Hey hey, No, I'm not dead Y'all. I've been in hibernation. Working my little socks off and enjoying all the spoils that this fair City Dublin has to offer. I'm posting a little Halloween cocktail recipe for you inspired by my favourite Biblical Plague number eight, Those pesky little critters are good fried up and sprinkled in spiced salt. If you want a wee crispy snack to go with your cocktail. A Plague of Locusts. Much like the locusts who took and destroyed all the crops, here's Machine Head singing a little song about people who come into your life and take, take, take and never give back.
The Locust
25ml Brandy 25mCreme de Menthe 25ml chilled single or whipping cream Simply mix all the ingredients together in a chilled glass and serve. Don't worry if this recipe sounds a little daunting it tastes like peppermint. So its a good recipe for Christmas too if you rim the glass with crushed candy canes.
Well with the new Annihilator album out this year, what better way than to celebrate with a FEAST (get it, get it). Now most people these days say they don't have a lot of time for cooking. I say "BULLSHIT"! Here's my tricks for COOKING FOR A CROWD. What you want to do is to make life easy for yourself. You don't want to be standing in the kitchen all night slaving over a hot stove while your buddies circle pit in your living room. No, no. You wanna fling everything in the oven, strap on your spiky armbands and go join in that shit. Word of advice though....... Don't circle pit in a room with artexing. You'll get skint elbows.
This recipe is a bung it all in an oven tray and pap it in the oven dish. Easy peasy lemon squeasy. POOF! and it's done. Chicken tray bake for a crowd Feeds 12 You'll need a BIG DEEP oven tray. Ooh Er matron!
Before cooking
After cooking.
Ingredients 12 boneless and skinnless chicken thighs (the best bit of the chicken. Although Hannibal Lector says to go for the Oysters). 3 red onions peeled and cut into wedges 2 x 500g pack baby carrots tops removed 3 punnets cherry tomatoes 500g trimmed green beans halved 1 Kg baby potatoes sliced thinly 4 cloves garlic sliced thinly 1 tablespoon tomato paste 1 tablespoon mustard 1 teaspoon soy sauce 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 1 chicken jelly sock cube 300ml water Salt and pepper 2 tablespoons olive oil Heat your oven to 190 degrees or equivalent. Stick everything in a large oven tray and mix well to make sure everything is coated. Leave to sit for 15 minutes. Circle pit. Pap it in the oven. Leave for 35 to 40 minutes, stirring every now and then. Make sure the chicken is cooked through. You can circle pit while you wait. Serve. Wait 30 minutes then circle pit some more. Don't blame me if you puke.
Machine Head always give good Circle Pit.
Now I've been in a Machine Head Circle Pit before. It was terrifying and exhilarating at the same time. I lost my shoes. Once you go in you can't get back out till it stops. JUST KEEP RUNNING and feel free to scream the entire time. That's what I did. Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
