Enchilada Casserole Recipe
Did you doubt I’d have a Tex-Mex influenced dish for Cinco de Mayo? Since the 5th is Tuesday and everyone knows that Tuesdays are reserved for Tuesdays with Dorie postings, I’m posting my Cinco de Mayo recipe today … and maybe to give anyone who wants to a chance to make it [...]

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Whenever I cook poultry – especially chicken or turkey, I brine it first. Brining adds moisture to the meat, making it harder to overcook into dryness. It also adds flavor, depending on what you put in you brine. It’s super easy – nothing to be afraid of.
The first thing to do is [...]

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Last week I roasted a chicken.  Now it’s time to use what’s left of the bird to make more chicken-y goodness.  I use chicken stock all the time, in just about everything.  Sometimes I buy it (I’m partial to the Pacific Rim Organic Low Sodium kind) but I much prefer to make my own when [...]

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This post was inspired by a thread on a photography board I follow.  I’m a huge fan of cooking whole chickens.  First of all, whole chickens are much less expensive than buying parts (although I do buy parts because it’s faster and easier for a lot of things).  Second of all, once you’ve eaten the [...]

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