tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post5814848195101765443..comments2024-03-28T09:10:39.441-04:00Comments on ben and birdy: Cheater Chicken ConfitBenBirdy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/13328557199418095755noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-87253498356346702352016-06-16T21:57:29.602-04:002016-06-16T21:57:29.602-04:00OMG, this sounds amazing. I want to like chicken l...OMG, this sounds amazing. I want to like chicken legs (often at a great price at Whole Foods, as you mentioned) but they're so gnarly most of the time, all veins and tendons and undesirably functional. I want to make this and the cassoulet, because lately I have been craving beans. Thank younotlikeacathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09717346193655014692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-14956402126334564132016-05-04T11:48:54.062-04:002016-05-04T11:48:54.062-04:00: ): )BenBirdy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13328557199418095755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-35608292710816347602016-05-04T11:48:44.603-04:002016-05-04T11:48:44.603-04:00Yes, I'm sure it would. I almost said as much....Yes, I'm sure it would. I almost said as much. My friend Launa made it that way, and it sounded like it came out great.BenBirdy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13328557199418095755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-91660622966615260462016-05-04T11:47:55.652-04:002016-05-04T11:47:55.652-04:00: ): )BenBirdy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13328557199418095755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-37302750320939174062016-05-04T11:47:46.902-04:002016-05-04T11:47:46.902-04:00Sounds delish, Cathy!Sounds delish, Cathy!BenBirdy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13328557199418095755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-62949041411785523412016-05-04T11:47:19.959-04:002016-05-04T11:47:19.959-04:00Ann, how kind of you to think to ask! His elbow is...Ann, how kind of you to think to ask! His elbow is congenitally dislocated-which means that it looks crazy (picture two bones not actually meeting up at the joint), but is functionally unimpaired. So, all good! xo<br />BenBirdy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13328557199418095755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-78004741117922312802016-05-04T11:46:23.401-04:002016-05-04T11:46:23.401-04:00junebug, thank you. xoxojunebug, thank you. xoxoBenBirdy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13328557199418095755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-55707397248431412432016-05-04T11:46:08.497-04:002016-05-04T11:46:08.497-04:00Dolly, thank you. Enjoy your 16-year-old, however ...Dolly, thank you. Enjoy your 16-year-old, however fleetingly!BenBirdy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13328557199418095755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-1813068767105434072016-05-04T11:45:40.678-04:002016-05-04T11:45:40.678-04:00Oh, Monica, I know *exactly* what you mean. The ne...Oh, Monica, I know *exactly* what you mean. The new-driver chattyness! I really do love it. It really is bittersweet.BenBirdy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13328557199418095755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-46543967177001601412016-05-04T11:44:42.581-04:002016-05-04T11:44:42.581-04:00Yoiks to both stories! Thank you for the warning (...Yoiks to both stories! Thank you for the warning (Mom). No, really, I am very careful. This is a rare case where it is one thing or another, but both are edible. I swear.BenBirdy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13328557199418095755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-70058795400157091242016-05-04T11:43:41.722-04:002016-05-04T11:43:41.722-04:00Doesn't he? : )Doesn't he? : )BenBirdy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13328557199418095755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-52561644498007790122016-05-04T11:43:26.491-04:002016-05-04T11:43:26.491-04:00: ): )BenBirdy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13328557199418095755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-84574124418710942262016-05-03T23:41:08.344-04:002016-05-03T23:41:08.344-04:00That moment when you're ogling over blogged me...That moment when you're ogling over blogged meats and you get an email notification your favorite author's book, Catastrophic Happiness, is finally available for you to borrow from the library! Best Tuesday night surprise. thebeeskneeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17770234795915929516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-71313411876893349302016-05-02T23:06:45.582-04:002016-05-02T23:06:45.582-04:00Dear Catherine and other chefs - just wondering if...Dear Catherine and other chefs - just wondering if this would work in the crock pot? or is it important that it's cooked in the oven?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-81542630159969998532016-05-02T14:44:47.878-04:002016-05-02T14:44:47.878-04:00My reaction to that picture of Ben was "Has M...My reaction to that picture of Ben was "Has Michael changed his hair or something? He looks a little different today -- OMG THAT IS TINY BABY BEN!" Well, now I feel incredibly old and I'm off to count my grey hairs and wrinkles. Meghttp://simpsonsparadox.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-49732607904536963692016-05-02T09:48:48.394-04:002016-05-02T09:48:48.394-04:00Made this overnight last night and will heat up fo...Made this overnight last night and will heat up for dinner tonight. My son ate one for breakfast already though, so I already know it's good.<br /><br />Made it with boneless and skinless chicken thighs and even without the skin giving extra fat, it turned out really well. <br /><br />Also, the rack in the oven I cooked it on wasn't exactly in the middle (a little closer to the top) and it made it so the top of the chicken crisped up by itself, without needing to do anything more when it was done. Just thought I'd share. --Cathy KAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-28923713791130692682016-05-02T00:21:12.375-04:002016-05-02T00:21:12.375-04:00Please forgive me if this is too nosy...or inappro...Please forgive me if this is too nosy...or inappropriate...or something to that effect, but I must ask. While I was gawking at how grown up and mature Ben looks (I'm one of those crazy readers who has been following this blog since you were pregnant with Birdy...) I for some reason flashed back to a long-ago entry about Ben and an anomaly with his bone and his elbow. And for some reason I must ask, did that ever sort itself out? Did they leave it alone? Curiosity is getting the better of me.<br /><br />I am notoriously bad at cooking meat, but this recipe looks like something I might actually be able to make without messing up! thank you! Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08399233052935035750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-66052136410820071052016-04-28T16:24:28.240-04:002016-04-28T16:24:28.240-04:00Wow! So glad they recovered fully. My uncle ate wh...Wow! So glad they recovered fully. My uncle ate white day lilies (evidently they aren't ALL edible), and fortunately it wasn't life-threatening as much as hilariously hallucinogenic. junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03819323777503617433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-89003602140668430862016-04-28T16:19:42.376-04:002016-04-28T16:19:42.376-04:00Really, I cannot tell you how sorry I am about the...Really, I cannot tell you how sorry I am about the persistence. Lots of love to you. It is such a treat to see Birdy's face and Ben's face in a post. My kids are so, so crazy about chicken (and I hate handling poultry so, so much); I can't wait to make this. AND a bonus recipe! superXOXjunebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03819323777503617433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-30609869373501032742016-04-28T10:39:39.606-04:002016-04-28T10:39:39.606-04:00Hey Catherine, I bet you have to beat the girls of...Hey Catherine, I bet you have to beat the girls off with a stick to keep them away from your Ben. He is sooooo handsome<3 My 16 yo is also new to driving and is never home, except for when we make him cut the grass. I finished your book and oh......it tore at my heartstrings. You have a way of writing that just draws us in and I love that about you. <br />Take care and hugs to you and yours<3<br />xoxoxoxoDollsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08471124898666307618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-86383057766810793982016-04-28T09:04:16.335-04:002016-04-28T09:04:16.335-04:00Ahhhhh a nice glimpse of Ben, or "your Ben&qu...Ahhhhh a nice glimpse of Ben, or "your Ben" as I always think of him, as I have a Ben who is the same age. I have been reading since they were babies and blogs were called "diaries", at some point I realized you lived in MA, as we do. My Ben was born in August and he just got his license last week. I am having a hard time with this direct proof of growing up - my favorite part, however is how chatty he is when he is driving and I am sitting in the passenger seat! Because he has to focus on the road, he can't look at his phone or sleep, so talking to me is the only option. I feel like these conversations are so grown up! It is like we have not really had a conversation since he was 11, and now all of a sudden he is an adult who is reading books and has opinions about politics and life! The very definition of bittersweet!monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04125189057169629060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-41872977066828273012016-04-28T08:45:57.408-04:002016-04-28T08:45:57.408-04:00I love the foraging idea. And also - be careful. M...I love the foraging idea. And also - be careful. My best friend's family ate "wild asparagus" (turns out it was wild indigo) and ended up in the ER.They did fine ultimately. It even got written up: http://www.thepoisonreview.com/2014/12/29/nicotine-poisoning-from-an-asparagus-look-alike/<br />Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13154866956041519833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-3508372923510940762016-04-28T07:21:26.613-04:002016-04-28T07:21:26.613-04:00Ben looks so much like Michael!Ben looks so much like Michael!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490694024529550949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-35916240823590055012016-04-28T00:41:07.590-04:002016-04-28T00:41:07.590-04:00No chicken for me, sorry! BUT! Birdy's hair is...No chicken for me, sorry! BUT! Birdy's hair is lovely and Ben's too, and... what I really wanted to say is that Ben is gorgeous, but of course not as gorgeous as MY OWN teenager :-P (minus the acne on his forehead [thankfully!] -- don't your kids have acne? So so sad!)Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06902911922952429223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-82607427568516658782016-04-27T17:46:40.318-04:002016-04-27T17:46:40.318-04:00Must make this immediately!Must make this immediately!Faithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17771712111087850372noreply@blogger.com