Poultry

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In Defense of Pinterest [Recipe: Chicken-Tomatillo Chili with Sour Cream and Cilantro]

March 10, 2012

My Canon Rebel is my achilles heel. I love to write, I love to develop recipes and I love to take photographs, but I only consider myself to be good at two out of three of these things. All things considered, this ratio is not a bad one since writing essentially helps pay my bills [...]

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Worknight Dinner for One: Baked Chicken with Spinach, Roasted Peppers and Melted Mozzarella

February 27, 2012

You might think that one would be the loneliest number for anyone who lives alone, but if you’ve ever baked cookies in your bathrobe or eaten dinner standing up in the kitchen with no pants on, you’ll agree with last week’s New York Times article about the freedom and perils of living alone.  Song writer [...]

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Never Enough Time [Recipe: Crockpot Chicken Santa Fe]

January 24, 2012

I’ve talked before about the wonders of the crock pot. Or, the slow cooker. Whatever you call it, it’s damn convenient because you can pile all of your ingredients into what is essentially a giant bowl, press a few buttons, set a timer and forget it is there until you’re ready to eat or store [...]

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Thai Chicken Curry Soup

January 19, 2012

This year I bought myself a new winter coat that I could only barely afford. For my birthday, I received a warm pair of snow boots that feel like slippers, that’s how comfortable they are. So, of course it goes without saying that since I finally have the appropriate winter outerwear after two years of [...]

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Georgian Chicken In Pomegranate And Tamarind Sauce

October 24, 2011

By Gillian Nadel It’s officially, finally, fall. We dread the end of summer but then relish in some of the season’s finest offerings: the crisp air in the morning, pumpkin picking, the changing foliage, hot cider and college football. Yes, fall is filled with tasty traditions.  If you’re like me, this is one of the [...]

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How to Make Homemade Pumpkin Puree [Recipe: Pumpkin Chili]

October 15, 2011

Let’s talk about pumpkin, shall we? I hope you aren’t sick of it yet. Since it’s mid-October, we’ve all realized by now that pumpkin is everywhere. It’s at the farmer’s market, it’s on sale at the grocery store and on almost every blog I’ve read since the end of August, there is a glowing tribute [...]

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Worknight Dinner Recipe: Chipotle Chicken Fingers

July 26, 2011

As much as I like eating healthily, I also like a good amount of junk food. For as long as I can remember, I was able to pass up on savory, salty junk food – chips, French fries, chicken fingers – in favor of sweets and desserts. I’m not what the physiological reason is that [...]

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Creamy Chicken Salad with Cranberries and Almonds

July 17, 2011

Last week, Rachel and I were chatting over IM during work and we decided that we needed to take advantage of the worldly culture that the great city of Chicago has to offer by bringing a picnic to a free international jazz concert in Millennium Park. It took a little bit of convincing (and the [...]

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Cooking for Two: Thai Curry with Basmati Rice

June 7, 2011

Today’s guest post is by Marnely Rodriguez of the food blog, Cooking with Books. A graduate of The Culinary Institute of America, she has worked as an overnight bread baker in Colorado, a chocolate maker in Virginia as well as a pastry cook on Martha’s Vineyard…just to name a few. She currently resides in Santo [...]

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Easy Pantry Meals: Dinners with Simple Ingredients

May 31, 2011

I’m excited that In Good Taste is growing and to provide you with more quality recipes, cooking tips and entertaining inspiration, you’ll be hearing from a few new voices on a semi-regular basis. Esther Reisinger is a food obsessed designer and writer in Chicago who will be here from time to time sharing her own [...]

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Martha Stewart’s Easy Shrimp Paella

May 17, 2011

If you’re like me and you can’t afford to travel to exotic foreign countries like Italy, Greece and Spain, you can do what I do: channel the culture in your own living room by preparing cuisine inspired from the country that you hope to someday visit. Though my budget (or more accurately, lack thereof budget) [...]

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Worknight Dinner: Easy Chicken Parmigiana

May 2, 2011

Lately I’ve been on an eat-healthier-workout-more kick and having embarked on a great many of these phases over the past few years, I can tell you that I don’t know exactly what “works” but I do know what doesn’t work for me: eating “diet” food. No matter how much low-fat this, fat-free that I try [...]

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chicken parmesan baked ziti

Chicken Parmigiana Baked Ziti

January 18, 2011

I know it seems counterintuitive that I would create a recipe for chicken parmigiana baked ziti when I have a recipe for neither chicken parmigiana or baked ziti on this site. Yet, somehow, here it is. In all it's baked, mozzarella cheese-y glory. You see, ziti and I go way back. When I was in [...]

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roasted turkey breast

Baby Steps: Herb Roasted Stuffed Turkey Breast

November 23, 2010

When you're cooking Thanksgiving for a small group or if you're cooking the holiday meal for the first time, you might not want to bother with a whole turkey. You might not be ready to have to clean its cavity. Say that out loud: clean the cavity.   If you can't do that without blanching, you're [...]

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turkey bolognese sauce

Worknight Dinner Recipe: Turkey Bolognese (oh…and…winner!)

November 5, 2010

Earlier this week, in the first of my 10 First Kitchen Commandments series, I taunted you with a Le Creuset French oven giveaway. Today, we have a winner. Congratulations to commenter #121, Laura from Real Mom Kitchen, the winner of the Le Creuset giveaway! Her favorite answer to the question, “what is your favorite recipe?” [...]

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Baked Chicken Meatballs, Finally

June 30, 2010

Before we start, I’m excited to share that In Good Taste was nominated for a 2010 Blogluxe Awards in the “Tastiest Blog” category. And hey, that’s kind of fun. To vote, head over to the 2010 BlogLuxe Awards Voting Page and choose your favorite blog in each category. And if you want to, you know, [...]

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buffalo chicken dip

Easy Recipe for Entertaining: Buffalo Chicken Dip

June 20, 2010

I’m not a huge sports fan but I admit that the scene in Chicago has been pretty exciting lately if you’re into that kind of thing. And even though I admittedly could care less about the tenacious pursuit of a puck, ball, base or net it’s hard not to enjoy watching grown men jumping around [...]

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baked rigatoni with kale

Five Great Recipes for Date Night

May 9, 2010

For your next date night, skip restaurant reservations and cook dinner at home. Whether it’s for a casual dinner with your long term sweetheart or an intimate dining experience for a new suitor, home cooking is one of the best ways to serve up a little romance. For a simple weeknight date or an elaborate [...]

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chicken sausage white beans

Worknight Dinner Recipe: Chicken Sausages with White Beans

May 2, 2010

Sometimes I mock Rachael Ray and her 30-Minute Meals. I think her brand is all kinds of cool but I firmly believe that even the most talented home cook would have a hard time cooking most of her recipes in under a half an hour without the help of a backstage prep kitchen and pre-assembled [...]

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turkey basil cranberry meatballs

Worknight Dinner Recipe: Turkey, Cranberry & Basil Meatballs

December 7, 2009

Cooking in a new kitchen is like having a new boyfriend. Stay with me here, I promise, I’m onto something. When you’re in a new relationship you want to put your best foot forward. You can’t let your man other see you in sweatpants or without makeup. You don’t want to be too forward, but [...]

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Worknight Dinner Recipe: Classic Turkey Chili

November 15, 2009

Chili is one of my favorite foods to make. It’s versatile: you can make it with spicy, like my spicy chicken cornbread chili. You can make chili with white beans and apples or you can fill your soup pot with plenty of veggies for a vegetarian chili. You can even make it hearty, with chunks [...]

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Worknight Dinner Recipe: Oven Baked Fried Chicken

September 20, 2009

Three years ago, my first year out of college, I went home a lot on the weekends. I lived in a nice town populated mainly with twenty- and thirty-somethings, yet come Friday, I just needed a break. I wanted to go to movies in my hometown and shop at my old mall. I wanted to [...]

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Worknight Dinner Recipe: Turkey Tortilla Bake (People Like to Say Cerveza)

July 19, 2009

The first time I ever left the country was to go on spring break to Cozumel, Mexico during my junior year in college. I went with a group of about eight girls and shockingly, my intention was actually NOT to get fall-down, plastered-to-the-wall drunk. Sure, everyone likes a good frozen margarita on vacation, but if [...]

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feta stuffed turkey burger

Worknight Dinners: Feta-Stuffed Turkey Burgers

May 24, 2009

Even though it’s been years since I’ve had an extended summer vacation – three months void of jobs, schedules or responsibility – there is something about warm weather, sunglasses and the coconutty smell of suntan lotion that lifts my spirits. I like seeing toddlers wearing cute little Bermuda shorts and love stepping out my front [...]

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My $7 Challenge Fail: Parmesan Baked Chicken w/ Spinach Ricotta Penne Recipe

October 21, 2008

Last week, Sarah and Cate posted a challenge to feed their families of 4 for $7 or less. Though I’m only feeding myself, I thought, “Hey, this sounds fun. I want to watch my budget. I want to play!”

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