Blog Posts - Chicken And Turkey

There is a calendar somewhere that lists all of the food events and while I’m never sure who makes those determinations, I sort of love celebrating the things we have come to take from granted. Like sandwiches. The most dependable way to get lu...

When I travel, I love to buy locally-published cookbooks, the ones you'll never find on Amazon.com. I hold on to those books forever, and look through them often. Flipping through a circa 1992 book I brought home from Malaysia, I found a page torn ou...

First a quick mention about the Red Wine Jelly I posted yesterday? I was having some site issues and a lot of people couldn’t get to my site; so hope this link reminds you because that jelly is…THE BOMB! Anyway, back to now. A couple of y...

Is your house Party Central for your family celebrations, or the place where your friends gather to watch football/basketball/hockey playoffs or cheer on your alma mater in a college bowl? If your house is the place to be, these Tex-Mex turkey meatba...

These 5 ingredient slender turkey meatballs are super savory and slightly sweet with fresh rosemary, orange zest and nutty parmesan cheese. I can’t resist a meatball of any kind, though these days, I can taste the difference between frozen pre-...

When I first starting discussing the potential of working with Swanson® as a Brand Ambassador a few months ago, I knew without a doubt that the one recipe I would make would be my Chicken Soup with Dumplings; it is a 30 year work in progress and one...

On any Chinese restaurant take-out menu, this famous chicken dish (which might be called General Tso's, or General Tsao's, or General Gao's, which is our local spelling) would rate a few hot red peppers next to the name. It's spicy, or should be, and...

This dish, while Italian sounding, is an all-American dish said to have been invented circa 1908–1910 by Ernest Arbogast, the chef at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, California and named after the Italian Opera singer, Luisa Tetrazzini who was a...

I’ve been making this Maple-Roasted Turkey with Sage, Bacon, and Cornbread Stuffing for the last nine years for our Thanksgiving dinner. As a matter of fact this post has been on my site for many years but it was more as a refuge so I wouldn...

In a pinch, on the days when meal planning is at the bottom of my list, I go to my go-to recipes. Well, they're not so much recipes; they're basic combinations of ingredients I know work well together, to which I add whatever I find in my ref...

Arroz con pollo means "rice with chicken." To many, the name connotes a particular recipe, and if you are one of those people with a traditional arroz con pollo recipe in your heart, this quick and easy version might come as a bit of a shock. But it...

When I moved to Castle Rock, Colorado 18 months ago I willingly chose to move 30 minutes south of Greenwood Village, the already southern suburb of Denver I had lived in for 20+ years. It’s not like I chose Castle Rock, it’s more that the...

This Pollo a la Criolla a Caballo was inspired by a traditional and popular Colombian dish called Bistec a Caballo, which is basically a piece of steak with a tomato and onion sauce, topped with a fried egg. Bistec a Caballo is typically made with be...

This Chicken with Honey and Lime (Pollo al Limón y Miel) a delicious way of cooking chicken as the lime juice gives it an extra kick. The chicken breast remains moist, while the skin remains crispy and flavorful. Buen provecho! Ingredients: (SERVES...

Today I am putting a healthy twist on a Latin classic with a lighter variation of Ropa Vieja. Traditionally, Ropa Vieja or Carne Desmechada is made with beef, but I made this recipe with chicken and come to find out, it’s just as tasty as the t...

Cross a traditional French coq au vin, chicken with forty cloves of garlic, and old-fashioned chicken stew, and only good things can happen. And then, add more garlic! This recipe sprung from my husband Ted's craving for chicken stew, a half bott...

Back in the day, I would feed my family frozen chicken nuggets in the belief that I was serving them a healthy meal. After all, we weren’t eating out at the local fast food joint, so those chicken nuggets had to be a healthier option, right? I...

When my kids were little people, their meal of choice was chicken tenders  – ketchup included on every plate. Those days are long past, but every day I can picture their darling faces chowing down at the kitchen counter. Darling little faces,...

When my kids were little people, their meal of choice was chicken tenders  – ketchup included on every plate. Those days are long past, but every day I can picture their darling faces chowing down at the kitchen counter. Darling little faces,...

After buying a lot of fresh corn at the market last week, I was searching for ways to use it beyond choclo asado (grilled corn) or boiled corn. Then remembered a delicious and simple savory corn cake that my grandmother used to make in Colombia calle...

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