Chicken Recipes

There used to be a little sports bar called The Rusty Nail on the corner of Elm and 4th in our old town. They made … Read more

Half a bag of pecans spilled across the counter and a rotisserie chicken staring at me from the fridge when I realized I had absolutely … Read more

The pan was still warm when my neighbor knocked. She didn’t even pretend she was there for anything else — just stood there, holding an … Read more

“These are dangerously good,” my brother said, reaching for a sixth wing before the first ones even had a chance to cool. And that was … Read more

I ruined teriyaki chicken for an entire year before I finally got it right. Not in the dramatic, smoke-alarm-blazing way you might imagine. No, my … Read more

The crunch of a pecan breaking against the roof of my mouth, followed by the soft squish of a red grape—that’s the whole point. I … Read more

I figured crispy baked chicken required a deep fryer, a breading station with three bowls, and at least thirty minutes of messy prep work. It … Read more

It was a Tuesday night in late February, the kind where the sky goes dark too early and the rain taps a steady, insistent rhythm … Read more

My friend Jenna told me about this quick garlic butter chicken thighs recipe, and I nodded politely while thinking, “Sure, another pan of dry chicken … Read more

“Mom, can you make those meatball things again? The ones with the sauce?” My six-year-old said this to me on a Tuesday afternoon, right after … Read more