Isn’t ‘spatchcock’ a super fun word to say? This chicken recipe boasts (and roasts!) a whole succulent chicken in only 40 minutes flat! Using just olive oil, salt and pepper, you too, can create your own chicken masterpiece. You know how most roast chicken recipes tell you to tie strings snugly around the bird’s body and legs, compacting …
Let me disclaim: I am an American self-taught home cook (not an old Persian lady) and this is my quick version of a tasty khoresh. What is Khoresh, you ask? Khoresh is the Persian equivalent to a French braise. Persian cooking is complex, typically with a lot of exotic ingredients, but I’ve found Khoresh Karafs to …
This is my new favorite summer grilling recipe. These kebabs are SO GOOD they will even impress a Persian father-in-law (and I would hazard a guess that he’s eaten a few kebabs in his day)! I made a happy mistake and let the chicken marinate for two solid days in the fridge. Seriously, the two-day marinate is the …
The week after I had baby P my mom made us oven “fried” chicken per my dad’s request. Along with spaghetti and meatballs (which she also made) her oven fried chicken is one of my dad’s favorite meals. The Hubs and I liked it so much that we requested it two more times over the …
Even though March is technically over and sadly both Michigan basketball teams lost (sorry Mike Smith), I’m still going forward with a recipe post of my favorite buffalo hot wings! Wings are perfect fare for watching any type of sport, specifically tomorrow’s Monday night college basketball championship game. The Hubs taught me you can throw …
Thousands of great food photographers exist in the world, but lately I’ve been admiring the work of Steve Giralt. His self-published cookbook titled, “First Generation Cuban-American“, displays some of the most interesting and different food photography I’ve ever seen. Food pictures are usually so overtly happy, sunny and bright. Steve’s pictures are a total divergence …
About three weeks ago, the lovely people at The Hatch Chile Store reached out to me all the way from Hatch, New Mexico. They wanted to know if I would like to cook with their Hatch Green Chile. An enthusiastic, HECK YES!, was my response. I think they noticed last Fall’s chutney and enchilasagne posts, both …
Mmmmmm chicken pot pie. The most comforting of comfort foods. When I was little I LOVED those little frozen pies packaged in the tiny tin foil pan that had the cubed chunks of processed turkey or chicken in them! This pie recipe is definitely a grown up version of the store-bought processed pie and great …
Last weekend I attended my first ever hatch green chile pepper roasting party. You may ask, “what’s a Hatch green chile, Michele?” Good question. Hatch green chiles are chile peppers cultivated in and around Hatch, New Mexico. The peppers can range from mild to extra hot on the Scoville index. The harvest season lasts the …
Chicken Tikka Masala is my favorite spicy curry recipe. Surprisingly, it is said to be a British national dish, not Indian! Sigh, leave it to me to like the non-traditional Indian recipe best. Chicken tikka is chicken marinated in spices mixed with yogurt, or in my recipe’s case, yogurt, garlic, and ginger. The “masala” part …
