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  • Chicken in Thai peanut sauce over jasmine rice, topped with cilantro, in a red bowl.

    Chicken in Thai Peanut Sauce

    ByKara October 6October 4 Recipes

    Chicken in Thai peanut sauce: seared chicken in a glossy coconut-peanut sauce over jasmine rice. An easy weeknight throwback from the Daring Cooks days.

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  • A 14-quart nonstick stockpot full of clear golden broth with a roasted whole chicken, halved onions, and celery, the glass lid resting beside it on the stove.

    Overnight Chicken Stock

    ByKara September 22September 27 Recipes, Cooking, Writing

    My overnight oven chicken stock: one big pot, a 210°F oven, and a night’s sleep. Eight to ten quarts of clear, gelled stock to see you through the holidays.

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  • Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas

    Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas

    ByKara May 5May 16 Recipes

    If you read Sunday’s post, you already know what these are doing here today. If you didn’t, the short version is: I’m a Texan, it’s Cinco de Mayo week, and I’m cooking what I actually cook on Cinco de Mayo, which is Tex-Mex, made by a Texan, with full honesty about what it is and…

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    Roasted Poblano Green Chicken Enchiladas

    ByKara May 16July 16 Recipes

    Southwestern influenced cuisine has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. I’m from Texas. My ex is from Colorado. His family is from Arizona. And I have family in New Mexico. So Tex-Mex, Arizona-Mex, New Mexico-Mex, or any variation of that wonderful blend of regions and cultures has been…

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