# (Old) A spot of good news in the MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [October 26, 2026, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-spot-of-good-news-in-the-mmp/1034165 "2026-10-26T08:41:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 316
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Good morning. It’s 40F, dark, and cloudy. The forecast calls for morning clouds, afternoon sun, and a high of 52F. I may be able to get out there and cut the grass! **Bright Tree** , Death Chicken is a recipe I got from the Mumpers. It’s very simple. Ingredients: Bacon Rice Chicken Thighs Condensed Cream of Chicken soup Water Salt Pepper Paprika Oregano Garlic Salt (or powder) Nutmeg (do not forget!) Dried Parsley Line a 9x13 pan with six strips of regular bacon (not thick or hickory). Cover the bacon with 1 cup of uncooked rice, spread evenly. Season the chicken thighs with salt, pepper, and paprika, then place them on top of the rice. I use about eight boneless, skinless thighs and trim the residual fat. Mix together one can of condensed cream of chicken soup and almost a full can of water (approximately one cup). Add some oregano, garlic salt or powder, and some nutmeg. The nutmeg is very important! Also add some dried parsley. Stir, then pour over the chicken and rice. Seal the pan with heavy-duty foil (or two layers of regular foil), and bake at 300F for two hours. Voila! Dinner is done. I didn’t have dried parsley, and (to me), it doesn’t make or break the recipe. But the nutmeg is key. **Hippie** , beautiful work on the quilt! I showed my husband the picture you posted on FB, and he said it was beautiful. **Shoe,** great work on the makeup, and I’m glad you discovered you had the wrong phone. **Red** , that just sounds like too much excitement. I’m glad no one was hurt, and you didn’t suffer any damage. **Flyboy** , my husband always wants to eat early, too. I don’t get it. I would prefer dinner around six, but sometimes have to settle for five. No ToT’ers here; the light was off. I didn’t really hear too many running around either. When I did hand out candy, some years were light, and some years we ran out in less than an hour and had to run out and get more. You sure get your steps in, **Nellie!** I hope your laptop behaves itself. My daughter sent kids of her, my son-in-law, and the kids dressed up for Halloween. My daughter and SiL dress up every year with the kids and take them out to trick-or-treat. They had great costumes again. **Knot** , my iPad shows my time usage. I don’t think my phone does (it’s a OnePlus). All my clocks change automatically. I, for one, am glad to be back on standard time, and I wish they would just keep us on standard time. It’s actually better for you because it follows the circadian rhythm. Other than (hopefully) getting out to cut the grass and change the water for the birds, I don’t have much planned. I drained and brought in my new fountain yesterday. Since it’s projected to get down to near freezing overnight, I thought it best to bring it in. Now I’ll have to store it somewhere. I guess I’d better get going. You all take care now, please. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-a-spot-of-good-news-in-the-mmp/1034165)._