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Chicken Marsala (Pollame alla Marsala) is a popular Italian-American restaurant dish and it takes its name from Marsala wine, a fortified dry/sweet wine used for the sauce which is produced in western Sicily. Chicken Marsala is easy to prepare and universally loved by Italian food fans. Our version includes high quality chicken, stock mushrooms, and freshly chopped parsley. Chicken Marsala (Pollame alla Marsala) [...]
So, I was all set to fry up a batch of chicken cutlets (which our family was going to consume with a crispy and acidic salad) when, lo and behold, I discovered we had no breadcrumbs in our pantry! While I panicked my wife suggested I do something with the can of artichoke hearts sitting next to our empty container of breadcrumbs. [...]
The best broths usually contain chickens that have been butchered with fully attached heads and feet; this little known fact was made abundantly clear to me when I asked my grandmother when she would be removing these parts after slaughtering chickens for a large family meal (I won’t elaborate on her response but you can take a guess). The simple idea [...]
We should all get down on our knees and thank the food Gods for allowing our species to co-exist in a world where the chicken thigh is present. Yes, the often misunderstood and poorly utilized chicken thigh is a home cooks secret weapon given flavor, cost, and easy preparation. You can purchase a whole chicken and butcher your own thighs [...]
I’ve only recently realized the tremendous gratification in eating a well prepared salad for lunch (including a recent Wild Arugula, Chicken Breast, Red Onion, and Tomato salad). Yes, I know the realization isn’t mind blowing but I’m upset at myself for not having more stand alone salads for lunch (hence the excitement and public declaration). I’ve been missing out on [...]
My favorite way to cook chicken is to roast it whole (butterflied so it shortens the cooking period) on either an outdoor, wood charcoal fired, BBQ or in the oven. I also like braising chicken parts in herbs, potatoes, onions, and white wine and of course the standard chicken cutlet. A simpler chicken preparation includes roasting chicken breast fillets on [...]
There are hundreds of variations on the popular dish cacciatore or alla cacciatora (or in the style of the hunter, in Italian), including chicken, rabbit, and capretto (baby goat) cacciatore. Most versions of the dish include herbs, onions, tomatoes, mushrooms and a braising liquid such as white or red wine (and/or water). Chicken Cacciatore (Pollo alla Cacciatora) Print Prep time 14 [...]
(photo: thanks to thegivenschronicles.com for the photo) We’re big fans of soup and we’ve covered many varieties such as chicken soup with tortellini, Italian cauliflower carrot, pea, escarole and bean, pasta e fagioli, broccoli bean soup, minestra, chickpea, and our perennial favorite lentil soup. We like to begin our meals with a soup and then usually prepare a protein such as fish [...]
(photo: simple chicken breast and pesto sauce) I generally like the Fall season and welcome the change in climate, but I always mourn the loss of my second favorite herb on the planet (parsley is number one in my book) come this time of the year; namely, basil.
(photo: pan roasted whole chicken, courtesy of Dr. K.) By now, you must be tired of hearing how easy it is to prepare Italian food at home and you’re probably ready to drown me in extra virgin olive oil (that actually wouldn’t be a bad way to go as long as I had some good bread with me). However, [...]
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