Roasted Chicken & Pears with Bacon Jam

Whether you technically roast, slow cook, bake, or boil and then PULL your chicken breast, and then whether you bake or sauté your perfectly ripened fall pears, both items pair magnificently well with the star of the show: Bacon Jam!For several years, back around 2010-2015, bacon was all the rage. Bacon “this.” Bacon “that.” If…

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Lemon Parsnip Cornish Hens

Do you remember the Friends episode at Thanksgiving when Monica made Joey his own entire turkey? The situation was that Monica decided she was not going to make a turkey at all. Phoebe doesn’t eat meat. Rachel was pregnant and having meat aversions. (Oh, and by the way Brad Pitt was a guest in this…

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Eggplant Shawarma

Shawarma is an Arabic rendering of Turkish çevirme [tʃeviɾˈme] ‘turning’, in reference to the rotisserie-cooked nature of the meat, which “turns” around an axis. This flavor bomb typically consists of lamb, chicken, or beef, and is often served with a side of tahini, hummus, or tzatziki sauce with mint and cucumbers. Roasted on a spit,…

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