Braising is a superb cooking method used to tenderize tougher cuts of meat, such as brisket, pork shoulder or lamb shanks. While chicken thighs are not considered a tough cut of meat, the process of braising makes them succulent and juicy. Turkey thighs and breast, or chicken breasts are also wonderful when braised. Recipe: Braised […]
Braised Curry Lamb Chops and Potatoes
I love technology, but sometimes it doesn’t like me. And I guess if I was my old organized, super efficient self than this would not be a problem. But sometime after giving birth I lost all my ability to organize, think rationally and sometimes my common sense. Usually when I am developing recipes I have […]
Slow Cooker Caribbean Oxtails
I love oxtails. Considering I seem to always be late to everything these days, loving the tail end of a cow makes perfect sense. One of my earliest posts (complete with really bad photography) is a basic braised oxtail recipe. It has also become one of my most popular posts, as a lot of people […]
Slow Cooker Tropical Chicken
While this dish may not knock your socks off with its beauty, the flavor will. Cooking the chicken slowly with dried mango and pineapple infuses the meat with a taste that will have you dreaming that you are on a tropical beach somewhere, soaking up the sun with an umbrella drink. But the best […]
Braised Antipasto Chicken and Linguine
There is just something about a chicken thigh that gets me. Such a humble piece of poultry, the hard working muscles that propel the chicken around the yard, being that their wings are pretty useless (except for hot wings, of course.) The workout those thighs get makes for a really succulent and flavorful piece of […]