Crazy in Alabama meal

I'm afraid I have no pictures as my camera is terrible at nighttime when I cooked this. To be honest I also changed so many ingredients that the meal probably wasn't very American either, but it sure was good!
I went about doing this recipe to the book with great intentions, but when it came down to it there were A) too many steps and B) the universe conspired against me.
The first drawback was not being able to get 4 chicken legs, my butcher had 3 in stock which he kindly divided into thighs and drumsticks for me. Then I ran out of ordinary breadcrumbs, so I used panko breadcrumbs instead. I've been addicted to these since Nigella Lawson recommended these for coating things as they don't get too greasy and they brown up wonderfully when cooked. I know they're Japanese in origin but hey, they taste damn good.
Due to this and my general gung ho nature in the kitchen I can't give you quantity's for what I cooked, but I can give you a kind of run through of what happened so that you can recreate a kinda Oven fried chicken dish at home. I will also point out that as this dish wasn't fried at all that it's a hell lot better for you than the original, the skins crispy and the chicken is kept juicy inside the crust.
cheaper, healthier and better tasting than a KFC any day and if this fool can wing it then so can you.

Oven fried chicken thing

• marinade 3 chicken legs that have been divided into thighs and drumsticks overnight in..
• 1 pot of buttermilk to which you have added, 1tblsp sweet paprika, 4 cloves of garlic and 1tblsp salt.
• pre heat oven to about 200'c
• put panko breadcrumbs in a shallow bowl
• let excess buttermilk mixture fall off chicken and then bung in the bowl 1 at a time with the breadcrumbs
• coat the chicken with as many breadcrumbs as is sanely possible and then remove to a oven friendly container (I used my lasagna dish)
• bung in oven and leave till golden on the outside, I think it was about 45min.

It really was that easy, and to serve make mashed potatoes. I added garlic and herb cream cheese to mine along with butter as I had some in the fridge that needed using up, which went really well with the sweetness of the chicken dish. I also made a tomato salad scattered with feta cheese and basil, which also needed using up, and I boiled some runner beans to go alongside.

This meal was a roaring success, and it got me thinking about how often you go to make one thing then have to make substitutions or just plain can't be arsed to do things in a certain way and it turns out great anyway.

I'd love to hear about everyone Else's dinners that just happened, so let me know if you have any story's to share.