Homemade Crispy Chicken Tenders ruined takeout for me. Completely. For years, mine came out pale and a little sad. The coating would slide right off the chicken on the first bite, like it had somewhere better to be. Silas ate them anyway, bless him. But more than once I caught him scrolling a fast food … Read more
My husband Silas is not a stove hoverer. He is a “just call me when it’s done” kind of guy. Then I pulled the first batch of huli huli chicken off the grill, and he was standing next to me with a fork before I even set the tongs down. The skin was dark, glossy, … Read more
Last month I pulled a sheet pan out of the oven and Silas asked if we were having charcoal for dinner. The chicken was dry. The potatoes were still hard in the middle. The green beans looked like they had survived a small fire. I had thrown everything on the pan at the same time … Read more
Five ingredients. One slow cooker. And a jar of pickled peppers I swore I would never let near my chicken. Then Silas came home, lifted the lid, and went quiet. He ate two plates before he said a single word. That never happens. That is the power of Mississippi chicken. It looks a little odd … Read more
A restaurant-quality peppercorn sauce does not need a restaurant. It needs one pan, about ten minutes, and one small move at the stove that most home cooks skip. I’ll get to that move in a second. First, let me tell you how this dinner landed on our table. I made chicken au poivre on a … Read more
I made this honey chipotle chicken on a random Tuesday with no plan and a half-empty fridge. Silas took one bite and went completely quiet. That’s usually a good sign in our house. He’s a talker, so silence means he’s busy chewing. Then he asked if there was more. There was not. I had already … Read more
Silas once ate three of these standing at the stove before I even found a plate. No fork, no ketchup, no shame. I took it as a compliment. Mostly because I had spent years making cutlets that looked gorgeous for about four minutes and then turned soft and sad. Then I changed a few tiny … Read more
Here’s a food fact that surprises almost everyone: chicken fried chicken is not the same thing as fried chicken. Silas ordered it at a roadside diner once, and I actually rolled my eyes. “Isn’t that just fried chicken?” I asked him. Nope. Not even close. What landed on his plate was one giant, golden cutlet … Read more
Some nights I want a real dinner. Not cereal. Not another sad bowl of pasta with butter. But I also don’t want to dirty five pans and stand at the stove for an hour. This is the recipe that solves that problem for me on repeat: garlic butter chicken and rice, made in one skillet, … Read more
I used to think gyros were one of those “restaurant only” foods. Like something you just order from a food truck and never actually attempt at home. Then I made one in my own kitchen on a random Tuesday night, and I genuinely couldn’t believe how wrong I had been. There’s no rotisserie required. No … Read more