Following recipes is not my usual cooking style – I like to just throw things together. This is something I made last night with chicken, in spite of feeling rather uninspired I loved how it turned out. Seasoned simply (or as elaborately as you like), it comes together quickly. Serve with a green salad if you like or some fresh fruit and you have a delicious summer meal. Start with… Continue Reading
How to Make Brown Bag Chicken
Brown bag chicken is a vintage cooking method that produces delicious, juicy chicken every time. Perfect for any poultry, too! If you love the way a bird turns out in those plastic oven bags, but wish there was an alternative then I’m here to make that wish come true for you. Plastics can impart unhealthy chemicals into foods, so if you’ve gone to the trouble to source local, pastured, organic poultry… Continue Reading
Cooking on the Fly with Perpetual Stock
A very dear friend of mine recently introduced me to “perpetual broth (or stock or soup…).” I was intrigued by the idea, but wasn’t sure if I would use enough broth to make it worthwhile. Turns out, it’s a magnificent kitchen tool to have on hand. Yes, I said tool. 5. anything used as a means of accomplishing a task or purpose (dictionary.com) In the case of the modern housewife… Continue Reading
Crockpot Love: Mexicali Chicken and Cheese Sandwiches
The switch to DST (Dumb Stupid Time in my book) always leaves me off-kilter for basically the entire 8 months of this ridiculous practice. So, my crockpot and I continue our love affair…only changing things up a bit from chili, soups and stews. Tonight, it’s an adaptation of a recipe I found on Food.com called by the same name…Mexicali Chicken and Cheese Sandwiches. My DST stupor has left me too… Continue Reading