How to Grill a Chicken Under a Brick


Updated 05/23/11 5:20 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

How to Make Chicken Under a Brick

The technique for cooking a chicken under a brick is not a new one. It's been practiced in Tuscany, where it's known as pollo al mattone, for hundreds of years. However, only recently did I start enjoying this crispy-skinned, juicy chicken at home. In order to grill a whole chicken under a brick, it must be flattened. Don't be intimidated, the method is easy and the resulting chicken delicious. Read more

How to Make Focaccia


Updated 11/14/11 6:42 AM · Posted by · 2 comments

How to Make Focaccia Photos

Do you enjoy experimenting with difficult recipes? Then there's a group for you in the YumSugar Community: Kitchen Challengers! Here Lauren challenges herself to making focaccia. I love focaccia but have never made my own, so I thought for challenge 10, I would give it a try! I opted to use a Saveur focaccia recipe. The recipe was actually pretty easy like most breads I have to come realize. It Read more

Simple Butternut Squash Gnocchi


Updated 11/03/10 9:51 AM · Posted by · 3 comments

How to Make Butternut Squash Gnocchi

Here, Lauren proves to everyone that making homemade gnocchi is simpler than you may think. I have always felt that making homemade pasta was much too long of a process for me to undertake, but with this simple recipe from Fine Cooking for rustic butternut squash gnocchi, it was really easy! I explicitly followed the recipe, including roasting the butternut squash with water which ensures that Read more