CHICKEN LEGS WITH TURNIPS AND CIPOLLINI
EVEN IN SOMETIME SUNNY CALIFORNIA, FALL’S HARVEST GIVES WAY TO WINTER SQUASHES, KALE, BEETS, JERUSALEM ARTICHOKES, AND ALL MANNER OF ROOT VEGETABLES.
LALA CHICKEN WITH GREEN ONIONS
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE ONE-POT QUICK CHICKEN DISHES MADE WITH THIGHS ONLY, THIGHS HAVE THE MOST DARK MEAT WHICH STANDS UP TO BRAISING AND DOES NOT DRY OUT.
CHICKEN POT PIE
MY DAUGHTER SOPHIE’S WISH IS MY COMMAND, SO WHEN SHE ASKED FOR CHICKEN POT PIE, WHAT COULD I DO? I SCOURED SEVERAL COOKBOOKS, BOTH HARDCOVER AND ONLINE, COMBINING MY [Read More]
POULET À L’ESTRAGON
EVERYTHING SOUNDS BETTER IN FRENCH. POULET À L’ESTRAGON OR CHICKEN WITH TARRAGON? TAKE YOUR PICK. BOTH ARE EQUALLY DELICIOUS. I LOVE LICORICE TANG OF TARRAGON, THE LATIN NAME [Read More]
THANKSGIVING
THANKSGIVING IS EVERYBODY’S FAVORITE HOLIDAY FOR GOOD REASON: IT’S ALL ABOUT THE FOOD. AND FAMILY, OF COURSE, ALTHOUGH THAT IS SOMETIMES PROBLEMATICAL. MY FAMILY IS IN NEW YORK [Read More]
CHICKEN WITH CHORIZO
CHORIZO IS A DRY SAUSAGE SPICEY WITH CHILE PEPPERS. I DIDN’T QUITE KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT UNTIL I WAS MAKING A CHICKEN DISH AND FEARED I [Read More]
PAN FRIED QUAIL WITH SAFFRON RICE
QUAIL HAVE A DELICATE FLAVOR, LIKE THE DARK MEAT OF CHICKEN WITH A SLIGHTLY GAMEY NOTE. IF YOUR GUESTS HAVE HEALTHY APPETITES, YOU MIGHT WANT TO DOUBLE THIS [Read More]
CHICKEN LEGS WITH MUSHROOMS
AS MUCH AS I LOVE A GREAT ROAST CHICKEN, COOKING FOR TWO, I WIND UP WITH A LOT OF LEFTOVER CHICKEN, AND SINCE BOTH LYNN AND I PREFER [Read More]
GEORGE BLANC’S G-7 CHICKEN
IF YOU’RE WORRIED ABOUT YOUR CHOLESTEROL, DON’T READ THIS RECIPE. GEORGE BLANC INVENTED THE DISH FOR A G-7 CONFERENCE AND ADDED IT TO THE MENU AT HIS 3-STAR [Read More]
BRAISED DUCK
LONG ISLAND OR PEKIN DUCK, THE DUCK YOU BUY IN CHINATOWN OR WHOLE FOODS, CAN BE TOUGH, PARTICULARLY IF YOU LIKE IT ROASTED ON THE PINK SIDE. ANOTHER [Read More]