Tag Archives: chicken

chicken for wining and dining

By Janelle | Published 02/28/2010

And by wining I mean: chicken cooked in reduced red wine sauce, and by dining I mean: table worthy. By all means, make sure some of the wine makes it into a glass for you. Some for the skillet, some for me/you. Cooks deserve that.
And you know I love to add recipes to my default dinners list. Our family’s list of go-to dishes… entrees that ‘make the cut.’… [more]

Mario Batali's Chicken with Cooked Wine

By Janelle | Published 01/09/2010

Actually, I prefer the Italian name: Pollo al Vin Cotto.
Mario Batali’s cookbook, Molto Italiano, has been the perfect resource for me while holed away in my little Florentine apartment. I am devouring all the Italian references and seasonal nuances, loving everything from the Italian subtitles to the descriptions of pasta and types of Italian flour (I use “00″ flour when I make focaccia).
I understand his affection for… [more]

for my exam: Chicken Chardonnay

By Janelle | Published 12/14/2008

Chicken, 165, chicken, 165… it is at 165 Fahrenheit when your chicken is cooked/safe: no longer pink, but still moist and tender. I love when I finally commit key facts to my brain; it is empowering in the kitchen to know benchmark temperatures for all kinds of meat, seafood and poultry.
In our cooking fundamentals class, we learned to fabricate a chicken. Not news to some of you, but to… [more]

buttermilk parmesan chicken tenders

By Janelle | Published 02/02/2007

So easy! And when the brain is going on fumes in deciding ‘what’s for dinner,’ this round of chicken is the perfect answer. In fact, as I write this, my 11 year old son is in the kitchen making this.
There are days… and sometimes weeks, where my kitchen repertoire and responsibilities go on autopilot. This is when I reach for my list of tried-and-true, never-be-blue dishes.
Meals that are… [more]