In the summertime, I bought five pounds of chicken quarters at $.77/lb. A total steal. AndI had bought ginger, garlic, celery, and carrots. I had grand plans to make curry chicken, which I had’t done in ages. But then a heat wave hit. Who has the will to brown five pounds of chicken quarters when [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘chicken’
April 17, 2007
my first pressure cooker dish: Chicken with Bamboo Shoots – very inexpensive prep
Well, I broke down and bought a Presto stainless steel pressure cooker. It’s worth every penny. I got it from an evil retailer who shall remain nameless for about $60.00. Holds six quarts. I am in LOVE. Why? It cooks very very quickly. It keeps flavor locked into your ingredients. It tolerates amazing [...]
April 9, 2007
convenient and delicious roasted chicken stew: under 90 min, under $1.00 per serving!
In the middle of the week, I got a craving to prepare curry chicken after getting a package of chicken quarters. But, I didn’t feel like dealing with the spatter associated with browning the chicken (yes, I know, you might suggest using a screen to keep that at bay). And how to do it in [...]
February 4, 2007
chicken curry command performance
I promised to help one of my friends with a surprise birthday party. Upon arrival, he beseeched me to prep the chicken curry. Oh dear, it was a study in desperation cooking. See, I made certain assumptions…Oh, but, don’t assume, don’t ever assume anything! I asked, um, do you have chicken stock? No? How about [...]
January 22, 2007
Madras Chicken Curry in the Tundra for less than $1.00: even better than it sounds
In the tundra, what better dinner could you have than piping hot chicken curry? Yesterday, there was a sale at the supermarket – I got about 3lbs of chicken drumsticks for $2.62 (or, 88 cents/lb). Fabulous price. Yes, I know, I know, Costco sells chicken thighs for 89 cents per lb…living in the land of [...]
