For this celebration of her birth, I chose to make a favorite dish she had made her own - Sour Cream Chicken. This is actually a dish I first ate at my grandmother's home, my dad's mom. For some reason I can't remember, I was invited to eat at Grandma Mary's without the rest of the family. This is what she served. I raved about it so much that my dear mom got the recipe from my grandma and it became a family favorite, not just my favorite. She modified it to be able to use the whole chicken rather than just the breasts. The original recipe was for boneless skin-on breasts which are tough to find these day, but back in the day, the only chicken, besides whole, was a cut-up whole chicken. Skin on, bones in. Why skin on? It carries all of the flavor from the marinade into the chicken fat and makes for flavor you just can't get in skinless chicken. She used bone-in skin on legs, thighs, breasts, and whole wings to conserve both money and time. She also added a bit of extra butter to stretch the sour cream sauce created during cooking to pour over baked potatoes like the best sour cream/butter/chicken gravy ever created!
For my part, I wanted to get back as close to the original as possible. I found bone-in skin on breasts and decided to use them. My baby sis offered to provide baked potatoes and her home for the celebration. My Daughter #2 & #1, a birthday cake & soda pop respectively (mom loved Diet Coke). Other delicious favorites were provided by my brother and sister's families. Not all could be there but we all felt that mom was there.Shown at the right, is a plate full of deliciousness like no other. Probably high in fat, calories and carbs, it is perfect for a celebration of life and love like today.
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