I’m not exaggerating. I wish I took a picture of this chicken, but I didn’t. I made it for a friend in their kitchen. We ate a whole block of brie before dinner and we STILL polished our plates. This chicken was that good. I’m… Read More
Fresh basil. There is nothing that even compares. After pining over the recipe for more than a year, I decided to finally embark on a lemon basil risotto. Here’s what you need – 1 lemon rind, grated 1 cup of basil, shredded by hand 1 1/2… Read More
This recipe was inspired from Bon Appetit. But I omitted things I didn’t have, thirded the recipe and well, used a chicken instead of a turkey. But – this is the best damn chicken I have ever had. Hands down. Here’s what you need –… Read More
I’m not a huge fan of Indian food, but once in awhile I get a huge craving for tofu tikki masala, so I decided to experiment. Here’s what you need – 2 chicken breasts, sliced 3/4 cup plain yogurt 1 tbsp curry 1/2 tsp salt… Read More
Chicken. This probably doesn’t evoke any wonderful feelings does it? Chicken is… good. And you can’t beat a wonderfully prepared whole roasted chicken served with corn, mashed potatoes and gravy. But still, chicken can be dry, chicken can be bland, chicken can be boring and… Read More
I am not a huge fan of eating meat off of bones. It makes eating animals all the more real, and was one of the reasons I was vegetarian for a few years. But I want to go to France eventually, and they eat a… Read More
Julia Child was the reason I gained 5 pounds last summer. That said, I had to give up cooking from Mastering the Art of French Cooking until the weight fell off. Almost a year later and we’re finally back to our starting weight… which meant… Read More
I love pesto. I used to not. Pine nuts? Blegh. Basil?! Even worse. But then my taste was refined, I started eating meat, and here we are, a few years later, swimming in pesto whenever I have the chance. As you can imagine, I was delightfully… Read More
It’s that time of year when you realize that you will need to wear a swimsuit in two months (yes, very tragic). So it’s time to kick out high caloric meals with lots of butter and cheese and switch into healthy summer mode (which really,… Read More
I promise, I haven’t been eating out. I’ve just been reheating leftovers. But I did make dinner tonight (last night I had a cupcake, so that didn’t count). What you’ll need: 2 chicken breasts (about 1/2 lb each) 1/4 cup flour 1 egg 1/4 cup bread… Read More
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