Shoe Box Fried Chicken

It's been such a lovely weekend. I got to tag along for a trip to the Dekalb Farmer's Market and pick up some much needed fruits and veggies. I also got some pork belly for some culinary fun later this week. Additionally, I got together with some friends and had a picnic in Piedmont Park. We got under the shade of a big tree, ate fried chicken, caprese salad, grapes and fresh baked bread. We read from David Wondrich's Punch and laughed at how preposterous so many of the recipes sounded. And then we laid there for an hour and did nothing.

The fried chicken I made was surprisingly good. I've decided that I hate deep frying foods. I mean, I love deep fried foods, but it's such a hassle to actually do it at home. At any rate, I figured that some wings (surprise!) would be super easy. No batter- just a flour/corn starch/old bay dredge. Aside from the mess of the job, the wings turned out fabulously.

shoebox fried chicken

I then tweaked a sriracha sauce with some soy and ginger, plopped everything in a paper bag lined shoe box and there ya have it! Shoe box fried chicken! (dunno why they look so small in the pic)

Picnic in the Park

Atlanta has had a sudden string of golden weather. Two weeks ago the city was covered in snow and ice.  This weekend was 70 and sunny. Why not enjoy a picnic in the park? Inspired by the Hankook Taqueria's Korean tacos, I took a similar direction and made my own. I roasted a boston butt for a few hours to make some pulled pork, seasoned that with some Chinese BBQ sauce. Then I made what I call a garlic cooked slaw which is a spin on what my mom would make all the time back home.  And then I mixed up a honey Sriracha mayo for a quick sauce. Easy and damn cheap.  About six people showed up and there were leftovers.  All for about 10 bucks.

Chinese BBQ pulled pork tacos with garlic cooked slaw and honey Sriracha mayo