Roast Chicken French Style Oh La La
There is hardly a dish more significantly French than roast chicken. It’s a universal favorite at home, in the restaurant, at the market. For us, a Saturday market lunch often includes roast chicken that I buy from a farmer who roasts them “sur place,”. It’s hot when I buy it, it’s still hot when I turn […]
Chicken with Shallots and Apples
This is a gorgeous and very simple recipe that you can make for a cozy family dinner, or even when the boss comes over. It’s impressive and deeply flavorful, dramatic to present, delicious to enjoy! ASTUCE: I suggest stuffing the chicken with either an orange or two clementines, but you don’t have to. I love […]
A Perfect Early Summer Grill Menu
As I prepared for an early summer grill class last week I pinched myself. Anyone who has written a cookbook knows just what I mean. After months of testing, tweaking, writing, re-writing, testing some more, editing, copy editing, agonizing, dreaming, there’s a book. And then there’s someone saying, “Please, please teach us how to grill!” […]
Hot Toad Chicken from the Grill
A crapaud is a toad, which is what this chicken looks like when its backbone is removed and it’s flattened, like a toad that’s about to hop! But don’t worry, it will sit still as you rub butter under its skin, then slather it with a gorgeously piquant mixture of mustard and peppers, à la […]
Chicken with Ginger, Lime and Cilantro Oil
GUY MARTIN’S STEAMED CHICKEN WITH CILANTRO OIL/POULET A LA VAPEUR A L’HUILE DE CORIANDRE DE GUY MARTIN – NOTE: that during steaming, fat drains away from the chicken yet the meat remains moist, and permeated with the flavors rubbed under the skin. Note, too, that you need to drain the yogurt about 8 hours in […]
POULET VALLEE D’AUGE
Poulet Vallée d'Auge – – butter (unsalted), extra-virgin olive oil, chicken (cut in serving pieces), Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, mushrooms (brushed clean, stems trimmed, but into quarters), onions (thinly sliced), Calvados, hard cider, crème fraîche or heavy, egg yolk, parsley sprigs (for garnish), Melt the butter with the oil in a large, […]
Chicken Pot Pie à la Francaise
Chicken Pot Pie à la Francaise – – recipe for Tender Tart Pastry, chicken stock (250ml), fresh bay leaf (or dried imported), black peppercorns, unsalted butter, all-purpose flour, heavy cream (60ml), Salt and freshly ground black pepper, Pinch of freshly grated nutmeg, water (750ml), firm potatoes (such as Yukon Gold, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch […]
Gorgeous Ginger and Lime Chicken with Cilantro Oil
I remember interviewing Pascal Barbot of the pocket-sized restaurant l’Astrance, asking him questions as we sat over a coffee. We talked about his past, his influences, and how he would characterize his food. “It’s all based on dairy, really,” he said. Stop to think of it, and I realized so much of it was, from […]
Poulet Vallée d’Auge – Chicken with Calvados, Cider, and Apples
My son, Joe, is visiting from the U.S., spending more time here than usual as he writes his senior thesis. I’m enjoying watching him work, our conversations roiling around the vagaries of writing and inspiration, the beauty of fine sentences that all too often end up on the cutting room floor, born as they can […]
Chicken Pot Pie a la Francaise
I heard whispers of desire emanating from the kitchen, as my children were discussing what they wanted for dinner. Tart came out on top. Since neither yearns to cook, they turned to me, plaintive looks in their eyes. I live to please, and what could satisfy this particular desire better than Chicken Pot Pie? […]
