Tag: chicken

Spirited

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Time to cook something with an extra kick to keep you warm through this (hopefully) last blast of winter

Hendricks

Food Ideas:

  • Love to Cook: Jerk Chicken with Rum Glaze
  • Weeknight Reality: Tequila-Lime Shrimp Tacos
  • Need a Miracle: Bratwurst & Sauerkraut Braised in Beer

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Parting Thought

“Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.”

Albert Einstein

 

Ginger

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Something sharply sweet and zingy hot

Food Ideas

  • Love to Cook: Indonesian Ginger Chicken with Watercress Salad
  • Weeknight Reality: Stir-Fried Ginger/Lime Shrimp with Sticky Rice
  • Need a Miracle: Take-out Ginger Broccoli Chicken

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Parting Thought

” ‘E’s all ‘ot sand an’ ginger when alive, / An’ ‘e’s generally shammin’ when ‘e’s dead.”

Rudyard Kipling

Contrast

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Something with sharply contrasting but complementary flavors or colors

Swiss chard 2014

Food Ideas

  • Love to Cook: “Christmas” Enchiladas or Burritos (alternating red and green chile)
  • Weeknight Reality: Bow-Tie Pasta with Gorgonzola Cream Sauce; Swiss Chard Salad with Dried Fruit
  • Need a Miracle: Take-out Hot Wings with Celery and Blue Cheese Dressing

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Parting Thought

“There is no quality in this world that is not what it is merely by contrast. Nothing exists in itself.”

Herman Melville