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I am not the greatest recipe pre-reader.  Today I was all set to make Grilled Chicken with Cucumber, Radish, and Cherry Tomato Relish (from the bounty of summer-y recipes in August’s Martha Stewart Living) and reread “grilled.”  Realistically, grilling was not happening.  How to quickly cook the boneless skinless to make it moist and yummy?  How To Cook Like Your Grandmother’s Pan Fried Chicken in Butter was a revelation: pound the chicken thin, lightly flour it, and pan fry it in butter.

The result was perfect.  Moist and chicken-y all the way through paired perfectly with the fresh summer-y flavors and crunch of the cucumber, radish, cherry tomato “relish” (Martha-Stewart-ese for a salad on top of your chicken).  If you crave a summer salad atop chicken, this is what you are looking for.

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Yesterday my coordination and brain were ridiculously clumsy in the kitchen.  I was making Paprika-Braised Chicken with Salt Pork and Spinach, with ad hoc tripling, this involved:  Raw chicken liquid all over the floor twice.  Chopping skills not quite as shaky as carrying, but close, “rustic chop” would have been a compliment for the carrots and onions.  Tongs + chicken slipping and sliding about.  Hot oil splatter.  Staring at the braising liquid unsure why it wouldn’t thicken.  Cleaning up (another sloshy mess), I realize, oh yeah, the cornstarch.  Other recipe steps forgotten: drying the chicken, heating the chickpea mush. Read the rest of this entry »