Cornish Hen!

Well, I've for some reason or another have been procrastinating/neglecting this post. I don't know why, I love bragging about making new dishes that come out successful on the first try.

Oh well, LOOK AT THIS BEAUTIFUL THING. (I feel when I end all caps with a period, then it shouldn't be read as yelling so much as it is sternness. So there, read it like that. Anyway, LOOK.)

See? Isn't this pretty and look delicious? I wish the light was better, but I don't have a pretty little spotlight (yet. . .). Want to know how I made this little piece of awesome?

Well, first of all, you will notice the there are side dishes. TWO side dishes! Whoa, daddy!

But here's what's up. That rice right there, that wild rice. . . boxed. I cheated and bought the box that was just a couple bucks and made quite a bit. And the veggies were just a small bag of frozen mix. Works great! BAM, side dishes made easy.

Now, the only reason I got the hens was because they were on sale. $6 for 2. That's what you need to do when it comes to meat, if you know how to make it, buy it on sale.

Anyway. These babies go on a cooking rack, but I know not everyone has a cooking rack. So if you do have one. The bird goes into the oven that's been 350 degrees for an hour and fifteen minutes. If you don't have one, put the birds in for forty minutes, take them out and flip them, and put them back in for another 40. Just to make sure, buy a cheap little meat thermometer; when you poke them into the center of the chicken, it will tell you how hot it is, and many meat thermometers will tell you how hot the inside should be. In this case, about 165 degrees. If not, be sure to cut into the inside and see if it has cooked white.

See? One beautiful meal made easy. I had 4 birds, so after 2 $2 boxes of wild rice, a $2 package of vegetables, and $12 in Cornish hens (4 hens), I spent $18 in all, which means $4.50 a person. That is a little much even per person, but these birds are quite a bit of food. Needless to say I had plenty of leftovers for myself.

Also, if you haven't already, please share this blog with that friend of yours who spends too much money buying fast food or eating out. You know you have one.

Coming soon! More things I've neglected to post!