Category: Poultry

Buttermilk Brined Turkey Breast

Buttermilk Brined Turkey Breast

Buttermilk and fine Sea Salt team up to create a delicious, moist turkey breast.  Buttermilk is not as acidic as lemon or vinegars and it adheres to the meat, making for crispy skin and tender meat.

Roasted Red Pepper, Chèvre and Chicken Sandwich

Roasted Red Pepper, Chèvre and Chicken Sandwich

As much as we love Roasted Peppers and Chèvre Goat Cheese, this combination on a sandwich with chicken served for lunch or a light dinner is perfect! Goat Cheese from France and Roasted Red Peppers from Mexico are wonderful together. We serve the sandwich with…

Greek Chicken

Greek Chicken

Feta is definitely Greek in origin, a soft white cheese, aged in brine tasting tangy and salty, which makes it perfect in salads, baked or served with olive oil and olives. Baking fresh tomatoes and herbs with the chicken and then sprinkling with Feta Cheese…

Fajitas

Fajitas

Fajitas are chicken or beef sautéed with onions and peppers, while Carne Asada is marinated grilled meat (beef is most common), all served in a taco. Common sides are Pico de Gallo, Guacamole, Pickled Red Onions, grated Cheddar/crumbled Feta, sour cream, lime wedges, slivered radishes,…

Chicken Tenders or Fillets – Gluten and Gluten Free

Chicken Tenders or Fillets – Gluten and Gluten Free

Chicken tenders are smaller pieces of the chicken breast (the tender) while chicken fillets are the breasts cut horizontally into thinner pieces. Delicious! Easy and they have to be healthier than buying a big bag of pre frozen prepared tenders.

Turkey Cubano Sandwich

Turkey Cubano Sandwich

It’s really quite impossible to tell when the Cubano Sandwich (grilled meat and cheese), was created; but as people sailed between Cuba, Tampa and Key West; culture and ideas were shared. It was a common lunch for Cubans; so, when they relocated to work in…

Chicken, Artichokes and Chickpeas

Chicken, Artichokes and Chickpeas

Artichokes are thought to come from either Sicily or Tunisia, North Africa, which really isn’t that far from Sicily. It is said Catherine de Medici brought them with her from Italy to France in the 1600’s, but some say they were developed into a vegetable…

Butter Chicken – 2

Butter Chicken – 2

The other Butter Chicken recipe on our site is very approachable, tomato sauce based; mild and child friendly. This version has more complex flavours and spices; marinating in yogurt for several hours. Delicious, creamy and adapted from The New York Times. Every family has a…

Coconut Curry Chicken Skewers

Coconut Curry Chicken Skewers

Coconut milk, curry and chicken simply fo together on hot day! We called this dish “Mellow Yellow” because fresh sweet corn from the market is a perfect match. Putting the chicken on skewers lightens up the meal on summer days. Thai curries rely more on…

Honey and Soy Chicken

Honey and Soy Chicken

This really quick; not too sweet, weekday meal is super easy. We use boneless, skinless chicken thighs that cook quickly and leave lots of sauce for drizzling over the rice. If you prefer, use bone in chicken thighs with the skin and cook longer, resulting…