Elise’s Chicken and Molly’s Corn
If you haven't been here for a while, let me fill you in: My Sweet Lady Wife and I are 'between houses'. The old house has been sold. We close on the new house December 5 (16 and a wake…
Chicken Legs with Raspberry Demi-Glace
Chicken Drumsticks: What could be more pedestrian? Not now. Not after French Chef Bernard Chirent demonstrated this recipe the other night during a cooking class at my favorite Gourmet Kitchen Toos Store in Glendale. This recipe turns the ordinary drumstick…
My Best Roast Chicken Ever
This was without a doubt my best roast chicken ever. I recently acquired a copy of 150 Things to Make with Roast Chicken and 50 Ways to Roast It by Tony Rosenfeld. It is chocked full of great ways to…
Penne Rustica
Today was a special day. Not only was it Father's Day for my 84-year old Dad, but we also celebrated my Mother's 79th Birthday. And with my house finally on the market, I had time to prepare a proper meal.…
Chicken, Broccoli, and Pasta Salad
Last Sunday I was running around like a maniac working on the house. I barely had time to eat, let alone figure out what to make and then prepare it. Driving home from yet another trip to the hardware store,…
Chicken Piccata
I seem to be trying a lot of chicken recipes lately. At least I have finally figured out how to pound a chicken breast flat without having it disentigrate: Put it in a heavy-duty ziplock bag. Place it on the…
Wine Sauce Chicken
It doesn't get much easier than this. Make sure you start with a nice organic chicken. That and the pan sauce make this very tasty. Wine Sauce Chicken 1 cut up frying chicken 1 tablespoon oil 1 tablespoon butter 3/4…
Chicken & Shrimp with Lemon Butter Sauce
This dish was inspired by a recent lunch at the Macaroni Grill. Chicken & Shrimp Scaloppine was a new menu item and so I decided to try it even though I think it is nothing more than MG's Chicken Scaloppine…
Chicken & Mushroom Crepes with a Sherry Cream Sauce
Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a winner! Not satisfied with the results of The Great Crepe Experiment, I worked on it a little more. Those that know me understand my drive to focus on a problem until I get it…
Chicken Paprykarz
There is a wonderful little Polish restaurant in downtown Glendale, AZ named Touch of European. Everything that Chef Waldemar Okula and his wife Margaret serve there is out of this world. Waldemar and Margaret also have taught several classes at…