…we ordered three items from the “Shareables” section of the menu: Bo Ssam Fries, KFC (Korean Fried Chicken), and Ribs with Furikake. I really wanted the Spam Musubi, but I was sure we didn’t need any more food. (Turns out I was right about that.)
Easy Creamy Chicken Curry Rice Bowl
This delicious recipe is one that I’ve been making so long (and that is so easy) I could almost do it in my sleep. It’s perfect weeknight fare: By far the most challenging part is picking the meat off the rotisserie chicken you grabbed at the store on the way home. Or maybe stopping at…
Blue Apron Recipe Review: Chicken Meatballs & Creamy Polenta
Here we are at the last of the three meals from my Blue Apron trial week: the lengthily titled Chicken Meatballs & Creamy Polenta with Tomato Sugo & Lacinata Kale. I wasn’t really looking forward to this one. The chicken meatballs sounded kind of fussy to make, and I expected them to dry out during…
Eating ABQ: Ajiaco Colombian Bistro
I don’t know who gave me my first recommendation for Ajiaco. My friend Carlos, who is originally from Colombia, was in the crowded church social hall after services when someone slipped a business card for the bistro into his hand. “I don’t even know who it was,” he laughed as I examined the mysterious card…
The Crispy Chicken Chronicles: Spicy Korean Fried Chicken Chunks
As I discussed in the first installment of The Crispy Chicken Chronicles, I have been craving all kinds of crispy, crunchy, spicy, sticky chicken lately. But the one preparation that I keep coming across, that haunts me, that I just cannot keep out of my mind – that is KFC. No, not that KFC – I…
The Crispy Chicken Chronicles: Double-Fried Chicken Wings
Lately, there has been a particular type of recipe that keeps catching my eye: Fried chicken. But not typical Church’s or KFC (unless, of course, by KFC you mean “Korean Fried Chicken”). I find myself daydreaming over pictures of crisp, Asian-inspired chicken, most often doused in bright, sticky, spicy sauce. Korean, Japanese, Thai, Vietnamese, or…
Chicken with Beer BBQ Sauce over Creamy Calabacitas Salad
I had to figure this dinner out in a hurry. It was 5:30. A pot of Sticky, Spicy Beer BBQ Sauce was simmering on the stove, thickening to perfect glossiness… and I had just discovered that the racks of baby back ribs in the refrigerator would need several hours to cook to tenderness. I…
Roast Chicken Thighs with Grapes and Olives
It’s fun to roast a whole chicken. There’s something elemental about it; like baking your own bread from scratch, it provides a sense of accomplishment that outstrips its actual difficulty. But roasting a whole chicken has pitfalls. For one thing, it needs to be in the oven for almost an hour. Also, it can be tricky…
Chicken-Apple Burger with Grainy Mustard
I just realized that I’ve been so interested in bringing you tales of other people’s food this July that I haven’t posted a recipe in almost a month! Please accept my apologies, and an offering of an awesome summer recipe: a burger that is juicy, flavorful, and totally memorable, but still light. I wish I…
Eating ABQ: Pollito con Papas
Please see the update for Pollito’s new location and other changes! When we opened the screen door of the little building on the corner of Broadway and Cesar Chavez, I almost turned around and walked away. The no-frills dining room of Pollito con Papas was broiling – not just in the AC-is-expensive way one must…