Chicken Cacciatore – hunter’s wife’s braised chicken

Whether you are cooking the Italian Chicken Cacciatore or the French Chicken Chasseur, it is the same slowly braised sauce and luscious tender chicken with the vegetables that make this a great nutri-dense, LCHF dish. Regional variations of Chicken Cacciatore or hunter’s wife’s chicken are made throughout Italy, and while most are cooked with [...]

By |2021-06-09T16:43:11+10:00June 9th, 2021|Basil pesto, Chicken, Chicken Cacciatore, Chicken Chasseur, Cook Real Food, French food, Healthy Family Meals, Italian Food, Italian Food, Low Carb, Mushroom, Recipes, Slow cooked winter dishes|Comments Off on Chicken Cacciatore – hunter’s wife’s braised chicken

Coq au Vin – a French classic regional dish

The Burgundian Coq au Vin and Boeuf Bourguignon share many similarities.  They are both regional Burgundian specialities, they both showcase the famous Burgundian wines, Bresse chickens, pork and Charolais beef. Their method of cookery is very similar as well.  When this dish is cooked with one of these Burgundian wines it takes the name of [...]

By |2020-09-01T16:52:52+10:00September 1st, 2020|Barging on the Betty B, Burgundy, Chicken, Chicken, Coq au Vin, Coq au Vin, Culinary writing, France, French food, French Regional Cooking, Recipes|Comments Off on Coq au Vin – a French classic regional dish

The Betty B Barge Burgundian Coq au Vin

In France, on our Betty B barge, I frequently cooked a simple coq au vin as it was easy to manage in my small barge galley kitchen, the ingredients readily available and it can be made ahead the day before and reheated.  I always tried to cook it in one pot! In France they have [...]

By |2020-10-12T14:13:51+11:00September 1st, 2020|Barging on the Betty B, Chicken, Chicken, Cook Real Food, Cook Real Food, Coq au Vin, Coq au Vin, French food, French food, Healthy Family Meals, Recipes, Waste recycling, Winter braises|Comments Off on The Betty B Barge Burgundian Coq au Vin

Poulet Vallée d’Auge – chicken braised with onions, leeks, apples, mushrooms, crème fraiche and calvados

This is a classic, regional, warming, hearty braise originating in Normandy, France, the region famous for its dairy produce, the creams, butters and cheeses, such as Camembert, and apples and Calvados. Chicken and apple is a delicious, yet uncommon match. The chicken is braised with the onions, leeks and mushrooms, the apples give a light [...]

By |2020-09-01T13:44:24+10:00August 30th, 2020|Apples, Braising, Chicken, Cook Real Food, Cook Real Food, Food, French Cooking Classes, French food, French Regional Cooking, Healthy Family Meals, Low Carb, Normandy, Normandy, Recipes|Comments Off on Poulet Vallée d’Auge – chicken braised with onions, leeks, apples, mushrooms, crème fraiche and calvados

Coq au Vin

This is a flavoursome classic Burgundian dish, with red wine playing a major role in the flavour, along with lardons, button mushrooms and tiny onions. The flavour of this dish, like many others, improves when the dish is refrigerated and served the next day. It is traditionally cooked on the stove-top, however, you can also [...]

Chicken – Spatchcocked and roasted with herbed butter

Spatchcocking a chicken simply means to remove the backbone or to butterfly the chicken.  It is an easy and quick way to roast your chickens and the result is crispy, golden skin and very juicy and tender breast and flesh.  You will always roast your chicken like this from now on... Serves 2 – 3 [...]

By |2020-08-10T17:35:01+10:00August 10th, 2020|Chicken, Chicken, Chicken Spatchcocked and Roasted, Cook Real Food, Cook Real Food, Food, Healthy Family Meals, Low Carb, Recipes, Spatchcocked Roasted Chicken|Comments Off on Chicken – Spatchcocked and roasted with herbed butter

Chicken, leek and mushroom petit pots with a cheesy, creamy cauliflower topping

Serves 2 I actually made this up as I went along and it was as delicious as it looks.  I had some left-over roasted chicken, about 450g, from the spatchcock chicken I made for my Cook at Home with Tonya YouTube video series. It will be launched as soon as I can get it uploaded [...]

By |2020-08-09T16:16:45+10:00August 9th, 2020|Cauliflower, Chicken, Cook Real Food, Healthy Family Meals, leek, Leeks, Low Carb, mushroom petit pots with Cauliflower, Poultry, Recipes, Vegetables|Comments Off on Chicken, leek and mushroom petit pots with a cheesy, creamy cauliflower topping
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