From the category archives:

Peppers and Chilis

Chicken a la King – Peruvian Style

December 7, 2009

Let’s face it, Chicken a la King can be a snoozer. Comforting perhaps, but a bit of a culinary soporific. When that classic dish travels south of the border, however, it sizzles. The Peruvian version, Aji de Gallina, adds walnuts, Parmesan and spicy aji amarillo chilis to give it zing and depth of flavor. [...]

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Orient Express Chicken

October 3, 2009

After playing around with the aforementioned chicken recipe from our friend Joel, we came up with this version. We’ve called it “Orient Express Chicken” as a nod to its exotic ingredients from Europe and the Levant. Try it, play with it, and report back – there’s lots of room for additional interpretation.

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A Different Way to Prepare Chicken

October 1, 2009

It’s hard to do new variation on chicken, but at a dinner the other night my good friend Joel served a roast chicken coated in smoked Spanish paprika and ground Aleppo peppers from Turkey, surrounded by roasted red peppers and kalamata olives.  The flavor was incredible – and the deep red color was quite the [...]

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