This recipe's a doozy. It takes awhile, and needs to be planned at least one day in advance. But is it worth it? Emphatically, yes! Vindaloo is a sweet-and-sour sauce using vinegar and garlic. It's associated with the Portuguese influence in Indian cooking from Goa and comes … [Read more...] about Slow-Cooker Chicken Vindaloo
Chicken & Poultry
Moroccan Chicken Tajine with Home-Made Preserved Lemon (aka “Hurray! My lemons didn’t turn blue!)
It's been forever since I hacked up a chicken. Felt like it was about time to get back to that. It also felt like it was about time to see if my preserved lemons had turned out alright. I was nervous because they weren't 100% covered in lemon juice and I don't know how quickly … [Read more...] about Moroccan Chicken Tajine with Home-Made Preserved Lemon (aka “Hurray! My lemons didn’t turn blue!)
Vanilla Almond Chicken
I was told about this recipe for a good year before I made it. When you get an offer to come to someone's home and make a dairy-free, creamy dish with vanilla, you take it. I don't know how it took me a year and a plane ride home to Newfoundland to do it. Unfortunately I had to … [Read more...] about Vanilla Almond Chicken
Slow-Cooker Chicken Barley Risotto with Thyme
Another lunch date with my aunt pushed me to make some soul food. That means something creamy that fills you up from the inside out. Basically that means risotto. Risotto is one of those things I rarely have because I don't usually order it at restaurants and I rarely make it at … [Read more...] about Slow-Cooker Chicken Barley Risotto with Thyme
Turkey Pot Shepherd’s Pie
Take two wonderful things and stick them together. Things I like better about chicken pot pie than shepherd's pie: 1. It's made with chicken, not beef 2. There's a sweeter, lighter taste from the gravy, and you can even make it creamy if you want 3. It's made from leftovers, so … [Read more...] about Turkey Pot Shepherd’s Pie
Thanksgiving Roasted Turkey With Chocolate Sourdough Dried Fig, Apricot, Date, Cranberry, an Apple Stuffing
Turkey is so easy. The bird had been sitting in wait overnight, being moisturized by the Sichuan peppercorn salt under its skin and in its belly. Next step was to stuff it with the Chocolate Sourdough dried fruit stuffing and sprinkle the top with more of the salt. Then a pastry … [Read more...] about Thanksgiving Roasted Turkey With Chocolate Sourdough Dried Fig, Apricot, Date, Cranberry, an Apple Stuffing
Thanksgiving: Roasted 12 lb Turkey With Chocolate Sourdough and Dried Fruit Bread Stuffing…Spiked with Sichuan Peppercorns. Enough fusion for you?
I'm going to tell you the secret of why my Thanksgiving was successful, and it has only a little to do with alcohol. It has a lot to do with the secret powers of certain foods...such as Sichuan peppercorns... My whole idea for Thanksgiving was to have 10 friends over and ask … [Read more...] about Thanksgiving: Roasted 12 lb Turkey With Chocolate Sourdough and Dried Fruit Bread Stuffing…Spiked with Sichuan Peppercorns. Enough fusion for you?
Champagne (Spanish Cava) Chicken
I've made this before, but this time I did it much better. I never use actual champagne since it costs a fortune and there are some good alternatives. Instead of just using chicken breasts like the recipe calls for, I also used a whole chicken. I also let it marinate about 8 … [Read more...] about Champagne (Spanish Cava) Chicken
Coq Au Vin: Bonnie Stern’s “The Best of Heart-Smart Cooking”
I always thought I was supposed to be French. There are many factors involved in this, ranging from my love of homemade, fresh, rich—but healthy—food made from high-quality ingredients, to my idolization of a digestive liqueur that creates a seemingly bottomless stomach in which … [Read more...] about Coq Au Vin: Bonnie Stern’s “The Best of Heart-Smart Cooking”
Roasted Cornish Game Hens (or Chicken Breasts) with Wildflower Honey & Orange
2 Cornish Game Hens (1 1/2 to 2 lb. each) 6 tbsp. plus 1/3 cup dry white wine 1 1/2 tbsp. honey 1 1/2 tbsp. chopped fresh thyme 2 bay leaves, preferably fresh, each torn into about 4 pieces Pinch of crushed red pepper flakes 1 medium orange 1 small yellow onion, cut crosswise … [Read more...] about Roasted Cornish Game Hens (or Chicken Breasts) with Wildflower Honey & Orange