Barefoot Contessa's Oven Fried Chicken

This chicken is the first fried chicken that my mom has not ruined! And she has tried other recipes many times but they never turn out. But this was good and it worked!!! It was amazing!!!!!!! It makes 6 fried chicken wings or legs. But even if you aren't good at fring you can still do this!

2 chickens (3 pounds each), cut in 8 serving pieces
1 quart buttermilk
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
Vegetable oil or vegetable shortening



Place the chicken pieces in a large bowl and pour the buttermilk over them. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Combine the flour, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Take the chicken out of the buttermilk and coat each piece thoroughly with the flour mixture. Pour the oil into a large heavy-bottomed stockpot to a depth of 1-inch and heat to 360 degrees F on a thermometer.

Working in batches, carefully place several pieces of chicken in the oil and fry for about 3 minutes on each side until the coating is a light golden brown (it will continue to brown in the oven). Don't crowd the pieces. Remove the chicken from the oil and place each piece on a metal baking rack set on a sheet pan. Allow the oil to return to 360 degrees F before frying the next batch. When all the chicken is fried, bake for 30 to 40 minutes, until the chicken is no longer pink inside. Serve hot.And eat well!!!:)

8 Mintue Ice Cream

This is really good Ice Cream! Every one in my family liked it. And you don't even have to have an ice cream maker is the good part! And who said that if you don't have an ice cream maker you cant have home made ice cream?!?! So here is the recipe............................

1 cup milk

3 tablespoons sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

6 tablespoons salt

3-4 cups of ice

1 pint plastic bag that zips shut

1 gallon plastic bag that zips shut

Mix the milk, sugar, and vanilla in a small bowl. Pour the mixture carefully into the small bag and seal tightly. Place The salt and ice in the pint bag. Push out some of the air then seal tightly. Place the pint bag in the gallon bag, again push out some of the air, and seal tightly. Shake the bag for five minutes. If your hands get cold put a pair of gloves or a towel on your hands. Take out the ice cream and put it in your bowl and eat immediately! for more flavor you can add 2 small dashes of Cinnamon.

Pistachio Trifle

This is a Delicious dessert that my family has a lot, because it is soooooooooo good! so u will see us post lots of different flavors of it!!!!! It is a perfect dessert to have when ever you want................................


1 yellow cake mix, prepared according to package directions

1/2 cup cream

2 small packages instant Pistachio pudding, prepared

1 container cool whip

1 pkg. toffee bits

Cut the cake into bite sized squares. Put some of the yellow cake in and then some pisachio pudding next some cool whip after the cool whip goes the toffee bits. Repeat those instructions until your bowl is filled. How easy is that?!?! oh and one more thing enjoy!