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Thai Grilled Chicken & Broccoli on Napa Cabbage

From Eating Well Magazine 3 tablespoons chicken broth 3 tablespoons lemon juice 1 tablespoon fish sauce, (nam pla) 1 tablespoon chopped fresh lemongrass, or 1 teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest 2 teaspoons Thai hot chile sauce, or chile-garlic sauce 2 teaspoons honey 2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped 1 tablespoon peanut oil, […]

Coq au Vin with Roasted Leeks

From Cooking Close to Home 1 Whole Chicken (assumed 4.5 lbs for this recipe) 1/2 teaspoon fresh rosemary 1 teaspoon finely chopped garlic 1 teaspoon olive oil 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper 2 leeks 1 Tablespoon all purpose flour 1/2 cup red wine 3/4 cup Basic Chicken Stock  (Diane has great stock recipes) […]

Garden Chicken Tortilla Soup from CSAGourmet

From CSAgourmet.blogspot.com written by a former chef and happy CSA member in Maryland “I made this soup start to finish, we ate it and I cleaned up – all within the span of 90 minutes.” For the Chicken: I love when I can use leftover roast chicken & pull the remaining meat off for the […]

Grilled Chicken with Pesto from Mark Bittman

Grilled Chicken with Pesto from Mark Bittman “This basic recipe begins with pesto. But as you can see, it is almost infinitely variable… you can broil or grill chicken with almost any compound butter or flavored oil, or many of the other sauces.” 1/2 to 1 cup basic pesto 1 whole chicken, cut up (legs […]

Life, Death, and Roosters

I caught my first rooster this morning as Mari, Laura, and I rounded up 25 of our birds that were on their way to slaughter. It sounds so awful, I know- slaughter. It brings up this gruesome image of a fearful and messy death, an image that does not match with the love and care […]