Chicken
Braised Chicken with Eggplant, Served with Parmesan Orzo
Tonight was one of those nights when there wasn’t much in the house, it was raining all day, and I didn’t feel like venturing back out into the night to face the perils of the grocery store. I was rummaging through the pantry and I had, luckily, defrosted some chicken, and with only a [...]
Chicken Piccata - My Mother’s Way
Although I have no Italian blood in me, my culinary gene does. My mother grew up with an Italian step-mom who, along with many classic cookbooks, taught her most of what she knows about cooking. Donna, my step-grandmother, was a quintessential Italian woman: short, thin, brown hair and huge brown eyes, and a genius with [...]
Failed Chicken and the Slow Food Movement
This post was supposed to be about chicken. Roasted whole chicken with crispy browned skin and juicy flavorful meat, draped in a flourish of rich gravy. Your mouth is watering, isn’t it? Mine would be too, if right now I were recalling the chicken described above. But I am not. I am thinking about the [...]
Braised Chicken Breast with Fennel and Heirloom Tomatoes
This dish can also be made with chicken legs, which might actually hold up better to the braising process, but I already had bought the breasts and being bone-in, thought they’d work just fine. Braising meat is so sensual. It fills your house with amazing aromas and truly is a labor of love. In the [...]
