Chicken

Recipe: Thai Curry

March 24, 2011

Today I’m on CTV News at Noon. It’s my 7th appearance and I’ve decided it’s time I actually cooked something. Oh, I’ve diced apples, sliced peaches, mixed salad dressing, stuffed peppers, roasted an array of vegetables and even pulverized chickpeas in the name of hummus, but I’ve never actually cooked anything. So today, I’m making [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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From the Archives: Thai Coconut Soup

June 6, 2009

I’m on the road this week and will be dipping into the archives for a few tasty blasts from the past. This posts features a recipe that can warm you in winter but goes down easy any time of year. And if you’re complaining about the heat, my winter woes might change your mind. Thai [...]

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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 [...]

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Thai Chicken Noodle Soup

October 27, 2008

Oh the irony. The moment I perfect homemade chicken broth I head to bed with sinus congestion and a sneaky case of fatigue. You know the kind — where you’re well enough to feel guilty about lying in bed, but having hauled yourself half way down the stairs realize you’ve got to stop and sleep. [...]

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