Cuisine. Culture. Commentary.
I am usually intrigued whenever chicken or fish is “encrusted.” It makes the protein seem so special that it’s got its own protective armor of flavor. Usually putting a crust around something requires the right balance of oven temperature and cook time. You need to crisp up the outter layer without drying the rest of the…
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Since we went out on Friday night and were waking up very early (7:30 AM) on Sunday to start watching/celebrating the half marathon, Albert and I decided to make Saturday night date night. We lined up some quality tv programming and I cooked a meal. Albert can be tough to cook for. I wouldn’t exactly call him…
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Don’t you love it when things are so easy and also sooo good? I certainly do because it’s nice not to always have to work hard to cook enjoyable food. This recipe for dijon tarragon cream chicken took 20 minutes to pull together and tastes like you spent all day cooking it (I find cream…
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My Mom recently told me about a recipe she made that was a super simple version of chicken parm. It wasn’t quite simple enough for me so I tossed about half the ingredients and made parmesan crusted chicken. Mix mayo, fresh parmesan, and a bit of milk in a bowl. Thinly spread this mayo mixture…
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I recently saw a recipe that called for a mixture of dried figs and crumbled blue cheese to be stuffed into a pork tenderloin. That sounded easy, but do you know what sounds even easier? Using up the fig butter that’s still in my refrigerator. It’s all fig so the flavor is basically the same.…
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Fig butter, dijon/grain mustard, and pear champagne vinaigrette are mixed together in a 1:1:2 ratio and poured over chicken. If we’re getting technical, 2/3 of the mixture goes over the chicken, then it bakes at 350 for 30 minutes until it’s time to flip over, cover with remaining sauce, and bake for another hour and…
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Wow oh wow am I sorry. I promised you an Inspiration Station post each month and I didn’t hold up to my end of the bargain. Two posts. That’s all I ended up doing. I could blame it on moving and the lack of kitchen space to make the more intricate recipes I like to…
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Time again to do something with chicken that will keep me interested in that fair foul. I hadn’t done a stuffed chicken in a while and it seemed like it was time. First I sauteed chopped (not sliced) cremini mushrooms in a little butter and garlic and then mixed them with goat cheese. If you…
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If you’re looking through a cookbook entitled “Quick and Easy,” the recipes should be just that. Betty Crocker’s Quick and Easy Cookbook was actually a birthday present from my parents when I turned 22 and was moving into my first apartment in New York a week later. I was new to my cooking passion and…
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I have been in a bit of a funk when it comes to cooking lately. Even easy recipes seem too time consuming or ingredient-heavy and I just end up making boring basics or something from the frozen section of Trader Joe’s. This weekend, I decided it was time to get myself out of my supper…
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Peaches to Apples 