Chicken thigh recipes, tips, tricks, and techniques for home cooks
You can argue all you want about the “king of steaks”… ribeye, filet, new york strip, or one of those shops in Philly. That’s up to you … but there’s only really one king of the breakfast steak – and that’s chicken fried steak. And that’s especially true if top […]
Looking for a quick and delicious weeknight meal that sort of feels like you’re at a roadside cafe, looking out over a beach, listening to Buena Vista Social club? Well, I’ve got the meal for you. Usually I just focus on the chicken thigh main, but in the case of […]
About six months ago I asked friends for suggestions on dishes I should work on or adapt for The Chicken Thigh Guy. I got a lot of great ideas, but of course life gets in the way. One of the suggestions, from my old friend (and chef) Christian, was to […]
The cuisines and food traditions of the indian subcontinent are wonderfully rich and almost impossibly varied. Contrary to the recent ignorant comments of one so-called food writer, it’s not a monolithic cuisine, and that myriad of traditions is certainly not based on on “one spice.” I’ve been lucky, in part […]
Growing up in this part of the American “Midwest” – the belt that stretches from, let’s say Buffalo along the great lakes to Minnesota and encompassing most of the old industrial core of the country, I was exposed to a lot of food that was called “Eastern European” or “Slavic” […]
Normally I wait until the light is just right to photograph dishes in my tiny kitchen studio – and usually because I’m making dinner – that’s in the afternoon. Today though, the light was just so nice that I shot this one in the full sun. It’s a different look. […]
Lemon Pepper is a classic combination. That’s perhaps because you can almost pretend it’s spicy, while not scaring off your friends, neighbors or family who are scared of spicy. Call it spicy, with a little s. The thing is, black pepper can be aggressively spicy when it’s used raw, or […]
One of the more interesting aspects of American Chinese cuisine is that like the cuisines that shaped influenced it – China’s diverse fabric of techniques, ingredients, and traditions – it has developed its own regional specialties. New England has its Chop Suey. The upper Midwest has – of all things […]
Nashville hot chicken has been all the rage for a few years now, popping up on everything from fast food menu boards to perfectly plated fine dining versions. That’s both because it feels like a new discovery (it’s not – we just weren’t paying attention to the Black food pioneers […]
If you enjoy The Chicken Thigh Guy, be sure to check out my other food related project: The Weekly Menu There’s not a whole lot that’s more satisfying than a steaming plate of spaghetti with meat sauce – especially if it’s piled with fresh grated cheese. This recipe is a […]