I had a surfeit of onions this week. A surplus. A bounty. I had a lot of onions in the house. I also didn’t have a whole lot else. At least not a whole lot that was all that interesting. I could have re-made any number of the dishes I’ve […]
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Air Fryer Roasted Chicken Thighs with Salsa Verde
I got an air fryer. This is mostly notable because I’d been anti air fryer for sort of a long time. It wasn’t so much that I had something against the tool itself, but that it seemed sort of like another single use appliance. I generally dislike single use tools […]
Ginger Scallion Chicken Thighs with Greens and Noodles
I’ve been away for a bit. I’m not ignoring the chicken. The chicken is still delicious, and I’m still developing new recipes. I’ve just been working on other things as well. This meal comes together quickly, and while a little unusual, it’s intensely satisfying. The chicken is braised in a simple […]
Chicken Thigh Cabbage Rolls
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” […]
Cuisses de Poulet à l’Oseille – Chicken Thighs Braised with Sorrel
You can be easily forgiven if you’re not familiar with sorrel. It’s not a vegetable we see much of here in the states. You may have seen the red-veined variety. It’s often used as garnish on fancy plates – especially the tiny leaves. But I’m talking about garden sorrel, or […]
Easy Chicken Thigh Massaman Curry
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. […]
Chicken and Biscuits
It’s cold and raining here today. It’s been cold and raining a lot recently. When it’s cold and raining I crave a certain kind of comfort food, the kind that sticks to your ribs, that’s satisfying in almost a visceral way. You have eaten. You know you have eaten. You […]
Crispy Lemon Pepper Fried Chicken
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 […]
Chicken Thigh Kapama
My mother used to serve us a dish she simply called “Greek Stew” – a tomato rich braised beef with a touch of ground cinnamon. Like Cincinnati’s “greek chili” the dish she served us’s origins may or may not actually be Greek. It was essentially Kapama, a slow cooked preparation […]
Chicken Thigh War Su Gai
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 […]