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Sunday Dinner: Perfect Roast Chicken Recipe

During the days leading up to Christmas, it's best to keep your everyday meals as straightforward as possible.

During the days leading up to Christmas, it's best to keep your everyday meals as straightforward as possible. That doesn't mean you have to subsist on boxed macaroni and cheese or TV dinner.

Instead, roast a whole chicken tonight, so you have something to fall back on for the beginning of the week when you're occupied with other tasks.

The recipe is straightforward: season the chicken, tie its legs together, and roast it alongside potatoes until everything is tender and browned. Get your week off to the right start when you read more.

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Fast & Easy Dinner: Roasted Chicken Legs With Potatoes

If roasting a whole chicken seems like too much work at the end of a long week, consider this recipe that combines chicken legs with potatoes and kale.

If roasting a whole chicken seems like too much work at the end of a long week, consider this recipe that combines chicken legs with potatoes and kale. It's the perfect one-pot meal.

All you have to do is toss everything into a roasting pan, throw it in the oven, and about an hour later, you'll have a flavorful dinner on the table.

Of course, chicken breasts can be substituted for the legs, but the dish may lose some of its rustic appeal. To get the uncomplicated and savory recipe, read more

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The Basics: Roast Chicken

Although it may seem complicated, roast chicken is in fact a pretty fast and easy dinner.

Although it may seem complicated, roast chicken is in fact a pretty fast and easy dinner. All you have to do is season the chicken well and throw it in the oven for about an hour. The resulting dish is classic, elegant, comforting, and delicious! It also fills your house with a wonderfully satisfying aroma.

When I make roast chicken, I like to use different herbs and spices. Normally I'll combine them with butter and olive oil and then rub the chicken's skin with the mixture. This technique ensures a seasoned and flavorful skin and moist, juicy interior. To check out my basic recipe that can be adapted to suit your family's needs, read more

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Monday's Leftovers: Roasted Chicken Purses

While you could easily use leftover roast chicken to make chicken salad, I recommend you use it to make something a little more exciting like roasted chicken purses.

While you could easily use leftover roast chicken to make chicken salad, I recommend you use it to make something a little more exciting like roasted chicken purses. This creative recipe combines leftover chicken with ricotta cheese and lemon zest. The mixture is stuffed into wonton wrappers and cooked like pasta. The result is a bite sized treat that is savory and scrumptious. These would make delicious appetizers or a delightful meal when paired with a green salad. To see the recipe, read more

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Sunday Dinner: Mascarpone-Stuffed Roast Chicken with Spring Herb Salad

There is nothing quite as comforting as roast chicken.

There is nothing quite as comforting as roast chicken. A great way to flavor the chicken is to stuff butter underneath the skin. While the chicken roasts, the butter melts, infusing the chicken with moist goodness. This recipe features a variation that uses mascarpone cheese instead of butter. The mascarpone is mixed with herbs to create a highly seasoned, super scrumptious roast chicken. The chicken is served atop a bed of Spring greens making it a seasonal meal, perfect for a Sunday night dinner. To take a look at the recipe — it pairs perfectly with a buttery Chardonnay — read more

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Come Party With Me: Fall Dinner - Menu

To properly welcome the arrival of fall, I'm hosting a harvest themed dinner party.


To properly welcome the arrival of fall, I'm hosting a harvest themed dinner party. Everything about this dinner will be warm, cozy, and inviting. In terms of food, the evening will begin with goat cheese balls, marinated olives, crisp flatbreads, and toasted pumpkin seeds. These easy appetizers — all store bought except for the cheese balls — will be awaiting the guests arrival. A simple, but tasty, pear-spinach salad with mustard vinaigrette will be served before a classic roast chicken and baked sweet potato fries. To learn how to make these lush autumnal recipes for your friends and family, read more