Pepitas Crusted Chicken Winglets Reimagined in Tokyo

Miso as a secret ingredient. Not necessarily a japanese or fusion dish. Straightforward south-western flavor – hot hatch chiles powder, oregano, roasted garlic, but with some white miso mixed into a marinade.
Irresistible!

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A Nice Way to Cook Chicken

For a vegetable dish tonight i had vignole in mind – an italian braise of spring onion, artichokes, fava beans and peas. I used flageolet beans instead of fava. I had no clue what to make for a meat course and entered Wegmans with some vague ideas of turkey or chicken or maybe even salmon [...]

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Chicken Wings with Mexican Type Fixins

Wings marinated with chipotle, oregano, garlic, olive oil and some miso (oy). Roasted with sesame seeds.
Tomatillo/avocado salsa – broiled tomatillos/jalapeno, white onion whizzed with cilantro and avocado.
Kohlrabi slaw with crema.

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Chicken Tinga, via Rick Bayless

Definitely one of my favorites. A pleasure to cook – the aroma of dry roasted (think charred) garlic cloves is intoxicating.
Used white sweet potatoes, for wonderful aroma and flavor.
The original recipe calls for mixing everything together – shredded chicken, sauce and potatoes. I decided to serve potatoes on the side – delicate strands looked too [...]

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Potstickers, Mediterranean Touch

Came up with a new filling: chicken and eggplant.
Two globe eggplants (about 1.5 lb) halved, deeply scored, salted, sprinkled with cumin seeds and brushed with olive oil and roasted on thyme branches in 425F convection oven until sligtly charred and soft. The flesh is scooped out and drained. Don’t discard a skin before trying snacking [...]

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Sesame Crusted Chicken Wings

Haven’t had a chance to explore all the great restaurants of Vancouver but our dinner at Zakkuchi left me craving for japanese food, big time.
That’s why the first dinner i cooked after coming back home had all to do with miso, soy sauce, sesame oil and edamame.
And chicken wings… Now i couldn’t find any recipe [...]

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Roasted Chicken as Grouse

Well i never tasted grouse but Jeremiah Tower was convincing enough so i marinated a small spatchcocked chicken in Chivas whiskey, olive oil, crushed juniper berries and thyme and then roasted it 425F oven for about an hour (covered breast and lowered temp to 350F sometime in the middle).
Excellent bird, one of the recent best.

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From the Oven

Two pans, same 450F temp, same 30mins time – the dinner is served.
Chicken Wings rubbed with anise seeds, red pepper flakes and greek oregano, marinated overnight; orange zest and juice, olive oil and coarse pieces of almonds:

baby bell peppers and fat scallions with balsamic:

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