This is Charlie's favorite use for "repurposed" turkey... curry.
Brown-fry some onions, add lots of garlic and ginger, then add a bit of the stock you made from the carcass. Add your favorite curry powder (homemade REALLY is the best)…
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Happy Thanksgiving! (Throwback!)
Remembering a wonderful Thanksgiving from a couple of years ago...
I loved this part!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!
In honor of the Founding Father who wanted the turkey to be declared our national symbol because the eagle was a bird "not of…
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Norman Rockwell Redux! A True Thanksgiving Turkey Triumph!
I rarely re-post, but this post from last Thanksgiving was one of the most popular in the history of This Old Chef...
Trust me, dear readers, this is the flavorful turkey you want to serve your family!
All that actually…
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Seasoning the Weeks Ahead! And Forgetting About "The L Word"!
As soon as November arrives, we're all inundated with TV shows, magazines, newspaper articles, and internet newsletters/posts/blogs, etc., telling us - down to the second - How to "Do" Thanksgiving! I won't add to that tsunami of info... I'm guessing…
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Hazelnut Chocolate Bark with Sea Salt
No, I'm not generally a big sweets guy.
But as I mentioned last week, I recently received some lovely gifts of hazelnuts and bittersweet chocolate chips...
And didn't want to make cookies.
Hmmmmmm...
Chocolate bark! The easiest candy in the…
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Hazelnut Encrusted Chicken with Hazelnut Sage Sauce, Chive Mashed Potatoes and Pan-roasted Corn
I recently came into possession of some lovely hazelnuts.
This is my favorite nut... bar none.
So I processed a bit of bread (yes, homemade, so sue me)...
With a handful of nuts...
And used this to bread the pounded…
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The Last Hand-Pounded Pesto of the Season (with Fresh Pasta and An Heirloom Tomato Salad!)
I'm as lazy as most people when it comes to pesto... I usually use the food processor...
But a few times a year, I pound it! The flavor really is different.
Basil, garlic, parsley, sea salt, and nuts (this time…
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Pasta with Chicken, Cauliflower, Caraway and Chives
No, I didn't plan on an "All-C" dinner...
But I had some roast chicken... and some cauliflower... there are still chives growing in the garden... and caraway is my go-to spice with cauliflower...
And I wanted pasta... so here's the…
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Vegetarian Heaven! (Fresh Orecchiette with Broccoli Rabe and Fried Chickpeas)
Great deals at the market on broccoli di rape and chickpeas...
Sage in the garden...
A desire for pasta.
I drained and rinsed a large can of chickpeas. I fried them in EVOO until they started to brown...
Then I…
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Thai Green Curry Chicken with Baby Bok Choy and Brown Rice
As a variation on my usual Thai green curry...
https://thisoldchef.com/blogs/blog-recipes/posts/thai-turkey
...I sliced up some baby Bok Choy, and added it instead of the usual green peas or lima beans, then substituted the turkey tenderloin with some chicken breast poached in…
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Snack Time! (Fried Chickpeas!)
Sometimes, a strong, spicy, salty snack is an absolute must. And if there's nothing in the cupboard...
Experiment!
I drained a big can of chickpeas (one of the few canned things I always have on hand)...
Rinsed them... dried them.
…
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Heirloom Tomato Panini with Cherry Tomato Salad
A bit of baguette from the other night...
Green Zebra heirloom tomatoes overflowing in the garden...
Basil reinvigorated from the latest pesto harvest...
Gorgeous mozzarella from a trip to Teitel Bros. on Arthur Avenue...
Panini!!!
Ginger Chili Chicken Stir-fry with Jalapeños, Scallions and Brown Rice
For some unknown reason today, the phrase "Ginger Chili Chicken" popped up in my mind and I was transported back to my catering days in the '80s. It was an hors d'oeuvre we served constantly...
So I started thinking about…
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frische Kürbisravioli mit Kürbiskernöl und kleinen Tomaten aus dem Garten (Fresh Pumpkin Ravioli with Pumpkinseed Oil and Homegrown Cherry Tomatoes)
The annual pumpkin harvest in Austria is starting to get under way... And not for jack o' lanterns, either!!!
The Austrians can and do make almost anything out of pumpkins. But the crown jewel is Kürbiskernöl, the blindingly electric green…
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Kiesel Caprese with Homemade Baguettes
It's the first All-Kiesel Caprese of the year...
Therefore I felt the need to make some demi-baguettes.
Worth every minute!
PS. OK, there is one shy Green Zebra peeking around its rich red Czech friend...