Grilled Chipotle Tequila Chicken

Barbecue season is here!!! My friends are fully vaxxed, and we’re having potlucks again. Huzzah for science! And also for food! I found the recipe here, but of course I tweaked it. More chipotles, cumin, garlic, and tequila! I marinated this in ziploc bags overnight, which made grilling a breeze. Ingredients (serves 12): 4 lbs…

Braised Chicken with Pluots and a Sherry Balsamic Glaze

Pluots are in season here, and I thought I might buy some to try out with some chicken. I have a pretty solid recipe for braised chicken with mushrooms I’ve used from Williams Sonoma, I just swapped out the mushrooms for pluots and worcestershire sauce for balsamic vinegar. And holy damn, this turned out tasty!…

Star Fruit Soup

So I signed up for one of those ugly produce delivery boxes, and with every delivery I feel like I have a mystery box challenge. I never know what ingredients I’ll get, because it’s seasonal and depends on what is too ugly to sell in local supermarkets, but I’m pretty hooked so far. This week…

Quick and Easy Mexican Pulled Chicken

This is a great dish to make if you need to cook up some quick dinners during the week. I love to use this to make mini quesadillas, but it would work great with whatever Mexican-inspired dish you might need some pulled chicken for. Ingredients (serves 6-8): 2 skinless and boneless chicken breasts, about 1.5 lbs, cleaned…

Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup

This is the best damn chicken noodle soup I’ve ever made, and it’s in large part due to using the chicken skin (you can pick it out later). I’ve been battling two different colds the last couple of weeks (it was only a matter of time, I teach preschoolers!), and on Monday I had just enough…

Pasta with Roasted Peppers, Artichokes, and Chicken Sausage

I spent last weekend in Connecticut and came back to Brooklyn relaxed, mellow, and with leftover uneaten food from the trip. I got to take home some pretty tasty looking chicken sausage, and was trying to think of ways to cook it. Breakfast? Barbecue? …Pasta? Obviously, I ended up doing the latter. Since the chicken sausage was…

Lemon Mustard Chicken

It’s summer, which means it’s time to start cooking with citrus! This recipe works great on the stove or on the grill. Ingredients: 1 lb chicken breasts 4 garlic cloves, minced 2 tbs mustard 2 tbs olive oil 2 tsp worcestershire sauce 2 tsp lemon juice 1/4 tsp thyme salt pepper 1 tbs olive oil…

Lemongrass Ginger Tofu/Chicken

I usually make this recipe with chicken, but decided to try it out with tofu (am including both versions here). It isn’t purely vegetarian as I use chicken broth (I suppose one could substitute this for veggie broth) and fish sauce (no substitutions allowed!). Super fragrant and flavorful, I couldn’t help but have seconds. Ingredients: 1…