Chef’s secret time: I’ll let you in on a tiny, greasy-fingered kitchen trick that makes weeknight chicken taste like something from a bistro menu. I use bone-in, skin-on […]
Honey Lime Chicken Tacos with Fresh Cilantro Slaw
Okay, here’s a little chef’s secret I can’t keep to myself: a tiny splash of honey in a lime marinade turns ordinary chicken into something sticky, bright, and […]
Chicken tacos with avocado and cilantro sauce
Okay, little kitchen secret: once I discovered the tiny trick of tossing cooked chicken with a squeeze of lime and a pinch of smoked paprika right off the […]
Grilled chicken tacos with avocado and cilantro salsa
Chef’s secret time: I’ll let you in on a tiny trick that turns ordinary tacos into the kind people ask for seconds on—every time. I discovered it during […]
Classic Southern Fried Chicken with Buttermilk Marinade
I grew up sprinting through my grandmother’s kitchen the minute she set a skillet on the stove. The smell of sizzling oil, warm pepper, and a tang of […]
Classic chicken salad with celery and mayonnaise
I still remember the summer my mom let me “help” make chicken salad — she handed me a wooden spoon and a bowl twice my size and declared […]
Classic Southern Chicken and Dumplings with Herbs
There’s nothing fancier in my memory than a steaming pot of chicken and dumplings on a cold evening — the kind that makes the whole house smell like […]
Classic Southern Chicken and Dumplings with Homemade Broth
I still taste steam and rosemary when I think of my grandma’s kitchen: the slow, cozy simmer of a pot that smelled like home, and the whisper of […]
Classic Southern Chicken and Dumplings with Thyme
My grandmother kept a dented enamel pot on the back burner for as long as I can remember—she called it her “slow hug.” Whenever the weather turned gray […]
Classic chicken pot pie with creamy mushroom sauce
When I think of chicken pot pie, I picture my grandmother bustling in a sun-warmed kitchen, steam fogging the windows as she rolled pastry with hands that smelled […]
