Herb Roasted Chicken and Potatoes

Serves 4
4 chicken leg quarters
4-5 small red or white potatoes halved
2-3 Tbsp olive oil
2 Tbsp chicken stock (from the boiled chicken pot)
1-2 garlic cloves
1Tblsp Oregano (fresh or dried)
1 Tbsp Basil (fresh or dried)
1 Tsp salt
1 Tsp black pepper
2-3 Celery stalks washed with leaves on

In a large pot of salted water boil chicken until almost cooked through.  Save the stock from the pot. Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees Arrange chicken on a rack in a roasting pan and surround with the potato halves. In a food processor add oil, stock, garlic, oregano, basil, salt, and pepper. pulse 5-6 times until well blended. Brush the tops of chicken and potatoes generously with the oil. Lay celery stalks on top and brush with the oil. Use all the herb infused oil. Tent the pan with aluminum foil and bale for 45-50 minutes. You can remove foil and broil for a few minutes to crisp the skin.

Orange Spice Bread Pudding

I tripled this recipe for these large deep pans

2 cups granulated sugar

5 large beaten eggs

1 1/2 cups milk (One large orange should give you this and zest)

1/2 cup fresh orange juice

2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

3 cups cubed Italian bread, allow to stale overnight in a bowl

1/2 cup packed light brown sugar

Zest of one orange

1 tsp nutmeg

1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, softened

1 cup chopped walnuts

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. spray a 13 by 9 by 2-inch pan with no stick spray. Mix together granulated sugar, eggs, nutmeg, orange juice, vanilla and milk in a bowl;  Pour over cubed bread and let sit for 10 minutes.

In another bowl, mix and crumble together brown sugar, butter, and walnuts.
Pour bread mixture into prepared pan. Spread brown sugar mixture over the top and bake for 35 to 45 minutes, or until set. Remove from oven.

Drizzle:

1 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted

1 egg, beaten

2 tsp pure vanilla extract

1/4 orange juice

Mix together the granulated sugar, butter, egg, and vanilla in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir until the sugar is melted then add the orange juice and mix well.  Drizzle this over your bread pudding. 

Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup and Fresh Biscuits

Biscuits:
1/2 cup Milk
1/2 cup heavy cream
Bisquick
1Tblsp butter (melted)
Salt & Pepper
Put Milk, cream, salt and pepper to taste,  and melted butter into a glass bowl and whisk together. Slowly add Bisquick until batter becomes lumpy but not to stiff. Spray a baking sheet lightly with non cook spray. Bake at 400 degrees until bottoms are lightly browned flip with a spatula and brown the other side. Remove from oven. If you like you can brush the tops with melted butter.

Chicken Noodle Soup:
6 chicken leg quarters boiled (DO NOT TOSS THE LIQUID IN THE POT)
8 cups chicken stock (fresh is best)
2 cups water
2-3 large carrots peeled and sliced
2-3 stalks celery washed and diced
2 Tbsp salt (for boiling water)
1 Tsp pepper (for boiling water)

Wash your 6 leg quarters and place then in a large pot filled about half way with water ( make sure water covers chicken) salt and pepper. Cover the pot and let boil until chicken is fully cooked. remove the chicken and allow to cool enough to debone. In another large pot add 8 cups of the stock from the boil chicken using a turkey baster to get the liquid from the bottom so you don't get to much of the fat. Save any remaining stock You can store it in your refrigerator for up to a week for use in other recipes. Add 2 cups water to the pot, carrots, deboned chicken, and celery and bring to a boil. While pot is boiling you can make your noodles.

Noodles:
3 cups flour
6 eggs

Put flour in a bowl and make a well in the center. crack all eggs into flour well and mix together with hands continue kneading and punching until dough is smooth let sit for about ten minutes. This is a good time to turn your soup to simmer. Roll out your dough on a floured pastry board or surface rolling very thin (noodles plump up) Cut them with a pizza cuter into even strips then cut the strips in half.

Turn up the heat on the soup pot until it comes to a boil and add the noodles a little at a time. Boil for about two minutes turn down heat to simmer. Simmer about ten more minutes and serve with biscuits.