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halal cart chicken and rice
This is one of my favorite dishes to make for casual entertaining. It’s delicious, easy, inexpensive, and very fresh-tasting — but it’s also an example of doing the “heavy lifting” ahead of time. Last night I marinated the chicken for … Continue reading
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meal salad
At least once every two weeks or so, Sarah and I like to have what we call “meal salad” for dinner. There are a couple of keys to a good meal salad: The lettuce must be emphatically crunchy. Iceberg is … Continue reading
choose your own blogventure
OK, Internet. It is time for me to discover, cook, and write about some new recipes and I need your help. Vote for your favorite of the following 4 chicken recipes! Poll closes at 1:00pm on Tuesday 4/17! I will … Continue reading
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red chile chicken tacos
I’ve been using the hell out of my Goodwill vacuum sealer lately, and have been shopping the sales for meat and fish to portion out and freeze. This is one of my favorite things to do when I have the … Continue reading
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crispy chicken spring rolls with whirred ginger vinaigrette
A few years ago, Sarah and I discovered the Steelhead Diner in downtown Seattle. This place is great. Good food, served without pretension. I’m a big fan of this type of restaurant (it’s a lot better than the alternative: crappy … Continue reading
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chicken tinga tacos
This is just a quick shout-out to Pamela, who made this tinga recipe, with chicken thighs instead of pork shoulder. This is a great example of adapting recipes to fit your tastes and what you can find in the store … Continue reading
butterflied roast chicken
I feel like I’m always hearing chefs romanticize the roast chicken – there’s the famous Zuni Cafe roast chicken, Thomas Keller’s “best” roast chicken, and Jamie Oliver’s milk-roasted chicken. But, honestly, I’ve only roasted a few chickens in my life … Continue reading
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chicken and chorizo tacos
So I’m kinda into tacos. In a big way. I once had a lengthy discussion with some of my fourth graders about the best kind of tacos (Cory said carnitas, Miguel said al pastor, I said tinga — in the … Continue reading
peanut noodles with sriracha-glazed chicken
Peanut sauce is a really awesome thing to have on hand. It comes together quickly, it’s cheap, and it can be used in many ways — as a dip for fresh vegetables, as a dressing for a salad or slaw … Continue reading
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