This is what you should do with leftover turkey or chicken. Always. It's a variation on Karen Solomon's Korean spinach recipe. She's the author extraordinaire of Asian Pickles Korea, a book every exotic flavour-loving pickler should have. She calls herself a "culinary tinkerer," … [Read more...] about Sweet Sesame Eggplant and Chicken Salad Bowl
chicken & poultry
Brined Turkey with Grapefruit and Cranberries, à la di Stasio
A couple of weeks ago at the Appetite for Books anniversary party, I met Josée di Stasio. Now, if you're an anglophone you're probably going, "Huh? Who's that?" And I'm here to tell you that you need to figure it out. She's a French television cooking show host that is everything … [Read more...] about Brined Turkey with Grapefruit and Cranberries, à la di Stasio
Thanksgiving 2012 – The Photos
Wow. What a dinner. The brined turkey tasted like amazing pho' broth soaking into the most tender meat. The stuffing with gluten-free bread absorbed it all too, with just a little smokiness (others said. I couldn't taste the smoke), maybe from the oven, which was smoking, or from … [Read more...] about Thanksgiving 2012 – The Photos
Turkey Pot Shepherd’s Pie
Take two wonderful things and stick them together. Things I like better about chicken pot pie than shepherd's pie: 1. It's made with chicken, not beef 2. There's a sweeter, lighter taste from the gravy, and you can even make it creamy if you want 3. It's made from leftovers, so … [Read more...] about Turkey Pot Shepherd’s Pie
Thanksgiving Roasted Turkey With Chocolate Sourdough Dried Fig, Apricot, Date, Cranberry, an Apple Stuffing
Turkey is so easy. The bird had been sitting in wait overnight, being moisturized by the Sichuan peppercorn salt under its skin and in its belly. Next step was to stuff it with the Chocolate Sourdough dried fruit stuffing and sprinkle the top with more of the salt. Then a pastry … [Read more...] about Thanksgiving Roasted Turkey With Chocolate Sourdough Dried Fig, Apricot, Date, Cranberry, an Apple Stuffing
Thanksgiving: Roasted 12 lb Turkey With Chocolate Sourdough and Dried Fruit Bread Stuffing…Spiked with Sichuan Peppercorns. Enough fusion for you?
I'm going to tell you the secret of why my Thanksgiving was successful, and it has only a little to do with alcohol. It has a lot to do with the secret powers of certain foods...such as Sichuan peppercorns... My whole idea for Thanksgiving was to have 10 friends over and ask … [Read more...] about Thanksgiving: Roasted 12 lb Turkey With Chocolate Sourdough and Dried Fruit Bread Stuffing…Spiked with Sichuan Peppercorns. Enough fusion for you?