Category: Chicken & Turkey

  • Fantastically Wonderful Chicken Marinade

    Fantastically Wonderful Chicken Marinade

    I saw a whole cut-up chicken marked down 50% when I went to the store on Sunday morning, so bought it and did a quick marinade in this (just a few hours): I think I may have posted this before and can’t remember where I got it from at this point. It makes a LOT…

  • Maple Dijon Baked Chicken Thighs

    Maple Dijon Baked Chicken Thighs

    Here’s another great recipe from The Six O’Clock Scramble: Quick, Healthy, and Delicious Dinner Recipes for Busy Families I did this with thighs but you could easily use any bone-in chicken pieces, of course. She called for split chicken breasts and thighs, which tend to cook a little faster so I just left my thighs…

  • Blogging in the Kitchen while Roasting a Chicken

    Blogging in the Kitchen while Roasting a Chicken

    Although I have a laptop, I rarely actually use it unplugged. I just like having the “lap” part work when I write up stuff at night, sitting back on the couch or watching tv. Today I’d gone to Costco and bought, among other things, two whole chickens. Not a great price, but I really need…

  • Chicken Parmigiana

    Chicken Parmigiana

    We had some friends over for dinner Sunday night. I wanted to serve something that pleased both adults and kids, since they had nearly 3 year old twins. One of the girls suggested chicken cutlets so I ended up repeating a favorite “company” dinner: Since spaghetti is hard on little ones, I cooked some shells…

  • How to Roast a Small Turkey

    How to Roast a Small Turkey

    Since we went away for Thanksgiving (and had a fabulous dinner at my sister’s!), my girls’ were feeling shortchanged. My sister generously sent us home with some leftover turkey, among other things, but after a batch of turkey enchiladas and a few sandwiches, it was gone. I bought a turkey and fixed it last weekend,…