I love taking a classic dish like seared chicken breast and sprucing it up with whatever seasonal ingredients are available to me. This time around, I was really inspired by tart apples and cozy herb flavours like sage and thyme to create a delicious pan gravy.... because who doesn't love a pan gravy? I chose [...]
Category: chicken dishes
Coconut Chicken Curry
I don't know why it took me so long to give into the flavour of curry but I'm glad I did. Growing up in my household, and for the most part all of our family friends' households, curry was not a spice or a dish that was ever served. Poles are not really into using [...]
Spicy Chicken Couscous Bowl
Ahhh, it's that time of year where I want to indulge on heavy comfort food as soon as the weather dips below 20 degrees! But, that doesn't mean that I can't find a dinner option that will keep me nourished and satisfied by using a lot of clean ingredients and is yet, still considered a [...]
Whole Roast Chicken with Garlic Thyme Butter
12 Days of Christmas with LG,BE Day 5: I will be the first to admit that my first roast chicken experience was a complete failure. What day did it happen on, you ask? Why, only Thanksgiving! (Yes, I made chicken instead of turkey on Turkey Day since it was a humble company of two). I [...]
“Coq Au Vin” Meatball Stew
12 Days of Christmas with LG,BE Day 3: If you were hoping that I was going to share some winter comfort food, then you came to the right place. Traditionally coq au vin is one of those prestigious French dishes that people hear about but mostly feel intimated when they think about executing the dish. [...]
The BEST Bolognese
The classic meat-based tomato sauce for all your pasta nights just got an edit!! (Hint: it includes cooking with wine, like all good things should!!) INGREDIENTS 1 tbsp olive oil1 package of lean ground beef1 medium white onion, diced 5-6 large cloves of garlic, finely minced 2 cans of tomato paste 1 cup of beef [...]
Creamy Butter Chicken
I'll be honest here, I have been holding off on sharing my rendition of butter chicken for three reasons. 1) I know it's not super authentic but that's the miracle of cooking at home!! 2) my mom gave me the original bones from this recipe from a 1998 Chatelaine magazine so I know it's a [...]
Shish Taouk Kebabs
Okay, quick story time. One of my brother's friends, Rabha, is literally the queen of Middle Eastern cooking. Every time she visits, she will without a doubt bring food...and I'm not not talking a cute veggie tray or bakery rolls. I'm talking homemade from the heart food -- savoury pastries, the greatest toum to ever [...]
Pineapple Cilantro Salsa with Grilled Chicken
Plain grilled chicken: Plain grilled chicken with pineapple cilantro salsa: For the days when we can't be whisked away to a tropical island, this fun and vibrant pineapple salsa really does the trick. Salsa is meant to generate flavour and freshen an otherwise bland or boring meal. Salsas are super easy to make IMO, and [...]
Honey Garlic Chicken Wings
The other day, I was watching Diners, Drive Ins & Dives on Food Network and it was an episode exclusively on chicken wings...and yes, it was indeed the inspiration I needed to tell myself "Hey, those look easy!". Why have I never noticed how inexpensive chicken wings are??? I managed to score a pack of [...]
Little Girl, Big Eats 