at least one go-round of fried without the associated effort.