Whether you’re baking, oven-roasting, smoking, or frying, we’ve got the correct temperature tips to help you find success in cooking chicken.
There are generally two groups of people in this country that eat duck, those with plenty of money to buy it in restaurants and those that hunt it themselves. Duck breast and duck confit adorn the tables of the finest restaurants, while roast duck and duck sausage abound in the hunter’s kitchen. But there is…
Every time of year is the right time to roast a chicken. Winter feasts, January cleanses, and Sunday dinners in summer are all well punctuated by a tender, savory roast bird. Today we’re bringing you a recipe for roast chicken that is slightly different. We’re not going for ultra-crisp skin or fast cook time of…
Are you ready for some comfort food? No, not from the South…from the East. Hungary, that is. Today we’re looking at one of the national dishes of Hungary: chicken paprikash. Why a Hungarian national dish? Because it is one that has endeared itself to Americans all over with its warmth and soft richness. Want a…
The number of dinners in America that include chicken is astonishing. From freezer meals to BBQ chicken to fried cutlets, from restaurant chefs to college-dorm cooks, chicken is truly one of America’s favorite meats. And yet chicken is too often woefully overcooked. Fearful of contracting a food-borne illness from undercooked poultry, many Americans roast, fry,…
Authenticity is not actually the greatest good in cooking. In fact, it is inauthenticity that breeds innovation and variation in the culinary landscape, and it has done great things. For instance: almost none of the “Chinese” food that what we eat in America is authentically Chinese. The chimichanga is not authentically Mexican, nor is the…
Well, it happened. The calendar flipped. The holidays are now history, and with them the season of indulgent eating, entertaining, and sinks full of dishes. It’s January again, time to pare down and get organized. Time to start eating healthier—still delicious but healthier. It’s baked chicken breast time. If that sounds about right to you,…