Weather ~ Picture of the Day ~ Hand Warmers ~ Honey Lemon Chicken ~ Steve and Barbara Voors ~ National Cranberry Relish Day

  

Good 30º dark cloudy morning. Rain is predicted for 50% chance today. 

 

Yesterday the clouds came in and we topped at 59º.

 

 

Picture of the Day

 

 

Interesting about hand warmers..........

 

Hand warmers are small (mostly disposable) packets which are held in the hand and produce heat on demand to warm cold hands. They are commonly used in outdoor activities. Other types of warmers are available to provide soothing heat for muscular or joint aches.

 

The hand and foot warmer was first patented by Jonathan T. Ellis of New Jersey in 1891, though no evidence exists that it was ever produced.

 

The first commercially produced hand warmer was created by Japanese inventor Niichi Matoba. Matoba received a patent for applying the principle of an oxidation reaction that produces heat by means of platinum catalysis. He then devoted his time to researching how to make the product suitable for practical use. In 1923, he manufactured a prototype of his device naming it HAKUKIN-kairo (HAKKIN warmer). A version of these original portable hand warmers is still produced in Japan.

 

^{Air-activated hand warmers contain cellulose, iron, activated carbon, vermiculite (which holds water) and salt and produce heat from the exothermic oxidation of iron when exposed to air. They typically emit heat for 1 to 10 hours, it usually takes 15–30 minutes to start to heat up, although the heat given off rapidly diminishes after 1–2 hours. The oxygen molecules in the air react with iron, forming rust. Salt is often added to catalyze the process.}

 

^{The kind I use are Hothands Hand Warmers. I get them at amazon.com. I love them in my jacket or bathrobe pockets!}

 

 

 

From Mr. Food

 

Looking for a way to keep the kitchen clean while making a fantastic dinner? Our Honey Lemon Chicken is the perfect combination of sweet, tangy, and mess free! Whip this recipe up anytime, and taste the southern hospitality as friends and family devour this delicious sticky chicken! It'll be come a fast fave you'll want to serve up at least once a week!

 

• 1 stick (1/2 cup) plus 2 tablespoons butter, melted and divided
• 1/2 cup honey
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 (3- to 3-1/2-pound) chicken, cut into 8 pieces

 

1. Preheat oven to 400º. In a 9- x 13-inch baking dish, place 1 stick melted butter.
2. In a small bowl, combine remaining 2 tablespoons butter, the honey, and lemon juice; mix well and set aside.
3. In a shallow bowl, combine flour, paprika, salt, and pepper; mix well. Dip chicken in flour mixture, coating completely. Place coated chicken into baking dish with butter, coating completely on both sides. Place skin side down in baking dish.
4. Bake 35 minutes then remove from oven and turn chicken over. Spoon honey mixture over chicken, then bake an additional 25 to 30 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink in center. Spoon pan drippings over the chicken and serve.

 

****Feel free to make this with all drumsticks, or wings or…you get the idea. And once you taste this, you’ll truly appreciate that this can be served for a quick and easy weeknight dinner or dress it up with some sliced lemons and it’s perfect for when you invite your extended family over. Everyone likes this; as for everyone liking your extended family, that is always iffy.

 

Special anniversary today, Steve (LASD ret) and Barbara Voors are celebrating their 49th. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY KIDS!! xo

 

Historically this date.......

1869 – In Dumbarton, Scotland, the clipper Cutty Sark is launched – one of the last clippers ever built, and the only one still surviving today.

1935 – The China Clipper, the first transpacific mail and passenger service, takes off from Alameda, California for its first commercial flight. It reaches its destination, Manila, a week later.

1963 – In Dallas, Texas, US President John F. Kennedy is assassinated and Texas Governor John B. Connally is seriously wounded. Suspect Lee Harvey Oswald is later captured and charged with the murder of both the President and police officer J. D. Tippit. Oswald is shot two days later by Jack Ruby while in police custody.

1995 – Toy Story is released as the first feature-length film created completely using computer-generated imagery.

And births this date include....

1899 – Hoagy Carmichael, American composer (d. 1981)

1921 – Rodney Dangerfield, American comedian (d. 2004)

1924 – Geraldine Page, American actress (d. 1987)

1932 – Robert Vaughn, American actor (d.2016)

 

1943 – Billie Jean King, American tennis player

  

 

1958 – Jamie Lee Curtis, American actress

1961 – Mariel Hemingway, American actress

 

 

 

All I know. Nuff said. Have a good Tuesday. Ciao.

xo Sue Mom Bobo

 

 

Another seasonal holiday staple graces the table each year and National Cranberry Relish Day makes sure you’re prepared. On November 22nd make sure you’re stocked and ready. Get tasting the many recipes out there and pick your favorite one!

Believed to have originated in the New England States during the early 1900s, cranberry relish is a traditional part of many families’ Thanksgiving dinner.

Each Thanksgiving, Susan Stamberg provides National Public Radio listeners with her mother-in-law’s recipe for cranberry relish sauce. The American radio journalist, an American radio journalist and Special Correspondent for NPR and guest host for Weekend Edition Saturday, has been doing this since 1971. What’s unusual about the special recipe, known as Mama Stamberg’s Cranberry Relish, is that horseradish is one of its principal ingredients. Craig Claiborne originally published the recipe in his food column in 1959.

Numerous cranberry relish recipes grace cookbooks and blogs across the internet. The bright and sweet flavors are enhanced by ingredients like apples, oranges, and pineapple. Make them spicy or nutty, too. You can even offer more than one style and use the leftovers for great sandwiches. But there’s more than one way to slice this cranberry.

• Use it as a marinade for pork, chicken or beef
• Add it to barbecue sauce and pour it over meatballs
• Mix it into a batch of muffins for breakfast
• Stir it into cream cheese and add it to your morning bagel

HOW TO OBSERVE

Enjoy the following recipes:

Mama Stamberg’s Relish

Cranberry Relish