3 rich classic Recipes

hot skim milk or 1 cup steamed skim milk, instant breakfast drink mix (classic french vanilla or rich milk chocolate flavor), ground ginger, ground cinnamon

bacon, sliced into 1/2-inch pieces, chickens, about 3 1/2 to 4 lb, quartered, rinsed and patted dry, salt, freshly ground black pepper, onion, finely chopped, pearl onions, peeled, minced shallots (2 large shallots), head garlic, cloves separated and peeled, button mushrooms , wiped clean and halved or quartered if large (should match size of onions), all-purpose flour, tomato paste, full-bodied dry red wine , such as pinot noir or cotes-du-rhone, rich chicken stock, fresh thyme or 1 tsp dried thyme, bay leaf, braised leeks , recipe follows, egg noodles, accompaniment, chopped fresh parsley leaves