From the category archives:

Chicken

Michael Smith’s Apple Roasted Chicken

December 2, 2009

This is another photo I didn’t take. And not because my chicken didn’t turn out beautifully. It did. I just didn’t have the time or patience to do a photo shoot.
I give full credit to James Ingram, not only for his camera skills but his super-human will power while photographing this dish. I don’t know [...]

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Maple-Roasted Chicken Breasts

November 17, 2009

This hardly looks like a substitute for chicken wings, but I assure you, if your mouth wants honey-garlic drumettes and your brain balks at deep-frying, this variation on pub grub will keep every body happy — low-fat roasted chicken for your waistline and a tangy-sweet sauce for your mouth.
While I stop short of claiming it [...]

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Moroccan-Inspired Nectarine and Plum Chicken

September 24, 2009

I wish you could reproduce this recipe exactly as I made it. But you can’t. Unless you mess up your preserves like I did.
A few weeks ago, I attempted a homemade mixed-fruit ketchup. But I was so busy “multitasking” I missed the small but crucial word “EACH” in the ingredient list. Instead of adding 2 [...]

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Eggplant and Chicken Puttanesca Stacks — Almost Meatless Virtual Potluck

July 29, 2009

It’s a hamburger? It’s a chicken burger? No, it’s Eggplant Chicken Puttanesca Stacks!
This is my contribution to the Almost Meatless Virtual Pot Luck. Authors Joy Manning and Tara Mataraza Desmond have somehow managed to organize a group of 30 food bloggers for this affair. Each of us making a different dish from Manning and Desmond’s [...]

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Thai Chicken Kebabs

July 22, 2009

I knew the black raspberry photo session went too well.
Having taken a good 40 or so shots, I downloaded the pictures to my computer via my incredibly handy new CF card reader. To do this, I remove the CF memory card from my camera, insert it into the oh-so-portable reader, plug the nifty little sucker [...]

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Tikka-Style Chicken Kebabs and the World’s Longest Barbecue

July 20, 2009

Some of you might remember last year’s post in which, thanks to a sprained wrist, I cajoled my friends into doing all the work for The World’s Longest Barbecue™.
Andrew served drinks, my sisters chopped, diced and threaded kebabs and my brother-in-law worked the grill. Me? I looked fragile and basked in the title of “host”. [...]

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Mango Chutney Chicken

April 14, 2009

Update: If you have a mango allergy, as it turns out some of my readers do, you can substitute papaya, peaches or nectarines. Pineapple will taste lovely but have a slightly firmer texture.
This is mango ginger chutney. A small promotional brochure from the LCBO (Liquor Control Board of Ontario, for my out-of-province friends) arrived with [...]

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Spicy Southern Fried Chicken

March 30, 2009

Andrew,
How do I love thee? Let me post the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My blog can reach…*
Apparently, loving thee “to the level of everyday’s most quiet need” includes fried chicken, creamy salad dressing and butterscotch pudding in a pie crust.
In honour of my husband’s upcoming birthday, it’s Andrew Week here [...]

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Chicken with Dried Cranberries and Orange

March 17, 2009

After yesterday’s jelly bean confession, I figured I should eat a healthy meal. But I wanted the intense flavours those tiny shellac-coated goodies offered. My solution, dried cranberries.
The shot above is an extreme close up of the cranberry sauce that graced my potentially ho-hum chicken. Marmalade, balsamic vinegar and some orange brightened up an otherwise [...]

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No-Butter Butter Chicken

March 3, 2009

I’ve been saving this recipe to share with you during my upcoming and long-promised Indian Week. But it’s been so cold lately, I thought something from a warm and sunny land would help. And you can’t go wrong with curry.
While I adore Indian food, butter chicken especially, I don’t make it that often. It can [...]