Spoiled Chicken Cacciatore

Posted by Leeya, July 27, 2008 at 3:20 PM

It was delicious. I used Giada de Laurentis' recipe. Even though it was a hot summer evening, I enjoyed cooking it. It had lots of great colors. Reds, greens, yellows! The dish was sweet, tangy, hearty, and rustic. I used a WHOLE chicken and had a WHOLE lot of leftovers. I was happy about having the leftovers for dinner again the next day. I was already thinking of other things to do with all that extra time I'm going to have since I don't have to cook a new meal. Because the leftovers were too warm to put them in the fridge right away, I left it on the counter to cool it down. However, I was too busy watching the Food Network's Iron Chef that evening that I had completely forgotten about the chicken on the counter. I discovered it the following morning, sitting on my counter, all spoiled... The pretty colors faded, the hearty sauce looked sad and dreary... I dropped the chicken, one big spoonful at a time in our trash can. I wanted to cry. I hated myself for forgetting and wasting good food!! It ruined my day.. As a punishment, I had a bowl of cereal for dinner that evening. Anyone else have a similar story?

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