Teriyaki Chicken

Last night I made something that I have never made before, strangely enough: Teriyaki Chicken. I love it. I order it when I am not in the mood for sushi at a Japanese style restaurant. I even bought a Trader Joe’s frozen chicken teriyaki for the girls’ lunches (very good, I might add). I was [...]

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Monday Yuck, Tuesday Yum

Last Monday’s dinner – Orange Beef Str Fry – was, in a word, blah. The picture is way better than the taste of the dish. I’d had such hope for a recipe that was dog-eared long ago. L and S were generous and actually ate theirs. J was not so compliant and ate rice, then [...]

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Vietnamese Chicken Salad

Make this! Vietnamese Chicken Salad is delicious! No batteries while I was cooking or eating and thus, no photos of the delicious salad. But you need to have fish sauce – pictured above. This salad was reminiscent in flavor to Green Papaya Salad. But, without the effort of trying to find green papayas and shred [...]

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Medium Well

Last time I checked, chicken was still supposed to be fully cooked when it was served. Juicy, but well done. Oops. Last night, mine came out medium-well. I had to boost the finished product with a little zap time in the microwave. Not the best solution, but if you have to give your medium-well chicken [...]

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Quinoa, Yes. Fennel, No. Matzo Toffee, Oh, Yes!

Well, having the kids taste everything has paid off. Last night, quinoa got the thumbs up! Shocking and satisfying. I was sure that when I said, “Come on, just one bite,” I’d get the pinched up face, the rolling eyes. But, instead, I got the nodding head. From both girls, no less. One more food [...]

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Tuesday Dinner

I used to have a subscription to Everyday Food magazine, which is published by Martha Stewart. The recipes are really accessible and usually very easy. I stopped getting the magazine because I have so many issues and recipes that I’ve never tried, that I figured I should stick with the copies I have before getting [...]

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S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y Night!

I’m dating myself. And, in reminiscing about the song “Saturday Night”, I decided to see if it was on You Tube. Which, of course, it was, in multiple versions. Here is the link to that ultra big hit . Were the Bay City Roller hotties actually wearing capri pants back in 1976? Maybe that is [...]

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I Heart Artichokes

And, I love the internet. I just typed in my search box, “artichoke why they taste so good”. Here is one of the first sites that I came upon: Good Life Garden. This is a site from UC Davis and has a brief history of the artichoke and some interesting information for gardening and cooking….and [...]

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Yogurt and Mustard Chicken

One of the easiest and most delicious chicken dishes that I make is based on a recipe in one of my favorite cookbooks. Lee Bailey’s Good Parties has incredible photographs, delicious recipes, elegant ideas and great party giving advice. Many of the recipes are a little dated (or are they just Southern style?), but some [...]

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It tastes like frogs legs…

but it’s chicken! In Jacques Pepin’s “Fast Food My Way”, he gives a recipe for chicken breasts cooked with garlic and parsley in the style the French use for frogs legs. It is exactly like how I’ve eaten frogs legs (and they do taste quite like chicken). This is a great recipe and every time [...]

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