A Tale of Two Chicken Thigh Recipes

I eat a lot of chicken. I ate a lot of chicken before this diet. I happen to be a dark meat gal. I do eat light meat, but it usually has to be cooked into something because white meat tends to be too darn dry for me. I've had my eye on this recipe from Cooking Light magazine for about a year now. It's called Meltingly Tender Chicken, Miso, Ginger, and Carrots. I waited to make it until I had the miso. Miso, by the way, is a paste made of fermented soy and grain. Well, as it turned out, the recipe was overly fussy. When it told me to put a zip lock baggy in a two-cup measuring cup, pour the drippings in, let it settle, cut the tip and remove the drippings sans oil, I thought, "Ok, sounds simple enough, but I ended up having less than a teaspoon of drippings. That was a wasted zip lock bag.

The chicken was fine. I liked the added miso, but no, it was not "meltingly tender." It was ok, and not worth all the fussy grating and pouring. I was not really impressed.

Tonight, I had Roasted Chicken Thighs with Mustard-Thyme Sauce.This was not an overly fussy recipe. It was really quite easy. I'm not a big fan of mustard of any kind, but I thought it really tasted fine in the sauce. However, what really made the sauce outstanding was the thyme. I've always used basil, oregano, parsley, and chives, but I hadn't fully explored thyme the way I have since I started this little adventure, and I really like it. Of course, I don't know if the dogs can say the same when they have to listen to me sing, "Thyyymmme is on my side, yes it is," whenever I chop it. Well, at least they haven't howled at me over it.

Update

I started this "diet" thing two weeks ago, and yes, I have lost some weight. I haven't weighed myself, but I'm guessing about five pounds, most of it water weight. But I found myself really hungry, eating just what was on the menu. To be honest, I wasn't eating everything on the menu. It usually called for an entree and additional fancy sides. I skipped a lot of them. I also never drink milk when it was on the menu. I don't drink milk, ever. So, I came to realize that I needed more control. I already had an account on My Fitness Pal, and I got back to it. Just putting a couple of day's meals in, I realize that I haven't been eating enough. Yes, I need to cut back, but starving will just result in my giving up. I'm determined to cook myself thin. I'm feeling a lot more comfortable. Hopefully, this will see me through. And thanks everyone for your support. I really appreciate it.