Chicken Recipes

Last Tuesday, I was elbow-deep in soapy water, scrubbing a baking sheet that had seen better days, when my neighbor across the fence—a quiet retired … Read more

The Friendsgiving potluck was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their signature dishes—Megan’s legendary mac and cheese, Dave’s smoked … Read more

I ruined lemon chicken three times before I figured out what I was doing wrong. Not a little bit wrong—like, inedible, puckeringly sour, tough-as-shoe-leather wrong. … Read more

My husband scraped the last bit of garlic butter sauce off his plate with a piece of bread and said, “You know, this might be … Read more

The third Thursday of November, and the only thing I wanted was a turkey that didn’t feel like a performance. Not the massive, twenty-pound bird … Read more

The turkey was already in the oven when I realized I’d forgotten to thaw the second bag of cranberries. My mom was due in forty … Read more

“Are these actually crispy?” That’s what my brother asked, eyeing the baking sheet like I’d just told him I figured out how to fry chicken … Read more

Third time this week I’ve made these chicken breasts, and this time I finally figured out the trick. The first batch came out with a … Read more

The pan was still warm when my husband walked through the door, and he just stood there, inhaling. “What is that smell?” he asked, already … Read more

I was trying to make a honey mustard sauce for dipping—one of those thin, tangy things you serve with chicken fingers. I had the honey, … Read more