Robert Baker was a food scientist at Cornell University. He is most famous for inventing the chicken nugget, and his second best-known invention is Cornell Chicken, a grilled chicken with a simple but somewhat unusual marinade. There are many variations of Cornell Chicken. I started with one in Saveur: The New Classics Cookbook, which was Read More …
This version of grilled chickenfrom Guam is similar to teriyaki chicken. The Fina’denne is essentially a sauce to go on the rice. Both are tasty. This version is adapted from Von Diaz’s cookbook Islas: A Celebration of Tropical Cooking. The original recipe was with a cut-up chicken. I made it with 3 lbs. of disjointed Read More …
This is a variation on Greasy Little Birds using skin-on, bone-in chicken thighs instead of Cornish game hens. Having the skin on is important since it helps keep the thighs moist. Here is the recipe and procedure: 6 lbs. skin-on, bone-in chicken thighs 1 qt. apple juice ½ cup sugar ½ cup salt 1 Tbs. Read More …
Hummus makes a good accompaniment for savory dishes. This posting is adapted from Food &Wine. It makes 4 servings and takes about an hour. I spotted it because Carol likes cauliflower, and she liked this very much. (She thinks she might like it even more with more raisins (or currents or cut dried apricots.)) Hummus Read More …
I made these Italian-influenced wings for the Super Bowl. They are shallow fried and then baked and coated in a garlicky and spicy sweet and sour sauce. This is an adaptation from a recipe in www.sipandfeast.com. It will serve about 6 as a main course and will take about an hour to prepare. For the Read More …
This is a variation of the Taiwanese classic Three Cup Chicken using chicken wings and Thai basil, and which I found on The Spruce Eats website. It was very tasty although a bit messy to eat. This made about 6 servings and took about 90 minutes. The original author comments in his notes that to Read More …
This recipe, adapted from Robb Walsh’s The Tex-Mex Cookbook, is one that I have done many times over the years. I was surprised to see that I had not yet posted it on the blog. Normally, I would make it with Stewed Chicken Breast , but I have also successfully made it with leftover Thanksgiving Read More …
After Carol made chicken soup for a sick family member, we had leftover 2 boiled chicken breasts, and Carol asked for curried chicken salad for dinner. This is how I made it, based mostly on the version in The Best Recipe by Cook’s Illustrated. This will serve 4 people. 2 cooked chicken breasts, diced 2 Read More …
This dish is two steps removed from the normal seafood bouillabaisse, which is a Provencal classic. Patricia Wells has in her cookbook At Home in Provence a variation she calls “Monsieur Henny’s Rabbit Bouillabaisse” and then notes that chicken could be substituted for the rabbit. I took her up on that idea since chicken is Read More …
This was an idea from the LA Times, which turned out well. I suspect I would like it even better spatchcocking the chicken instead of cutting it in half and removing the backbone, since spatchcocking helps the white and dark meat cook more evenly. I also think it would work well with multiple Cornish game Read More …