Is dinner ruined for sure?

17 years ago

LOL My mom is visiting and took it upon herself to roast the chicken. Well, I was planning on doing that, but okay ... then I remembered, Everything she touches when in the kitchen seems to turn into a recipe for disaster. She used to be a good cook but I'm not entirely sure what happened. I came downstairs and the bird was already in the oven. I asked if she had taken the bag of giblets out and she said no. I normally like to put in garlic or lemon in the cavity and just looked at her like "are you kidding?" That's only the first step in the directions. Will it still be edible? Will it take forever to cook? Should I just send her home now because I'm tried of expensive food being ruined? LOL (there was a pot roast incident earlier this week already ... *sigh*)

Sometimes I wonder how I ended up being such a reasonably good cook. LOL

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User
17 years ago
Just take the chicken out of the oven and remove the bag and shove in whatever you want to....lemon, herbs, etc. Or is the bird already cooked? If so, just dispose of the bag of giblets. I'm sure your mom isn't the first to cook a chicken or a turkey with the bag left inside. It won't kill you.

Besides, your mom driving you nuts, how are you doing Phyllis. Hope all is well with you and the kids. Have you had the new baby yet?

Ann
annie1992
17 years ago
Welcome home, Phyllis, I'm glad to see you again!

I agree with Ann T, if the chicken is cooked, just toss the bag of giblets. If it isn't, take the bag out, toss it and put in whatever you want. And keep the salt and pepper on the table because she probably didn't season it anyway, LOL.

How ARE you and the kids, and please, please, please update us on the status of that new baby!

Annie
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lowspark
17 years ago
Ya. What they said. Back when I was young and stupid (now I'm old and stupid LOL) I left the bag in a turkey. It came out fine, I tossed it after discovering it inside the cooked turkey. No harm no fowl....well actually no harm TO THE fowl! LOL (I take pleasure in amusing myself, no one else need laff at my silliness.) Wheeeee!
phyllis_philodendron
Original Author
17 years ago
LOL Annie, I think you're right! What kills me is how she said she didn't know, when it says it right there! *sigh* Directions? What directions? LOL

How I and the kids are doing is worthy of a whole other thread entirely LOL.
I'm working on it. :)
lindac
17 years ago
Nice to see you pop in here PP, and I concur....just remove the giblets bag....BT-DT LOL!

And be nice to your mother when she does stupid things....she was nice to you ( I hope!) when you were young and did stupid things.

Stop back again some time and fill us in...
Meanwhile enjoy your chicken dinner....it's be fine without any seasoning.
Linda C
cloudy_christine
17 years ago
Hi Phyllis! Good to hear from you again.
caliloo
17 years ago
I was just thinking of you in the last couple of days. Glad to hear you are hanging in and do come back and fill us in on the details when you have a little time....

Alexa
lakeguy35
17 years ago
Another just saying hey there and it's good to hear from ya!

David

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