RECIPES: Crispy Chicken Thighs Two Ways

[1] Chicken with kale and olives made in a skillet. The recipe is below (photos #1, #2, #3, #4 © Good Eggs). [2] Chicken thighs. [3] Instead of thighs only, use the whole chicken leg: thigh and drumstick. [4] Tuscan kale. [5] Castelvetrano olives (photos © Maiden Lane Restaurant | NYC). Here’s the recipe from…
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FOOD FUN: Chicken Salad Without The Sandwich

Like chicken salad, but trying to cut back on bread? If you want to avoid the bread, croissants, and wraps, there’s always a scoop of chicken salad on greens, in lettuce cups, or stuffed into a bell pepper, tomato, or avocado half. But we thought these ideas from Willow Tree Farm add allure to a…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Poach Your Proteins

[1] Poaching salmon is the easiest way to enjoy moist, tender fish, without cooking fish aromas. Here’s a recipe from Cooking Light. [2] Our favorite way to make beef tenderloin is to poach it. Here’s a recipe from Martha Stewart. [3] If you make chicken in a pot, or chicken soup with pieces of chicken,…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Celebrate With A Bacon Bar + 21 More Food Bars

[1] Start with a bacon Bloody Mary (photo and a recipe courtesy Bacon Bourbon USA). [2] Bourbon bacon with bacon-cheddar biscuits and bacon jam (photo courtesy Smithfield). You can serve the different types of bacon on a plate or in a jar or glass. [3] You can include European styles of bacon, like pancetta. Check…
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GIFT OF THE DAY: Bacon Curing Kit

What can you get for the bacon lover? There’s the Bacon Of The Month Club, but that’s $400. There’s always an assortment of the finest artisanal bacon brands from small producers who craft premium bacon the old-fashioned way: hand-rubbed spices, slow curing methods and real wood smoke. They can be double or triple the price…
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