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Category: Chicken and Turkey

HOT AND SWEET GINGER CHICKEN

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • October 12, 2020
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  Sticky, messy, and quick, these  are really delicious and tasty: as Diana Henry suggests hands should be encouraged. I just love her recipes, simple but with bags of flavour. … Continue Reading →

SALAD OLIVIEH

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • September 17, 2020
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  One of the most popular salads in Iran, Salad Olivieh is believed to have taken its influence from Russia and the salade russe, With Chicken, eggs, and cucumber added. … Continue Reading →

POMEGRANATE MOLASSES CHICKEN WITH BULGAR WHEAT SALAD

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • August 17, 2020
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This a good one to make for guests. Sweet and sour, different textures, pretty colours, and the succulent chicken thighs. We first cooked  it for Ginette and André. They keep … Continue Reading →

ROAST CHICKEN WITH PEACHES, HONEY AND LAVENDER

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • July 13, 2020
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Dinner last night (Sunday) was a slight experiment! For a long time we have both been toying with using lavender in recipe. Sheila saw a Dianne Henry one – chicken … Continue Reading →

BRAISED CHICKEN WITH TOMATOES

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • July 6, 2020
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This is a delightful  recipe for Summer braised chicken with tomatoes, is an uncomplicated dish, tasty and using ingredients easy to source. We used a homemade chicken stock (a River … Continue Reading →

GREEK CHICKEN WITH CAYENNE, OREGANO AND ORZO

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • June 1, 2020
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Moving on back to Diana Henry. This is a perfect recipe for a sunny day in Lockdown France.  Sheila found the double cabs a tad too much, and prefered the … Continue Reading →

CHICKEN WITH FETA CHEESE, LEMON AND HARISSA YOGHURT

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • May 14, 2020
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  “I love chicken thighs they are  succulent and so much better than breasts, which can dry out”. So said Diane Henry  in her opening paragraph for this  recipe. Well! … Continue Reading →

CHICKEN WITH SHERRY VINEGAR AND TARRAGON SAUCE

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • May 11, 2020
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The wonderful combination of chicken cooked with sherry, sherry vinegar and tarragon is simply superb creating delicious  flavours.  It is also good to spread the love.  We cooked this dish … Continue Reading →

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