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Chinese Orange Chicken Recipe

Chinese Orange Chicken Recipe

I would be lying if I tried to pass this recipe off as authentically Chinese, however this orange chicken will definitely taste like your local take out.

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Peanut Noodle Salad Recipe with Chicken

Peanut Noodle Salad Recipe with Chicken

This Asian noodle salad is a healthy meal in itself which is perfect for a potluck or a packed lunch. The crunchy fresh vegetables bring the vibrant colour and the chicken adds a dash of protein to these tangy peanut noodles.

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Chicken Thighs with Sage, Mushrooms and Onions

Chicken Thighs with Sage, Mushrooms and Onions

A braised chicken recipe to help use my abundance of sage. The key is to fry up the chicken first so it stays nice and crispy.

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Roasted Mustard Chicken Breasts Recipe with Sauteed Cabbage

Roasted Mustard Chicken Breasts Recipe with Sauteed Cabbage

A delicious healthy roasted mustard chicken recipe inspired by an old roommate. In this one pot meal the tangy chicken roasts on top of sweet sauteed cabbage.

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Crispy Braised Chicken Thighs Recipe with Fennel, Olives and Lemon

Crispy Braised Chicken Thighs Recipe with Fennel, Olives and Lemon

After reading several rave reviews of Thomas Keller’s new book Ad Hoc at Home, I was trying to resists until Christmas but when I saw it for sale at Costco, I snatched it up.

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Chicken, Barley and Thyme Soup Recipe

Chicken, Barley and Thyme Soup Recipe

Since it is the day after thanksgiving, I should mention that though I haven’t tested it I bet you could use this recipe to make some wicked turkey, barley and thyme soup…  if I had leftover chicken or turkey I think I would first make a simple stock with the carcass.  Before straining I would [...]

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Crispy Panko Sesame Chicken with Cucumber and Arugula Salad Recipe

Crispy Panko Sesame Chicken with Cucumber and Arugula Salad Recipe

This sesame chicken is crunchy and juicy and tossed with the salad it is a lovely fresh recipe.

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Slow Cooker Sesame Chicken Recipe

Slow Cooker Sesame Chicken Recipe

This recipe was inspired by an old crockpot cookbook. Those old cookbooks can be so funny. Like, seriously, who could possibly go through that much cream of mushroom soup? I have changed pretty much every ingredient to a more natural form, kept the ketchup, and added mushrooms. This is most definitely North American [...]

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Grilled Chicken Marinated in Beer Recipe

Grilled Chicken Marinated in Beer Recipe

A Brazilian Beer Chicken recipe where the chicken marinates for days in a base of beer, garlic, onions and paprika.

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Simple Grilled Chicken with Fresh Herbs and Mustard Recipe

Simple Grilled Chicken with Fresh Herbs and Mustard Recipe

Sometimes all you want is a simple piece of grilled chicken on a summer day. Well this is it, it uses up what you have in the garden as far as herbs go and is delicious hot off the grill or cold and served on a salad. My friend S made this for me a [...]

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Simple not-from-a-bottle Chicken Curry Recipe

Simple not-from-a-bottle Chicken Curry Recipe

Happy April Fools! I am curled up inside because of both the snow outside and the stomach flu I am almost finally recovered from. I actually made this dish Sunday night but by Monday morning I couldn’t look or think about food, so it delayed the post a bit.

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Braised Chicken Thighs with Bacon and Olives Recipe

Braised Chicken Thighs with Bacon and Olives Recipe

The rich flavors of salty bacon and pungent olives make an easy crockpot chicken recipe something extraordinary.

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Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe

Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe

This chicken tortilla soup is comforting, tangy and easy to make if you have a slow cooker or crock pot. Although it is not necessarily authentic, it is delicious and perfect if you will be out of the house for a few hours.

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Black Bean and Turkey Chili Recipe

Black Bean and Turkey Chili Recipe

I made this chili last week as the beginnings of my post-Christmas detox. Anybody else craving simple, light, healthy food yet? In actual fact, I made this between Christmas and New Years and am trying to start my detox over since it didn’t really stick. (In case you are curious in this house detoxing means [...]

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Chicken Thighs with Tomatoes, Zucchini and Basil Recipe

Chicken Thighs with Tomatoes, Zucchini and Basil Recipe

This is like ratatouille with chicken. Except rather then fresh summer tomatoes I had to used a can of san marzanos. This was in an effort to use up what was in the cupboard and it worked quite well. I swear I could eat zucchini everyday and not be sick of it.

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Chicken, Spinach, and Black Bean Enchiladas Recipe

Chicken, Spinach, and Black Bean Enchiladas Recipe

Try this. Try it, try it, try it. I love healthy food that tastes good and this is it! I dug into the freezer for the second half of that batch of enchilada sauce I made a few weeks back and it transformed into a really easy weeknight dinner. (Mental note, next [...]

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Grilled Naan and Chicken and Cauliflower Curry Recipes

Grilled Naan and Chicken and Cauliflower Curry Recipes

One of the things that Rachael Ray does that I appreciate is her make-your-own-take-out meals. I have made a few of them with good success. (Before you stop reading Rachael Ray haters I did not do an RR recipe.) Here at the cabin we are very restricted by what can be cooked based [...]

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Tarragon Chicken Recipe

Tarragon Chicken Recipe

I am not a very confident cook. So when I make a recipe for the first time I follow it. I might change flavours or do minor tweaks but generally I stick to it. So when I made the Tarragon Chicken from Laura Calder’s French Food at Home I followed the recipe exactly. It [...]

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Chile-Coriander Chicken Recipe

Chile-Coriander Chicken Recipe

I still have chicken fear – that is fear of poisoning your loved ones. However this is such a good marinade that even if you are me and you overcook the chicken it still tastes good believe it or not. This recipe comes from the The Barbecue Bible.
Chile-Coriander Chicken (serves 2-4)
4 chicken legs, [...]

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Chicken Thighs with Mushrooms and Parsley Recipe

Chicken Thighs with Mushrooms and Parsley Recipe

Chicken Thighs are my favorite and I love these quick chicken dishes that come together in 25 minutes.  The pan sauce is simple and tasty, plus I love it with the thighs because they are so affordable and hard to dry out.

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