One of the biggest and easiest improvements you can make to your home cooking is to use your own stocks. There’s absolutely no comparison to a good homemade stock. The grocery store versions are typically laden with unnecessary salt and lack flavor. This is the way I make stock in any restaurant I have worked…
Oven Fried Chicken
I LOVE fried chicken but it can be a pain to make. Standing over a pot of chicken while you receive a grease steam bath is not on my top 10 list of enjoyable cooking moments. So why am I sharing a recipe for fried chicken? Because this oven fried chicken cannot touch any I’ve…
Brown Bag Whole Roasted Chicken
I love a good whole roasted chicken for a relatively effortless weeknight dinner. Yes, Publix does make some amazing rotisserie chickens and I do occasionally cheat and buy those but I still prefer to cook a whole chicken at home myself. This recipe uses a brown grocery bag to roast the chicken. The bag keeps moisture and steam…
Baked Chicken Tenders With Panko
[pinit count=”horizontal”] I’ve held several professional cooking jobs over my career but none have been as difficult, challenging and rewarding as being a chef for a private school in North Atlanta. We work hard to make everything from scratch, eliminate processed foods and preservatives and have the kids excited to try new things and actually enjoy it!…
Barbecue Apricot Pulled Chicken + Calphalon Slow Cooker Giveaway
[pinit count=”horizontal”] Spring can’t come fast enough. Every winter my body goes into hibernation mode where I have zero desire to exercise, I eat too much and just want to stay inside and sleep! At least that’s the excuse I’m using for the 5-10lbs I gain every winter. Since it’s too cold most days to venture outside and…
Stewed Chicken with Leeks, Carrots and Mushrooms
[pinit count=”horizontal”] During the week you can find me cooking for the students at North Atlanta International Academy. This month the students are learning all about food and health. What’s good, what’s bad and how to make good choices. I love how excited they are when they ask, “Chef Jad, did you know Fanta has 75g…
How to Cut a Whole Chicken
Image from Bon appétit I’ve always enjoyed cutting fish and meats into their individual cuts. Something about the precision it takes to filet a whole salmon or tuna without sacrificing any of the precious meat and the skill required to properly clean a beef tenderloin excites my primal instincts I guess! It’s me, my knife…
Chicken Breast Brine Recipe
As I mentioned in a previous post, I will never cook another turkey or chicken with out first brining. If you are looking for something a little quicker this simple brine only takes 4 hours (but is much better soaked overnight) to make any chicken, pork or turkey tender and juicy! Feel free to…