Elaine’s Mom-style Chinese Chicken Curry

I love my mom’s curry. It is amazing. But since I am not my mom, I can only make half-amazing curry, despite following her every direction as she hovers over me in the kitchen. Someday she will bequeath whatever secret she has to amazing curry (it better not be love) and I will be able…

Chicken Basquaise on Rice

This recipe can be described as one of the greatest hits in this house. Nathan’s a fan, I’m a fan and it reheats really well. It’s based on this recipe from Chow. It consists of chicken cooked in a pipĂ©rade. Ingredients: 2 strips of bacon, chopped 1 onion, peeled and sliced into thin strips 2…

Chicken and bean tacos/rice

No exaggeration, I got a phone call from my coworker, demanding that I tell her what I was having for lunch, since it smelled so delicious. Let me tell you, it tastes as good as it smells. Ingredients 1 chicken leg (or big chicken breast, whatever), skin separated and reserved, meat diced 1/2 red onion,…

Crunchy Chicken Salad Sandwich with Raw Kale Salad

What do you do when you have one chicken thigh that you want to spread over two lunch servings without making some sort of stew thingie? Chicken salad sandwiches!! But first, let’s start with the kale salad, as I made that while the chicken was cooking. Raw Kale Salad I love this salad because it’s…