Balsamic Chicken

Balsamic vinegar and I have had a long love affair, dating back to my time in New York.  My roommates and I frequently ate at a restaurant called Bianca and I always ordered the balsamic poached chicken.  It was wonderful and it's something that I really miss.  I've tried a couple of times to recreate it but have never pulled it off.  I think it's probably an old family recipe that requires many hours of cooking and a few secret ingredients.  Even though this isn't quite the same, here is a great balsamic chicken recipe.

Chicken Tetrazzini

Chicken tetrazzini is another of our traditional family dishes.  Both of my grandmothers prepared it when they were hosting a crowd.  It's pretty cheap eating, as the cost of the ingredients is low and it makes a lot of food.  It's a creamy, cheesy casserole that I'm perfectly happy eating on a regular basis.  Here's our recipe.

White Chicken Chili

I wish I could take credit for this recipe but I can't.  It came to me via my Aunt Janie, who found it on the side of a can of Great Northern beans.  It's still share-worthy, though.

White chicken chili is great because it's cheap, easy, tasty, and pretty healthy.  Mom doesn't care for it because of the cumin, but she was kind enough to help me make it yesterday, showing me how to add flour to the onion mixture to make a proper rue. 

Chicken and Dumplings

Chicken and dumplings is a dish that brings back wonderful memories for me.  My grandpa, Pap-Paw, owned a cafe here in Rush Springs and chicken and dumplings was one of his specialties.  Unfortunately, Pap-Paw didn't really have recipes, so we've had to come up with our own.  It's very, very close to what he served.  This is also a rare recipe where Mom and I each have our own version.  The variations are slight, but I'll point them out where they exist.

Chicken Chilaquiles

After two days of Christmas leftovers, I was in desperate need of something different today.  I woke up craving Mexican food, so I decided to make chicken chilaquiles for breakfast.  It's probably not meant to be a breakfast food, but it reminds me of great brunch food and I love it for that.