hello lovelies!
i hope this FBoF finds you well and set for...
les derniers jours de l'été 2014!
( summer's finish ! )
l'arrivée!
l'arrivée!
our weather continues to be amazing.
at night the lows are in the 40's and in the day the highs are in the 80's.
...my favorite weather...heat with an intermittent cool and soothing Autumn breeze.
i subscribe to a blog called French Word A Day.
today's word is : une mijoteuse (me-zho-teuz)
:: slow cooker
crock pot :: crockpot :: cocotte
i smiled when i read today's word.
i have difficulty visualizing those in the land of Le Creuset using a crock pot.
since Jay gave me my first piece of Le Creuset, three years ago, i stopped using
my "cocotte"... une mijoteuse!
( ...sounds so much better than "crockpot", doesn't it?)
(peut-être que je devrais dépoussiérer!)
( dust it off, Lynne!)
start with this recipe from one of Kristin's followers...
if you are not familiar with French Word A Day...
...i encourage you to visit Kristin.
she shares "a down home French life"!
"par chez nous français!"
( i am so going to redo our mailbox! )
posté pommes de terre avec de la citrouille sur le côté, beautés?
( posted potatoes with pumpkin on the side, lovelies?)
Mijoté de poulet au citron
3 cloves garlic, peeled
8 pieces of chicken, skinned
salt and pepper
1/4 cup Dijon mustard
1/2 cup lemon juice (about 4 lemons)
1/2 cup chicken bouillon
4 sprigs of tarragon (ok, if you have to, use 1 teaspoon dried tarragon)
1/3 cup heavy cream
Place the onions and the garlic in the crockpot.
Sprinkle the chicken pieces with salt and pepper, then slather them with the mustard and place in the crockpot.
Pour the lemon juice and chicken bouillon on top and then finish with the tarragon sprigs (or sprinkle on dried tarragon).
Cook on low heat for at least four hours, giving it a stir, if possible, along the way.
Before serving this crockpot lemon chicken recipe, remove the tarragon and discard. Remove the chicken, which should be falling off the bone, and set aside. Stir the cream into the sauce and then return chicken to the crockpot to serve.
Serves 6.
Note: For extra lemon flavor, place a couple of slices of lemon on top along with the tarragon before cooking.