Vermouth sage caper chicken

For this dish you will need:

3-4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 cup of dry vermouth
1/2 cup of chicken stock
10 pearl onions quartered
3 cloves of garlic chopped finely
1 tb of sage
1 tb of capers
1/4 cup all purpose flour
1 tb of butter
1 tb of cream
Kosher salt and black pepper

Morimoto’s Angry Chicken

If you do not own Morimoto’s “The New Art of Japanese Cooking” I recommend you order it immediately.  This cookbook is full of many many great recipes and many great tips.  Plus hats off to a man who can be quoted as saying “I’ve purchased whole tunas that cost as much as a BMW” and […]

Jamaican jerk pork chops

I have a passion for spicy food and this dish is a great balance of heat and swet.  I like to serve it with a slice of grilled pineapple to add to the sweetness.
For this dish you are going to need:

4 thick cut pork chops
1 onion cut into large slices
4 cloves of garlic large dice
1 […]

Chicken with tomato pepper caper sauce

Amazing what creations you can come up with when you have stuff in your fridge starting to go bad (especially when they are high ticket vegetables like colored bell peppers).
For this dish you are going to need:

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 red pepper sliced
1 orange pepper sliced
1 onion sliced
3 cloves of garlic finely chopped
1 can […]

Roasted pepper chicken

This was something I just threw together one night when I was staring at some colorful peppers and wanted a quick meal.  
For this dish we are going to need:

3-4 boneless chicken breasts trimmed of any extra fat.
3 peppers (I like to use red, orange, and yellow for more color).
1 poblano pepper
1 onion sliced thinly
Couple ounces […]

Basic tomato sauce

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Chicken noodle soup

Well it is getting that time of year where everyone is starting to get sick and nothing helps better than a bowl of chicken noodle soup.
The base of any great soup is going to be found in the stock that is used.  So either make your own (I perfer the old fashion way of using […]

Chicken with orange-chipotle reduction

The sauce for this chicken when reduced creates a concentrated sweet flavor with a definate smoked jalapeno kick.
 First gather up all your ingredients:

4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 scallion finely chopped
1.5 cups of orange juice (about 6 oranges squeezed)
1tb white wine vinegar (if you don’t have this regular white vinegar will be fine)
1 Chipotle chopped fine […]

Brick grilled lemon rosemary chicken

This is a great dish especially if you are in a hurry and just want a quick and easy dinner. 
You will need the following ingredients:

Boneless skinless chicken breasts
1/4 cup fresh lemon (the juice from one lemon)
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
3 cloves of garlic finely chopped
Couple springs of rosemary finely chopped
Pinch of salt and pepper
Brick wrapped […]

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