Tag Archive for chicken

Chicken adobo with a chicken liver

Instead of only accumulating notes, I’ve decided to post short “reports” on my adobo experiments.  A long post pointing out my favorite versions will follow some time in the future. Chicken adobo with a chicken liver I add coconut milk…

Smoked paprika chicken soup

Until recently brothy soups escaped me.  During the “Snowpocalypse” I finally figured one out. The idea that had eluded me was the balance between a strong stock and aromatic vegetables and other aromatic ingredients (e.g. herbs and spices).  In the…

Animal slaughters

Every now and then my wife and I talk about our future home.  Recently we added a chicken coop to the imaginary layout.  My wife likes the idea of freshly-laid eggs.  I know raising chickens will also involve harvesting their…

January cooking

I always wonder what food blogger home cooking really looks like. I figure some of you think like me. So here are a few of my recent home-cooked meals.

Leftover tomato sauce

When I’m organized I cook tomato sauce ahead of time.  It’s insurance against too-busy-to-cook nights.  It’s amenable to small portions and saucing pasta practice.  The general principle is disaggregating cooking.  The more cooking I’ve put in the fridge, the easier…

Two chickens

Last summer I stopped buying pre-cut chicken parts and started buying whole chickens. That’s a big change for someone like me. Let me describe what a whole-bird-buyer gets himself into. Yield Of course, it depends. I took How to Cook…