Oven "fried" chicken strips

• Sauce:
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/4 cup spicy brown mustard
• 
  Chicken:
• 1 1/2 pounds chicken breast tenders (about 16 pieces)
• 1/2 cup low-fat buttermilk
• 1/2 cup coarsely crushed cornflakes
• 1/4 cup seasoned breadcrumbs
• 1 tablespoon instant minced onion
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

Preheat oven to 400°.

To prepare chicken, combine chicken and buttermilk in a shallow dish; cover and chill 15 minutes. Drain chicken, discarding liquid.

Combine cornflakes and next 5 ingredients (cornflakes through pepper) in a large zip-top plastic bag; add 4 chicken pieces to bag. Seal and shake to coat. Repeat procedure with remaining chicken. Spread oil evenly in a jelly-roll pan, and arrange chicken in a single layer in pan. Bake at 400° for 4 minutes on each side or until done. Serve with sauce.

Caribbean chicken

46oz can pineapple juice
2 bottles bbq sauce
1/2 cup honey
1/2 tsp crushed garlic
chicken pieces

Rinse and place chicken in crockpot.
Stir together ingredients for sauce and pour over chicken.
Cook on high for 6ish hours.

Honey spiced chicken

chicken pieces
1 1/2 cup ketchup
1 1/2 cup honey
1 cup Worchestershire sauce
1/2 cup cider vinegar
3 tbsp dijon mustard
1 tbsp paprika
2 tsp crushed garlic
1 tbsp chili powder
1 tbsp cumin


Mix together all ingredients except the chicken. Pour over chicken and let marinate overnight. Grill, bake, or crockpot the chicken until done.

Chicken broth

2-1/2 pounds boneless chicken pieces
2 celery ribs with leaves, cut into chunks
2 medium carrots, cut into chunks
2 medium onions, quartered
2 bay leaves
1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
8 to 10 whole peppercorns
2 quarts cold water
Directions: Place all ingredients in a soup kettle or Dutch oven. Slowly bring to a boil; reduce heat. Skim foam. Cover and simmer for 2 hours. Set chicken aside until cool enough to handle. Remove meat from bones. Discard bones; save meat for another use. Strain broth, discarding vegetables and seasonings. Refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight. Skim fat from surface.

HINT: 1 1/2 cups of this broth equals 1 can of commercial chicken broth.
HINT #2: Can be frozen.

Cider brined turkey(s)

2 up to 15lb turkeys, washed
turkey oven bags

BRINE:
10 cups apple cider
1 tbsp black peppercorns, crushed
1 tbsp ground allspice
1 tbsp ground ginger
1 tbsp whole cloves
4 bay leaves
4 oranges, sliced

AFTER THE BRINE:
8 garlic cloves
2 tbsp ground sage
1 tbsp ground thyme
2 tbsp parsley
2 cans chicken broth
1 tsp pepper

To prepare brine, combine first 8 ingredients in a large saucepan; bring to a boil. Cook 5 minutes. Cool completely.
Remove giblets and neck from turkey. Rinse turkey with cold water; pat dry. Trim excess fat. Stuff body cavity with orange slices. Place a turkey-sized oven bag inside a second bag to form a double thickness. Place bags in a large stockpot. Place turkey inside inner bag. Add cider mixture. Secure bags with several twist ties. Refrigerate for 12 to 24 hours, turning occasionally.
Preheat oven to 500º.
Remove turkey from bags, and discard brine, orange quarters, and bags. Rinse turkey with cold water; pat dry. Lift wing tips up and over back; tuck under turkey. Tie legs together with kitchen string. Place garlic, sage, thyme, parsley, and broth in the bottom of a baking pan. Arrange turkey, breast side down, in pan. Brush turkey back with 1 tablespoon butter; sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon pepper and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Bake at 500º for 30 minutes.
Reduce oven temperature to 375º.
Remove turkey from oven. Carefully turn turkey over (breast side up) using tongs. Brush turkey breast with 1 tablespoon butter; sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon pepper and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Bake at 375º until a thermometer inserted into meaty part of thigh registers 170º (make sure not to touch bone). (Shield the turkey with foil if it browns too quickly.) Remove turkey from oven.

Another way to do this is to follow the directions for brining all the way to adding the spices before baking. Put oven on 375 degrees and bake slowly, rotating turkeys every hour, until they are done.

And yes, for those who are curious, I really bake 2 turkeys every Thanksgiving. :-)