BAGUETTES!!!

Yesterday, when Elaine and I were at Sam's Club we decided to invest in a 25 lb. bag of bread flour, and today we decided to do something with it. Our first venture was in creating baguettes, which are one of my favorite types of bread. So we set about making them with Mavin, and we came up with two beautiful baguette loaves. Mine was significantly larger than Elaine's (oops) but they both came out looking gorgeous. As of right now, we have just finished off the smaller of the two loaves, and it was so delicious! Yay for baguettes!!
-Claire

Chicken experiment

A. (Elaine's chicken)

B. (Claire's chicken)

Claire's mom gave us two chickens. She told us to experiment with them...so we did. I have to say, chicken "A" was superb, but chicken "B" won the taste test from the Dolan family. Defeat...

• Anyway, I used herbs de provence, rosemary, worcestershire sauce, and lots of butter. I also pulled the skin away from the muscle to create a crispy finish.

• Claire used lots of butter, basil, sea salt, and thyme. She also pulled away the skin for extra crispiness.
• Both were cooked in a 400 degree oven until they reached an internal temperature of 165 degrees F.

-Elaine