Any chicken liver pâté fans out there?  No, you say?  You sure? There was a time when I too “feared” liver (and other odds and ends of the animal).  I was by no means an adventurous eater growing up, and would have never envisioned eating, much less preparing, liver and the like.  But, over time, … Continue Reading

You might be thinking, what the heck does “spatchcock” mean and why would I want to spatchcock a chicken? First of all, spatchcock is just another term for butterflying a chicken (but spatchcock is much more fun to say than butterfly, don’t you think?).  As for why you would want to butterfly a chicken: It … Continue Reading

    Am constantly trying to satisfy my endless craving for something just a little bit different.  Today, I smoked a whole chicken.  I think that checks the box.  And, I must say, YUM!!! Smoking a  whole chicken? In your kitchen? On your stove top? Really? I live in an apartment complex (at the moment) … Continue Reading

 I have a new love in my life — whole roast chicken. Roasting a chicken is as basic as it gets, and it doesn’t get much better than this. It looks elegant enough to serve at a dinner party and easy enough to prepare any day of the week. Simple, simple, simple but oh so … Continue Reading