I spent more time in the kitchen baking yesterday than I did making dinner. Went for something easy – chicken wings. A few hours before dinner I pureed two large cloves of garlic on the microplane, added a little salt, lots of fresh coarsely ground black pepper, hot red pepper flakes, cayenne pepper and a…
Tag: Poultry
Chicken Kiev
Dinner tonight was Chicken Kiev with a blue cheese and chive butter rather than the more traditional parsley and tarragon butter. It didn’t take very long to prepare. I already had the butter made. It was leftover from the steak dinner we had a few days ago. No real recipe – just an outline. Mix…
My Most Repeated Meal
As I’ve mentioned in the past, the traditional roast chicken dinner is a top ten favourite. Depending on what day you ask me, it is either number one or maybe number five, but it is never lower on that list than that. The chicken was presalted using Judy Rogers method and it was roasted at…
Chicken Piccata
Another one of those easy ‘after-working-all-day’ dinners. Chicken Piccata can be prepared in almost the time it takes to bring a large pot of water to boil and cook the pasta. Rather than use the traditional capers in the piccata I always add green peppercorns. I prefer dried green peppercorns rather than the kind that…
Chicken Pollo alla Marengo
Another work day , another easy to put together after work dinner. Pollo alla Marengo with a side of pasta. Very simple pasta too. Just put the cooked, drained pasta back into the pot, add a chunk of butter, a minced garlic clove , a little cream if needed, a little salt and lots of…
Paella
Chicken and Prawn Paella Platted This morning before leaving for work, I gave some thought to what we would have for dinner. I still had some spotted prawns in the freezer that I could do something with. I just wasn’t sure what. Then I got the brilliant idea of making a Paella. I had almost…
Wings
Wings were on the menu last night. I love wings. Usually I serve them with homemade fries or onion rings. But last night we just ate wings. Not a very healthy food day, between Hello Dolly squares and wings. I seasoned the wings earlier in the day with fresh garlic, cayenne pepper, hot red pepper…
Chicken Pie
I made a Chicken Pie tonight. I used my regular chicken pot pie recipe but rather than top the pie with a single crust as the recipe calls for, I made a double crust pie. Tastes the same, only better – more buttery crust. This recipe is very versatile. You can top the pie with…
Traditional Roast Chicken Dinner or…………..
……..a condemned man’s last meal. This is the dinner that Moe said he would request if he knew it would be his last meal. Roast Chicken, Mashed potatoes, Stuffing/dressing Rutabaga and buttered peas. The chicken was presalted using Judy Roger’s Zuni Cafe Method. And roasted using Barbara Kafka’s High Heat method. Just preheat the oven…
Chicken Parmesan with a Side of Pasta
This is another meal that can be put together in less than an hour after getting home from work. First thing I did was put the water on to boil for the pasta and the sauce on to simmer. Basically just a marinara sauce; olive oil, garlic, tomatoes, fresh basil, salt and pepper. While the…
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