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[heidih]

I want to smash that garlic into the potatoes. For a singlet I sometimes do a cornish game hen just to get the optimal proportion of skin to meat for a single meal.

[Shelby]

I want to smash that garlic into the potatoes. For a singlet I sometimes do a cornish game hen just to get the optimal proportion of skin to meat for a single meal.

I was just thinking about c. game hens. The last ones I did--which was a few years ago- turned out dry dry dry. Maybe they were old....if I recall they were on sale.

[heidih]

I want to smash that garlic into the potatoes. For a singlet I sometimes do a cornish game hen just to get the optimal proportion of skin to meat for a single meal.

I was just thinking about c. game hens. The last ones I did--which was a few years ago- turned out dry dry dry. Maybe they were old....if I recall they were on sale.

When in doubt steam and finish with a glaze under high heat. Quick, juicy and simple.

[Hassouni]

This has not been trussed properly.

You didn't tell us there was going to be a test.

Oh no! Not improper trussing! Do you think it's going to explode?

(To further scandalize any chicken-trussing purists: I bought it that way. That particular brand trims and trusses the bird before packing it, so it goes into the oven with a minimum of effort.)

Hey, whatever works works, ain't no right or wrong if it tastes good!

Mmmm roast chicken....

[nickrey]

An afternoon beverage:



5 fresh strawberries
cracked ice
2 oz. light rum
1 oz. Canton ginger liqueur
A squeeze of lemon
-all whipped up with my immersion blender.

Just the thing for a sunny afternoon on the porch.

I like your style.

My naive stereotype of US Southern porches when I was younger involved people sipping Mint Juleps. As I got older, I found out what was in them. And to think that people used to have them in the morning!

[nikkib]

Great start to the week munchymom! Looking forward to the rest of the week!

[munchymom]

Good morning all! It's breakfast time:



Leftover mashed potatoes, browned in butter, with a little shredded cheese and a fried egg on top.

[C. sapidus]

This has been great fun so far, Christa, and I love the premise. Enjoy your week of indulgence!

[munchymom]

Hsppy Easter and Happy Passover to those who are celebrating this week! I don't celebrate either holiday, but I am a wholehearted believer in Spring Break. And you know what that means... Road Trip!

I've got a few hours' drive ahead of me, so I'll see you all sometime this afternoon.

[percyn]

Good morning all! It's breakfast time:



Leftover mashed potatoes, browned in butter, with a little shredded cheese and a fried egg on top.

Where is the obligatory money shot?

[munchymom]

I'm back! Now coming to you from Ocean Isle Beach, NC. The wi-fi here is quite slow, so you won't be seeing so many pictures while I'm here. I'm hanging out on an oceanfront balcony, sipping a glass of rum and ginger ale. It was a long drive - about 200 miles, and not a fast 200 miles at that. I drove straight through, because on Easter morning pretty much everything's closed, but I spotted some likely-looking produce stands and restaurants for the trip home.

[heidih]

No worries on the picture loading - written food porn will do ;)

We had a fantastic blog here years ago that had no images - hard to believe in the visual based times of today.

Balconies, porches- the South!

[munchymom]

Dinner:



Salami, cold roast chicken, Manchego cheese, 9-grain bread, and a little mayo and mustard. I remembered to bring almost everything I need but forgot to pack paper plates, which is why I'm eating off of a bread bag.

[Shelby]

Oh this sounds so relaxing!

Can I be nosy and ask are you meeting up with friends, or is this a vacation for just yourself? I've always wanted to just get away on my own for a couple of days and just do what I wanted the whole time. Even if it's just sitting outside with a glass of wine :)

[munchymom]

I'm on my own. It is extremely indulgent and relaxing. I've never done anything like this before - I pretty much went from living with my parents to living with my husband (with a few college roommates in between) and I've never traveled by myself. I was actually a little anxious before heading out this morning - I realize a drive to the beach isn't exactly backpacking through China, but I do feel quite successfully independent.

[Shelby]

I'm on my own. It is extremely indulgent and relaxing. I've never done anything like this before - I pretty much went from living with my parents to living with my husband (with a few college roommates in between) and I've never traveled by myself. I was actually a little anxious before heading out this morning - I realize a drive to the beach isn't exactly backpacking through China, but I do feel quite successfully independent.

I would have been nervous, too. I did a 12 hour one way drive and back on my own, though, a while ago and it gave me so much self confidence :)

P.S. I love the eating on the bread wrapper--it's recycling and no dishes.

[munchymom]

Breakfast time:



Brie on crackers, strawberries, and Champagne.

[LizD518]

I love that your vacation breakfast includes a glass of champagne!!

[ChrisTaylor]

Dinner:



Salami, cold roast chicken, Manchego cheese, 9-grain bread, and a little mayo and mustard. I remembered to bring almost everything I need but forgot to pack paper plates, which is why I'm eating off of a bread bag.

Lunch (or brekfast, even) of champions. Perhaps especially because you're eating off a shopping bag.

Awesome journey so far.

[ChrisTaylor]

Breakfast time:



Brie on crackers, strawberries, and Champagne.

This is breakfast? You're a goddess, munchymom. A goddess.

[munchymom]

Lunch:



Chicken and tomato with mayo and mustard on a wheat roll. Taco flavored Doritos on the side.

The "complimentary deluxe contintental breakfast" offered by the hotel was unexceptional from a culinary standpoint, but it did allow me to appropriate a few paper plates, napkins, and a plastic fork and knife so I don't have to eat off of wrappers anymore.

[mm84321]

Breakfast time:



Brie on crackers, strawberries, and Champagne.

These strawberries have not been hulled properly.

[Shelby]

Breakfast time:



Brie on crackers, strawberries, and Champagne.

These strawberries have not been hulled properly.

Ok, now THAT was funny


Good to see you loosen up a bit ;)




Munchy mom, I love your breakfast. I wish I could have the same thing every day.

[munchymom]

Tonight's dinner was pretty much the same as last night's dinner, so I'm not putting in another picture. I'm going to get an early start toward home tomorrow. I'll make a few stops for food along the way. So you should expect to see me sometime in the mid-afternoon. Off to enjoy my last evening on the beach.

[munchymom]

I'm back home, safe and sound. I ended up driving straight through again. So after ascertaining that my house was still standing, I headed over to one of my favorite neighborhood restaurants, Ilios Noche, for an afternoon snack:



Fried eggplant and zucchini chips, with tzatziki dipping sauce, and a glass of Chardonnay.

[Shelby]

I'm back home, safe and sound. I ended up driving straight through again. So after ascertaining that my house was still standing, I headed over to one of my favorite neighborhood restaurants, Ilios Noche, for an afternoon snack:



Fried eggplant and zucchini chips, with tzatziki dipping sauce, and a glass of Chardonnay.

You're killing me. That looks divine.

[Darienne]

Are the eggplant pieces also chips?

[munchymom]

Yes. I meant (fried(eggplant and zucchini chips)) not (fried eggplant) and (zucchini chips). It's all chips. Not as crunchy as potato chips, more sort of like very thinly sliced tempura.

[Kim Shook]

Christa – I am just loving this blog, just like I knew that I would. A couple of things:

I love your ‘theme’! I am a big ‘me time’ person and have threatened to run away from home in order to get it!

I’ve printed out your strawberry cocktail recipe – I want that as soon as the strawberries are good.

I love your plates. Are those really hieroglyphics?

In my recipe file cabinet, I have a print out, probably 15 years old, with a description of Yquem. I’ve never tasted it, but I've also never been able to toss the paper – I’m haunted by this wine. I jumped and smiled when I recognized the bottle!

Taco flavored Doritos are manna.

This is so good.

[munchymom]

Dinner!
Before...



...and after.