Super Bowl

I can not believe that it is SUPER BOWL WEEKEND! I love watching the Super Bowl and usually can tell you WHO will win (my choice that is) and what we will be eating

We all know WHO TO CHEER FOR is just as important as WHAT TO EAT...but this year I do not know what I want to do!

I have really enjoyed watching the Saints play this year and have found myself cheering for them more times than not.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
Passing Cmp Att Yds TDs
Drew Brees 363 514 4388 34
Mark Brunell 15 30 102 0
Rushing Car Yds Avg TDs
Pierre Thomas 147 793 5.4 6
Mike Bell 172 654 3.8 5
Receiving Rec Yds Avg TDs
Marques Colston 70 1074 15.3 9
Devery Henderson 51 804 15.8 2

And then there are the Colts...I can't remember the last time I did not cheer for one of the Manning brothers. I respect the loyalty that they have to each other...LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it! AND Derek is in Indianapolis on his mission...I am pretty sure I would not get a cool COLTS Jersey if he heard I rooted against Indianapolis.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
Passing Cmp Att Yds TDs
Peyton Manning 393 571 4500 33
Curtis Painter 8 28 83 0
Rushing Car Yds Avg TDs
Joseph Addai 219 828 3.8 10
Donald Brown 78 281 3.6 3
Receiving Rec Yds Avg TDs
Reggie Wayne 100 1264 12.6 10
Dallas Clark 100 1106 11.1 10

The Food Network created "twice baked potato skins" for each team!! I like both of them but I think I would lean towards the Colts skin. SaintsWho are you cheering for? And what is your favorite Super Bowl Party snack?

Not A Bad Cook

I do not think I am a bad cook matter of fact...after watching the Food Networks Worst Cooks in America, I think I am a pretty decent cook.
anyways...I am always up for new tricks or ideas.

I had never watched "Cooking for Real" w/ Sunny Anderson but I was flipping through the channels and she was giving a tip I had never heard before. She was frying chicken bits and said ....

Are you ready...

Add corn starch 1/3 Cup to your 1 Cup of flour

that you dredge your chicken in and it will make the crust lighter.

CORN STARCH are you serious??

AND let your chicken "rest" for about 10 mins on a wire rack before you fry it.

Ladies and gents (you never know maybe gents read my blog too)

It was the BEST fried chicken ever.

You really do need to add lots of

SEASONINGS (add LOTS of SALT & PEPPER & GARLIC POWDER)

to your flour and cornstarch and mix it well. I also seasoned my egg wash.

I didn't care much for the orange sauce that she made...first it had to reduce for about 30 mins (NO YOU DO NOT ADD CORNSTARCH TO IT)

I think I would have preferred a sweet and sour.

So...there is my new trick for the week, thanks to Miss Anderson of the Food Network.

Let me know if you try it.