There has been quite a bit of buzz (well in the culinary world at least), about New York Times food columnist Melissa Clark’s new cookbook, Cook This Now. My kitchen shelves are bulging with cookbooks and I resolved not to buy anymore, but I did order one to give as a gift to my sister. [...]
Archive for the ‘Chicken’ Category
Crisp Roasted Chicken with Chickpeas, Lemons and Carrots
Posted in Chicken, tagged Carrots, Chickpeas, Lemon, Melissa Clark, New York Times, Parsnips, Roast Chicken on January 15, 2012 | 6 Comments »
Asian Chicken and Lettuce Wraps
Posted in Chicken, tagged asian, Chicken, lettuce, wraps on June 15, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Two weeks ago, I heard my bathing suit calling for me, well not actually calling, more like mocking me, from the bottom drawer of my closet. It was daring me to pull it up over the pasty white flesh of my legs and then over the lumpy bumpy flesh of my hips and belly. Aaaagh! Can there [...]
The quest for the perfect turkey burger
Posted in Chicken, Turkey, tagged Burgers, Chicken, Guacamole, perfect pair of black pants, Turkey on May 30, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I have been on a quest to find the ultimate turkey burger for quite some time now. Come to think of it, I have also been on a quest to find the perfect pair of black pants for an even longer while now. If you are a woman, you will know exactly what I mean. The ultimate [...]
Peruvian Garlic-Lime Chicken
Posted in Chicken, tagged Chicken, Peruvian, vertical roaster on March 2, 2011 | 3 Comments »
If you are a vegetarian, or at all squeamish about handling chicken, this post is not for you. I went to cooking school with this woman who was terrified about shoving her hand inside a chicken or turkey. She used to have nightmares about it. If that sounds like you, avert your eyes now and perhaps check [...]
Pomegranate Chicken
Posted in Chicken, tagged Chicken, pomegranate on January 4, 2011 | 13 Comments »
Now here’s something you don’t hear everyday. My children are blessed with 23 first cousins! My husband and I each have 5 siblings. He has 4 brothers and a sister and I have 4 sisters and a brother. (Didn’t they made a movie about that??) Every year, over the Christmas holidays, we take a [...]
