The Grill is Back: Brined Chicken Thighs with Chimichurri
Grilling season is back. Despite the spring rain, and the near-constant threat of afternoon storms, the smell of smoke and the char of seasoned steel grates is just too strong to deny. I love to grill. So much that each season, when winter truly sets in, I go through a little of what I call [...]
Chicken and Truffle Butter Leek Empanadas
6-8 dough rounds from a package of La Saltena pre-made empanada dough, 1 cup chicken, shredded 2 small-medium sized leeks 2 Tbsp D’Artagnan White Truffle Butter 2 Tbsp White Truffle Oil 1 egg yoke, beaten
The Tastiest Roast Chicken with Onion and Lemon Herb Gravy
Here’s the link to the Roast Chicken recipe page on Foodista: As promised, here is the result of the deboned whole chicken. I find few things more comforting than a properly roasted chicken. They’re quite affordable and ready cooked at most grocery stores, but cooking one at home is a skill you should learn to [...]
How to Debone a Whole Chicken
I discovered a fabulous site this morning that provides expert advice on a variety of topics: Expert Village. The site’s library of cooking techniques is quite good. As it’s often difficult to read about cooking techniques, I hope this visual description of a basic, but often intimidating, topic would be useful to you. In these [...]