Mummies and Egyptian Chicken

Blondie made the song "Walk Like an Egyptian" a hit in the 1980s. I did not become interested in Egypt and Mummies until the movie "The Mummy" came out, with Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz. The Book of the Dead was very intriguing, and in fact still is. Though all that action, adventure, fun and intrigue the only thing we didn't see them do is eat. This is the perfect meal to eat while watching the Mummy Trilogy.

The Mummy (1999 film) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Settle down to the movie with some Egyptian chicken fresh from the oven with some Tahini sauce and a side of potatoes and onions. 

Egyptian Roast Chicken with Potatoes and Onions

This recipe is based off a recipe at foodofegypt.com. 

Cut up into small pieces the same size

3  medium Idaho potatoes potatoes

1 white onion

Place in a 15 x 10 x 2 inch pan.

Preheat oven to 425 F

Season with salt, pepper, dried basil, fresh parsley, dried rosemary and hot pepper flakes.

Place 5 chicken breasts upon the mixture and the season with the same mixture.

Add 1 1/4 cups water to mixture at side as not to disturb the spices.

Place chicken in oven and cook for 45 minutes frequently or until done. 

Here is the chicken right out of the oven.

Now for the Tahini Sauce or Yogurt Cucumber Dip.

You need 2 cups Greek yogurt

1 garlic clove, grated

1 cucumber, peeled and grated

Mix all together.

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Why Alton Brown was Right About Cucumber Water

This picture may not look like very much, but this is my homemade cucumber water. The thought came to me recently when I was listening to the Alton Brown Podcast.  Alton confessed his love for lemonade to quench his thirst, but his true love of cucumber water.

I became very curious of cucumber water since I have drunk lots of glasses of lemonade, and wanted to see what makes cucumber water so special.

Cucumber water is actually crisp and refreshing to drink. If you want you can stick in a piece of cucumber and a piece of lemon, and some ice cubes. You can even add mint. I keep my water in the refrigerator when I am not chugging away.

There are a many recipes for cucumber water on the internet.

I have a water container in the refrigerator so that I always have cold water. I took a medium sized cucumber and scrubbed it well, and took off about half the skin and cut it into slices. I then took the pieces of cucumber and put them into a cheesecloth type piece of fabric and stuck that into the water container, and placed the cover back on top and placed it in the refrigerator. You can throw out the cucumber the next day.

Within an hour my water tasted like cucumber. I was drinking more of it than regular water.

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