If you’re around the Washington, D.C. area, you’re likely familiar with the many Peruvian chicken restaurants – especially Pollo Rico, famed by Anthony Bourdain on No Reservations. And they’re famous for a reason: the chicken is fall-off-the-bone delicious with so, so much flavor (if you haven’t tried them, you’re really missing out!). The chicken also…
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Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad with Bell Peppers and Red Onion
These past couple of weeks I’ve been bogged down in school work leaving little time for cooking; luckily, it’s all over Saturday – I’ll be graduating – and will happily return to the kitchen to share more yummy creations with you. Now don’t be fooled, while I couldn’t make cooking a priority, I assure you…
Basil Pesto Chicken Salad Sandwiches with Tomato and Mozzarella
I love chicken salad. Always have, always will. What’s not to love? It’s condiment-galore. The chicken is just the side-show, right? And you can get creative and add everything you love: a splash of mustard, a dollop of relish, seasonings, herbs – you throw in all of these delicious add-ins and you call it chicken…
Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup
It was a gorgeous weekend and I was so looking forward to a beerfest-filled weekend with my sous chef and his brother who was in town for a few days; and nevertheless, Saturday morning welcomed me with the joys of a stomach virus. Luckily, it was short lived and by 3 p.m. or so I…
Sun-Dried Tomato, Goat Cheese and Arugula Chicken Roulades
Goat cheese can be a bit polarizing – kind of like cilantro – you’ve got lovers and you’ve got haters. Now, if you’re a goat cheese lover, you’re in for a serious treat (and if you’re not, try it out with a cheese of your liking: feta, boursin, or even pimiento – oh, pimiento. Why…
Barbeque Chicken Thighs and Drumsticks
I’ve pretty much been in full-blown summer recipe mode since March or so – come August I’ll probably be posting pumpkin-this and pumpkin-that. Eh, sometimes you just have to live on the wild side, right? (Yes, that is the extent of adventure in my life, wild and crazy I tell ya.) But anyway, my sous…
Basil Pesto and Goat Cheese “Pasta” with Grilled Chicken and Roasted Tomatoes
I absolutely adore basil. This is no secret. Luckily, my sous chef is right there in the same boat as I am. So yesterday, I was craving pesto (this happens more often than not) and I had a hankering to make a pesto-type pasta, with my handy-dandy spiralizer, of course. This is far from what…
Honey-Soy Chicken Thighs
These little nuggets are absolutely delicious. And as the weather gets warmer, I am becoming slightly more and more obsessed with grilling – moderation apparently just isn’t in my vocabulary. The original recipe calls for the chicken to be cooked in the oven, but since we’re such rebels, we are going to throw these puppies…
Yogurt Marinated Chicken Kebabs with Crushed Red Pepper and Smoked Paprika
This is a seriously tasty way to spend a summer evening. Trust me on this one. When I came across this recipe in Bon Appetit I had serious reservations. Mostly because you marinate the chicken in yogurt. For some reason, that just does not sounds appealing to me. So – I’d see the recipe (by the…
Buffalo Chicken Wraps with Avocado, Bacon and Red Onion
So, yes. I do have certain foods that I tend to gravitate toward. Among those being avocado, bacon and all things spicy. But there are also those ingredients that just don’t really appeal to me, including bleu cheese – something that my sous chef and I just don’t see eye-to-eye on. Perhaps because he’s 6’4″…