Two Meal Cajon Chicken

 

Song:  Day After Day

Group:  Badfinger

Last Sunday...

I went back to Peak View restaurant after shopping at Safeway.

Upon arriving at just after 2 PM...

I saw a woman taking her guitar case to her car...

and then making two more trips as she also took an amplifier and then a music stand.

I had asked the waitress if they had musicians performing on a regular basis.

She said that they usually have a live performance on Sundays from 12 - 2 PM.

I just missed the performance  :(

I will be sure to go back just before noon in the future.

I just love their spring rolls.

I had the BBQ brisket spring roll once again...

but they many types.

I will try the others in due course.

I also ordered their BBQ Brisket Pho.

I added the veggies.

It was good...

and I now have a regular place to eat Pho.

They also have many types of Pho...

and I will be trying them as well in the future.

Yesterday...

I decided to make Cajon chicken so I may make two meals out of them.

I like having tons of spices...

so I buy in bulk.

I first coat one side of the chicken...

...and then flip them and coat the other side.

I have so many shelves in my kitchen.

Most are still empty...

but I am glad to have the potential to store many things.

I really like this rotatable bulk spice holder.

As I continue to buy bulk spices...

I will slowly fill this.

I usually eat Natto two to three times a week.

I just take out 3-4 packs of Natto from the vertical deep freeze in the washroom...

and put them in the fridge to slowly defrost over a couple of days...

and use the already defrosted Natto from the fridge...

just continually using and replacing them

(I eat 3-4 serving packs at a time).

I had stocked Natto in the deep freeze door for easy access.

Anyway...

with the chicken fully coated...

I then put them into the oven...preheated to 380 F for 30 minutes.

After allowing to cool for 10 minutes...

I sliced up two of them...

one for me...

and one for Bandi.

I then brought out some fresh mozzarella cheese to put on the sandwiches I was about to make 

for myself.

After slicing up the cheese...

I then placed them into a sealable container.

I like putting honey mustard and horseradish on most meat sandwiches.

I sliced up one piece of chicken for my sandwiches.

I then grabbed a piece of chicken and sliced it up for Bandi.

Each one is about one pound.

Bandi just loves Cajon chicken.

I just allowed the other two pieces of chicken to cool as I ate.

After putting together the first sandwich...

I put it in the micro for 45 seconds to fully melt the mozzarella.

I then stored the last two pieces of chicken for the morrow.

Later that night...

I made some hot buttered popcorn for Bandi and me to enjoy as I watched

one of my favorite reruns (Frasier) on my iPad.

Bandi gets so excited whenever I get out the air popcorn maker.

I always eat a handful at a time...

and then give her some each time I do.

This late morning...

I used the last of the Cajon Chicken to make Cajon Chicken Yakisoba

(I left some for Bandi to eat as well...just for a taste).

Up here in the mountains...

the weather changes so quickly.

It started hailing as I was preparing the meal this morning.

As the temperature did a precipitous fall...

I lit the fireplace...

and turned on the firebox fan.

It kicked out so much heat so quickly that I shut it off after 15 minutes or so.

It had heated up the whole great room and the loft in that short time period.

Before I had even shut off the fireplace...

the skies had cleared.

As I decided to take the trash down to the community center...

I first took Bandi out to use the bathroom.

It had warmed up so quickly that I just went out in my sweat pants and a T-shirt.

On my way back home after dropping off my trash.

Bandi had a great time...

as she always does anytime we take a car ride

(on the way back...she saw some deer).

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As I had eaten quite a bit...

I am just going to relax in bed until my food digests...

maybe even take a nap.

I plan to practice guitar later tonight.

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I have a big advantage in time and effort savings...

as I usually only eat once a day (usually in the late afternoon to early evening).

So...

 I usually only have to cook once a day...

 even less when I batch cook.

Even when I cook eggs...

I will cook one dozen at a time (for Bandi and me)...

and if I want left overs (egg sandwiches and food for Bandi on the morrow)...

I will cook even more.