Saturday, 19 January 2013

Dinner Preparation - Naked IM Professional Style


Fact: Real Simple Magazine Recipe as experienced by the Naked IM Professional

Buy:

·         1 lb new potatoes
·         2 carrots
·         2 small zucchini (or some other veg)
·         Olive oil
·         Whole grain mustard
·         1 bunch rosemary
·         Kosher salt and pepper
·         4 – 6 ounce boneless, skinless chicken breasts
·         4 1 quart resealable plastic freezer bags

Freeze

·         Quarter potatoes
·         Peel carrots
·         Cut carrots and zucchini into 2 inch sticks
·         Mix in a bowl with 2 tbsp olive oil, 2 tbsp mustard, 1 tbsp rosemary, ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teas-spoon pepper.
·         Season the chicken with 1 teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper.
·         Divide everything among 4 bags. Freeze until ready to cook – for up to 3 months.

Cook

·         Rush in house, dump coat on floor and leave work bags at the door – you aren’t doing any homework.
·         Race to kitchen and heat oven to 400F
·         Kick off your work shoes (careful not to nail the cat with them), rip off pantyhose and stretch toes.
·         Dig bag(s) of frozen chicken zucchini stuff out of freezer (ignore bag of peas you just ripped open)
·         Note: 1 bag is 1 human serving.
·         Get bottle of wine out of fridge at same time. Pour large glass – take first deep swig.
·         Dump contents of bag(s) into a baking dish. Jam into the oven (bugger whether it is at temperature or not)
·         Set timer and roast for 25 minutes (while lying on the couch getting gently and privately sauced – place work-related or self-help book on your lap to provide illusion that you are doing something worthwhile)
·         When timer rings, ask husband or child (6 or older) to toss the veggies and turn the chicken. Set timer for another 20 minutes or so – until chicken is cooked through.
·         Enjoy eaten from a plate on your lap, on the couch, while watching Downtown Abbey or Red Dwarf with the family.
·         (Note: children will be eating pepperoni sticks, grapes and cheese flavoured popcorn as they will not eat “mixed-up” food)

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