This chicken is foolproof. Juicy breast meat and crispy brown skin. And so easy to make. The combination of salt and high heat works wonders!
Adapted from a Thomas Keller recipe.
Archive for the ‘Spring’ Category
Roasted Chicken — Perfectly Easy
Posted in Chicken, Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter on November 4, 2012| 3 Comments »
Chicken Chili — A Cold Weather Favorite
Posted in Chicken, Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter on January 8, 2012| 1 Comment »
The Menu:
- Chicken Chili
- Top with chopped onions, corn chips, grated cheddar, sour cream, limes
One of the few Barefoot Contessa recipes that doesn’t include a stick of butter. This is so yummy we eat it hot in cold weather and at room temperature in the summer. No beans. Did I mention the great leftovers? Freezes beautifully.
Adapted from: The Barefoot Contessa
Crab Cakes — The Best!
Posted in Fish, Spring, Summer on August 12, 2011| 1 Comment »
The Menu:
- Baked Crab Cakes
- Arugula or Mixed Greens
Baked so they are diet friendly and easy to make. I buy jumbo lump crab from Costco. In our area Costco sells Phillips crab. It’s already cooked and pasteurized so its refrigerated shelf life makes this something that you can have on hand for a quick, almost unplanned meal. This dish is all about the crab – not much filler.
Adapted from: Hilltop Crab Cake, The Washington Post
Chicken Paillard
Posted in Chicken, Fall, Spring, Summer on May 30, 2011| Leave a Comment »
The Menu:
- Chicken Paillard
- Arugula or Mixed Greens
John calls this dish Chicken Pizza. While I hate the nickname it does sort of describe the dish — minus the bread. And it makes for wonderful leftovers!
Adapted from: Eric Ripert AvecEric (Who doesn’t love Eric Ripert?)
Baked Mahi Mahi with Greek Salad and Orzo Fennel
Posted in Fall, Fish, Spring, Summer, Winter on May 21, 2011| Leave a Comment »
The Menu:
- Baked Mahi Mahi with feta cheese, herbs and lemon slices
- Greek Salad
- Toasted Orzo with Fennel
This is so satisfying I eat it year round. By using grape tomatoes the salad is tasty whatever the season. And the orzo, well, I invent reasons to sneak into the kitchen and eat the leftovers.
Adapted from: Melissa Roberts, Gourmet Magazine
Larb Gai — Chicken with Lime and Fresh Herbs
Posted in Chicken, Spring, Summer on May 13, 2011| Leave a Comment »
The Menu:
- Larb Gai
- Brown Rice
- Cucumber Spears
Tasty, satisfying and you can feel virtuous eating this diet friendly dish from Southeast Asia. Go heavier on the herbs, quantities do not have to be exact.
Adapted from: Julia Moskin, The New York Times
Grilled Tuna Steak with Provencal Vinaigrette
Posted in Fish, Spring, Summer on May 9, 2011| Leave a Comment »
The Menu:
- Grilled Tuna Steak with Provencal Vinaigrette
- Grilled Spring Onions
- Couscous with Toasted Pinenuts
My latest dinner find! Wonderful, easy and seasonally perfect. Can swap out the tuna for swordfish or any steak fish. Make twice as many spring onions, they’re that good.
Adapted from: Bonnie S. Benwick, The Washington Post
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