This is a great, basic recipe that will teach you a terrific fundamental - how to pan-fry breaded chicken breast cutlets. My friend Chef John demonstrates the technique in the video above. If you're using smaller breasts, you don't necessarily need to pound them thin. You can … [Read more...] about Chicken Piccata or How to Pan-Fry Chicken Breasts
How to Roast a Chicken
You don’t need a fancy roasting pan, just any kind of oven-proof pan, skillet or sauté pan with sides one inch or higher in which the chicken fits comfortably will work. A rack is nice, but you can just roughly chop up carrots, onion and potatoes to spread them across the bottom … [Read more...] about How to Roast a Chicken
How Make Salt-Free Poultry Seasoning
Simply combine the ingredients and grind together with a mortar or pestle or a small food grinder. I set aside a coffee grinder for milling whole spices or mixes. If you want to use a coffee grinder that’s been employed for beans, you can clean it by adding in rice and salt and … [Read more...] about How Make Salt-Free Poultry Seasoning
Recipes by Radio
Another story from the upcoming book. This one, about the voice that reminds me of my childhood. The last I heard, she was retired and living in Arizona. Every morning when my mother wasn’t working, she’d park in front of our radio and listen to "Party Line," later "The Betty … [Read more...] about Recipes by Radio
Recipe: Chicken Noodle Soup
This is a variation of the recipe that appeared in The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry. It’s a straight-forward recipe that can be adapted to whatever you might have in your house when the dark specter of the flu or a cold appears. It employs a sturdy dose of garlic as the … [Read more...] about Recipe: Chicken Noodle Soup
