Category Archives: chicken

Palestinian chicken wraps

A faster  and easier  version of the famous Palestinian dish called musakhan (meaning : to be heated in Arabic). Two essential features of this dish: sumac, and lots of it; caramelized onions, lots of them; chicken is presented encased in a thin Arabic bread, all juicy inside and  piping hot from the oven. If you [...]
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Chicken with prunes and carrots in orange sauce

This is an Iranian recipe. I am an admirer of Persian culture as well as its cuisine. I hope that someday I can  visit Iran and see first hand the amazing architectural sights,  especially in Isfahan, the city that Agatha Christie called “the most beautiful city in the world“. For the time being, I simply [...]
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Roasted Chicken with herbs, garlic and potatoes

I have been thinking about the universal appeal of such a dish. You can serve it in any country or community, you will always have a captured audience. And yet it is so simple. In Lebanon, you will find holes-in-the-wall in the most remote villages that serve roasted chicken with a side of garlic mayonnaise. [...]
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