Roast Chicken - Golden, Crispy Skin and Tender Meat
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Roast Chicken - Golden, Crispy Skin and Tender Meat

Roast chicken, a family dish that belongs in your repertoire of classics. A chicken with beautifully golden, crispy skin and meltingly tender meat. This recipe is always a hit; I’ve been making it for several years now and I wouldn’t change a thing.

Minina (Tunisian Chicken Frittata) - Savory Egg and Chicken Cake
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Minina (Tunisian Chicken Frittata) - Savory Egg and Chicken Cake

Here is a specialty of Tunisian Jewish cooking that goes wonderfully with your chicken broth. Minina is a kind of savory egg and chicken cake, cooked in a water bath, which gives it an unmatched tenderness. I’m sharing our family recipe for a classic Minina.

Chicken Livers with Caramelized Onions and Olive Oil Mashed Potatoes
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Chicken Livers with Caramelized Onions and Olive Oil Mashed Potatoes

Chicken livers with caramelized onions served over mashed potatoes are a meltingly tender, exquisite dish you’ll often find on the menu at meat restaurants in Israel. Most likely a modern take on the famous Ashkenazi chicken livers with onions, it’s an original and easy way to cook livers.

Tom Kha Gai - Thai Coconut Chicken Soup
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Tom Kha Gai - Thai Coconut Chicken Soup

Tom kha gai is a wonderfully flavorful, exotic soup made with chicken, spices and coconut milk that I make every year when winter comes. It’s mild and spicy at the same time, a real treat. I discovered it years ago at Izaaki, a restaurant that no longer exists but that I loved. It’s the kind of soup you’d go out to a restaurant for, except now you can make it at home!

Hot and Sour Soup (Potage PƩkinois) - Chinese Soup with Chicken, Black Mushrooms and Bamboo Shoots
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Hot and Sour Soup (Potage PƩkinois) - Chinese Soup with Chicken, Black Mushrooms and Bamboo Shoots

Hot and sour soup, which we call potage pĆ©kinois (“Peking soup”) in France, is one of the most popular Chinese soups in Chinese restaurants, along with wonton soup. It’s a thick, exotic broth that warms you up on cold evenings and can make a full meal on its own. I also like to serve it as a starter for a Chinese dinner, with spring rolls on the side and chicken with black mushrooms and bamboo shoots.

Moroccan Chicken Pastilla (Bastilla) with Almonds and Cinnamon
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Moroccan Chicken Pastilla (Bastilla) with Almonds and Cinnamon

Chicken pastilla is a classic and without a doubt one of the best-known dishes in Moroccan cooking. It takes a little while to make, but the filling can be prepared the day before. I’m not a big fan of sweet-and-savory cooking, and yet I really love this dish, as does everyone who has tasted it! If you’re like me, give it a chance, you might just fall in love with it!

Matzo Ball Soup (Kneidlach) - Homemade Golden Chicken Broth
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Matzo Ball Soup (Kneidlach) - Homemade Golden Chicken Broth

Matzo ball soup, or kneidlach in Yiddish, is a great classic of Ashkenazi Jewish cooking. If you’re new to it, these are dumplings made from matzo meal, served in a lovely golden chicken broth. Simple to make and delicious, it’s a beautiful recipe to introduce you to Ashkenazi cooking and a magic remedy when you catch a cold.

Bollywood Party - How to Make a Homemade Indian Feast
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Bollywood Party - How to Make a Homemade Indian Feast

I love cooking from around the world, especially Asian food and Indian food. I enjoy putting together themed dinners, so here is a complete homemade Indian meal, with all the great Indian restaurant classics like naan, samosas and chicken tikka masala. Pick and choose from these ideas to put together your own favorite homemade Indian feast.