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Steamed the chicken with salt, pepper, and sherry vinegar, then combined it with sauteed peppers and onions, sour cream and chopped flatleaf parsley. It's our new chicken obsession!
We served it over couscous here, but it wasn't a great compliment to the chicken, so maybe rice next time...
Two years ago today: beef stew over mashed potatoes
Last night, my boy and I were in the mood for some Asian flavors, so we hit up the newest place in the area for some take-out -- Drunken Noodle. Located at 9 Park St in Essex Junction, VT, the Drunken Noodle 
serves up tasty Thai cuisine. The ambience is much classier than its location's predecessor, and the waitstaff is very helpful. You can eat-in or take-out.
They offer a selection of appetizers, salads, soups, stir-fried entrees (choose your protein and your sauce), duck entrees, curries, and noodle dishes. They also have lunch specials and desserts.
We highly recommend the crab angels (fried crab wontons served with a delicate sweet & sour sauce), the som tum salad (made with green papaya and carrots), the stir-fried chicken entree with spicy garlic sauce (tip: add rice to your order for an extra $1. you'll want it!), or the pad woon sem (cellophane noodles with egg, bean sprouts, tomato, cabbage, onion, and carrots).
Service is quick, and prices are reasonable:
Appetizers - $4-6
Salads - $5-7
Soups - $3-4
Stir-fried Entrees - $9-11
Duck Entrees - $12
Curries - $9-11
Noodles $9-11
If you're in the mood for Mex, and you're sick of red meat, try using ground chicken -- or yard cluck, like my uncle says. It's quick, and it soaks up whatever flavors you add to it. For these tacos, I used my signature chili-lime seasoning, then topped the tacos with caramelized onions (for my boy), shredded cheese, and seasoned avocado slices (for me) -- salsa and hot sauce optional. Try it out!
When I was studying in Madrid, my compañera de casa and I had a wonderful maid. She was a great cook, a sweet woman, and I--no, we-- are definitely missing her food. Our two favorite dishes are espaguettis con tomate (spaghetti with tomato sauce) and pollo asado con limón (roasted chicken with lemon). Let me say, the lady can cook, and her sauces are to-die-for. Trust me, you'd eat one of your own limbs if she dressed it up with sauce. Amazing.
I was looking for inspiration in my newest Spanish cookbook... Not necessarily Spanish-style cuisine, but cuisine written in Spanish. =) Anyway, I came across this recipe that called for slitting a chicken breast and stuffing in rounds of goat cheese and red pepper. I did not have goat cheese, but I have never really been one to follow recipes to the T, so here I am with a photo of my own creation... Chicken breast stuffed in three places with Willow Hill Farm's Alderbrook cheese (sheep bloomy rind -- pyramid shape) and sauteed red peppers. Test it out--seriously.
I started out searing off some chicken thighs, then sautéing some onions, garlic, and apples. I then added some chicken and vegetable stock, stirred in some dried currants, then poured the whole sauce over the chicken thighs. I roasted the chicken in the oven until tender. The result? Sweet roasted garlic, slight tartness from the apples, and moist and tender chicken. Delicious!
I cooked up some brown rice (with chicken stock instead of water), topped it with stir-fried carrots and celery (made with peanut oil and a little sesame oil), topped that with some chicken strips (marinated in sesame and peanut oils, sweet & hot chili sauce, soy sauce, and a little rice wine vinegar-- then grilled or broiled until golden brown), then drizzled the whole thing with a sesame-peanut-chili sauce. Verrrry tasty!
I was in Vallecas today, and was looking forward to some tasty Portuguese-style pollo asado (roasted chicken) and was shocked to find that the establishment that sells said chicken (I think it's called something like Quinto Pollo -- avenida de Monte Igueldo, metro stop: Puente de Vallecas) has closed the restaurant portion of its business. Needless to say, some serious decision-making ensued as we were forced to eat in another establishment. There are a few other restaurants in the area that sell pollo asado, but avoid Kikirikí (Ecuadorian-style pollo asado) at all costs. You are better off in the Chinese joint (also on avenida de Monte Igueldo) that has "POLLO ASADO" in big letters on the windows but is clearly a Chinese place. They sell all sorts of Chinese dishes as well as roasted chickens (1/2 or whole). I know its not the same as eating Portuguese chicken, but the fried noodles (tallarines tres delicias) are tasty.
Last night, my boy and I were in the mood for some Asian flavors, so we hit up the newest place in the area for some take-out -- Drunken Noodle. Located at 9 Park St in Essex Junction, VT, the Drunken Noodle 
serves up tasty Thai cuisine. The ambience is much classier than its location's predecessor, and the waitstaff is very helpful. You can eat-in or take-out.
Service is quick, and prices are reasonable:
Recently my Madrid roommate came to visit me in VT (check out Madrid bar & club blog here). While we have been bogged down with rain for most of the summer, 
it let up just long enough to grill up some delicious food. I did my greek-style grilled chicken, a bucket of grilled veggies, and served it up
with some of my confetti pasta salad with Doe's Leap goat feta. Yummmmmy! Or as my boy would say, "That's tasty".
I started out searing off some chicken thighs, then sautéing some onions, garlic, and apples. I then added some chicken and vegetable stock, stirred in some dried currants, then poured the whole sauce over the chicken thighs. I roasted the chicken in the oven until tender. The result? Sweet roasted garlic, slight tartness from the apples, and moist and tender chicken. Delicious!
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