“It would have been a different story if it wasn’t a basic foodstuff, and if food security wasn’t the third priority on the government’s agenda,” said Schutte. “In such a case, you need a more comprehensive strategy.” – Bloomberg
The serving was a half chicken with mashed potatoes, gravy and a mixture of corn, bell peppers and green beans. The chicken was moist and the coating was lightly crisped, golden and peppery. Pepper has heat but lacks the depth of flavor you get from chilies. Nevertheless, it was a very tasty, satisfying meal.
There is much more oven-baking going now that the weather is cold. Hubby, daughter Sue, and I love leaving the oven door open after whatever was baked has been taken out. There are more baked potatoes and baked chicken. I broke out my heavy velour robe to put on while watching TV later in the evening. We make sure that our outdoor cat Louie has plenty of food to keep him warm. I still don’t have all the Christmas decorations back in the attic as yet. Hubby took down some of the outside Christmas decorations but the Christmas star is still shining from our rose trellis. The next “warm” day, he will take that down and put up our Valentine lights. I still have a few New Year’s cards to write. Then the unused cards will go up into the attic. By the way, did you hear that the wind chill factor atop Mt. Washington this past cold Sunday was 53 below zero? And we thought we were cold in Boston!
Most farmers in participating countries have opted for the enriched cages, installing roomier enclosures that allow hens to stretch their wings, roost on an elevated platform and nest in a designated nesting area. Others have arranged for barns or other free-range systems, but the law now clearly reserves hens a seat at a nest.
The order consisted of four small pieces; leg, wing and thighs, and with the sides it was filling enough. The first thing I examined was the coating. It was pretty greasy, thin—almost non-existent—and more brown than golden. While I found it very flavorful, Dawn wasn’t crazy about it. As mentioned, it’s a new menu item, and they might still be experimenting with it.
She’d been a bit down. Her physical activities had been severely curtailed, and I realized she needed a less demanding diversion to look forward to—but what could we do? There certainly wasn’t going to be any drinking, and dancing would just be embarrassing.
