JUST SPEAKING OUT " Just a little more about Good Food and a how too, adding just a little more flavor."

   Last night threw  the calorie counting right out the window, and decided on Southern Fried Chicken, Mashed Potato's, and Country Gravy a little corn on the cob and a pitcher of iced tea added a few raspberries. All in all it was still rather inexpensive to make and my family thoroughly enjoys it.
  I of course do not leave the skin on any chicken I cook whether it is fried,baked, barbecued, or stir fried. Taking an old empty plastic bread sack I use about a cup, or two of flour, placing the flour in the sack, I then add the seasonings first about a teaspoon of paprika, a tablespoon of ground black pepper, a tablespoon of garlic salt, and ingredient that gives the chicken its zesty taste, add about a teaspoon chili powder. I rinse, and dry the chicken with patting down with a paper towel I rub a little bit of iodized salt, on the chicken then it is placed into the plastic bag that has been shaken prior as well to mix the spices through the flour. The next step is to place a little butter in a skillet not a lot this is just for flavor. Then about a cup or so of cooking oil or shortening which ever a person prefers to use, heat the oil, and shake the chicken in the bread sack, poke a fork through the chicken before cooking it helps to cook it thoroughly. Place a lid on the chicken cooking it on medium heat not to high or to low this is to keep from burning, or under cooking.
  The mashed potato is relatively easy wash them slice rinse and boil I leave the skin on they do not always have to be peeled. I usually start these before the chicken starts to cook, once the potato are boiled take a hand mixer or smasher add a little bit of butter and milk. Mix the potato to the consistency that is desired. The country gravy leave the dripping's, and about a teaspoon or two of the oil in the pan the chicken has been cooked in, take about 2 teaspoons of corn starch in a separate container mix with milk, stir to make sure their are no lumps. Leave the chicken drippings on low adding in the mixture of cornstarch, and milk slowly in the pan stirring consistently until desired thickness remove from burner season to taste. The ears of corn after shucked, and cleaned, broke in half placed in pan covering in water bring to a boil add about a half a teaspoon or two of sugar to the boiling water it adds flavor. Let boil for about at least 7 minutes maybe longer depending on the size of the ears. The chicken takes about thirty five to forty minutes depending on the size of each piece, you will want to check it often and turn in middle of cooking time.  Try to cook it in a pan with a lid to avoid grease splatters. Then I take the cold brew ice tea bags add cold water some frozen raspberries add in a pitcher and country dinner is cooked. Bake a couple of biscuits another trick to the biscuit's turning out just right is to cook them in my cast iron skillet place with a little butter and honey on table. Next morning biscuits and gravy for breakfast if something quick is needed.