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We believe that you don't have to go half way round the world for experiences that thrill you, challenge you and shake up your worldview. That's why we've launched a very different kind of gap year.
In a few busy months, we've got some incredible partners together – like Teach First, Citizens UK and Centrepoint, won awards, launched our first graduate fellowship programme and got great publicity in the Evening Standard, on BBC London and in The Guardian.
We're a small and committed team of four who care deeply about being really effective professionals, learning with restless vigour and having fun along the way.
We're looking for a self-starter who will flourish in a startup leadership role. As Director of Business Development, you'll take responsibility for growing the business: securing sales, developing partnerships and building the systems required to sustain our growth – with the support of Year Here's Development Officer. You will also work closely with the CEO to shape Year Here's impact strategy and growth and investment plans.
Some of the big challenges that we'd like you to take on are:
Strategy – working closely with the CEO to develop smart strategic plans for all aspects of Year Here's business – from investment plans to communications.
Sales + partnerships – unlocking tonnes of opportunities in small care homes, schools and homeless shelters across the country – and working out how we manage 100s of relationships with charities, startups, busy advisors, government and investors.
Operations – setting up super-efficient systems – HR, financial, CRM and impact measurement – to keep us running smoothly and concentrating on the important stuff.
And while we don't necessarily expect you to have a background in teaching or training, we may invite you to get stuck into some training and facilitation with our Year Here 'fellows'.
Exceptional communication skills. You'll be charming, persuasive and a great listener – helping you secure investment, win business and develop partnerships.
Entrepreneurialism. You'll be used to achieving a lot with a little. You might have set something up in the past or you're planning to in the future.
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Sales and client relationship management experience.
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Familiarity with social innovation and the UK social sector.
A passion for young people and serious social impact.
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The closing date for the role is midday Tuesday 28th May and we will be holding interviews on a rolling basis so make your application early.
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Arizona at #9 Oklahoma State
Thursday night games have been very bad for highly ranked teams in the recent years. Since 2005, 23 ranked teams have been upset by unranked opponents Some of these upsets have changed the National Championship picture as #1 Southern California, #2 South Florida and #2 Oregon have all felt the sting of Thursday night. So is Oklahoma State next? If Nick Foles and Arizona have anything to say about it… yes. While the Cowboys are led by an underrated quarterback in Brandon Weeden and perhaps the most talented receiver in the nation in Justin Blackmon, the Wildcats have some firepower of their own.
Senior QB Nick Foles may not get the hype or headlines that fellow Pac12 signal callers Andrew Luck and Matt Barkley receive but he certainly isn't standing in their shadows. Completing 67 percent of his passes for over 3000 yards last year Foles has shown he is more than an efficient QB, and Foles, like Weeden isn't lacking in weapons either. With capable running backs in Ka'Deem Carey and Keola Antolin not to mention a stable of experienced receivers including Juron Criner Arizona has the offensive firepower to put up points in a hurry. In a game that is likely to be a back and forth shootout the Cowboys could find themselves on the wrong end of the scoreboard at the end of the night.
#16 Mississippi State at Auburn
There may not be a team who was more surprising (in a bad way) then Auburn last week. The Auburn defense looked abysmal allowing Utah State to outgain the Tigers offense 448 yards to 364 including an astonishing 149 yard advantage on the ground. So why on earth would a Mississippi State team that racked up 645 total yards against Memphis last week be on the upset watch? Simply put, because the Auburn defense was embarrassed last week. Neiko Thorpe has to be fuming right about now with the performance his defense put on display. He also, along with the rest of the Tigers defense, has to be dying to get back out on the field.
But Auburn will need much more than a stout defense to upset the 16th ranked Bulldogs, and that's where they're in luck. Completing 74 percent of his passes in his first start, junior QB Barrett Trotter was very efficient on Saturday. Trotter looked poised in the pocket throwing for 261 yards and three touchdowns including a critical touchdown strike to junior tight end Phillip Lutzenkirchen with 2:07 left in the game. Also, it's not very likely that the tailback duo of sophomore Michael Dyer and junior Onterio McCaleb repeat their Saturday performances. Despite scoring two touchdowns, Dyer had a modest day, carrying the ball 14 times for a total of 57 yards. McCaleb added 44 yards in nine carries and five catches for 43 yards. Even more surprising was McCaleb's inability to create an explosive play against the Aggie defense. Look for both running backs to get going early and the Auburn defense to make things difficult for senior RB Vick Ballard and the Bulldogs.
#12 South Carolina at Georgia
The Connor Shaw experiment seems to be over, and Georgia was completely abused by Kellen Moore and the Boise State Broncos. On paper this doesn't look fair, but the Georgia Bulldogs have more than a fighting chance in this one. In a game that is likely to be decided by a touchdown (seven of the last ten have), Georgia certainly has the firepower to hang in for the long-haul. Last week Georgia looked average on offense. Frankly, this offense has too much talent to play average two weeks in a row. Aaron Murray, who was only sacked 24 times last season, was dropped by the Broncos defense six times Saturday night. A stat that's completely unacceptable for Georgia's veteran offensive line. The sophomore Murray looked uncomfortable in the pocket completing just 55 percent of his passes and forcing throws resulting in missed targets and an interception.
Murray and the Bulldogs know what a loss means, not only will Georgia have to play catch up with South Carolina in the SEC East but head coach Mark Richt will feel his seat get a little warmer. A second loss in a row could put the 'Dawgs in a tailspin, something they have shown in the past is difficult to recover from. Against a team that allowed 345 total yards to East Carolina and only put up 351 of their own Georgia should be able to put up the points to pull the upset. So while South Carolina may look like a runaway favorite they should certainly be wary of the upset in Athens.

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This year has been my year of risks. I have taken risks that I would never have taken before....I have giving up dating I am waiting for college to start again of cours I still want a boyfriend but after what happened last year I think its time to look ahead at what I am given. I now believe that God has taken me away from the things I want and is giving me the things I need to get through the rest of highschool and my life. For me a risk is not what most people think it is (Definition of Risk from Dictonary.com "exposure to the chance of injury or loss; a hazard or dangerous chance: It's not worth the risk. ") yes I have taken risks like that but I have given up a life of hate for those that have hurt me in one way or another, I am learning that I cant hate what God has done to my life but take it in as a gift of learning and growth in my life and soul.
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Handicapping the fieldStar-Telegram golf writer Jimmy Burch handicaps his top 20 choices, with odds, to win the 2014 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial:6-1 Jordan Spieth Dallas resident and Masters runner-up likes this layout, will be more relaxed than last week at Byron Nelson.7-1 Zach Johnson Hoisted the Colonial hardware in last two even-numbered years (2012, 2010). Clearly due in 2014.8-1 Matt Kuchar No. 4 player in world rankings could make a major move toward the top spot with a victory at Hogan's Alley.9-1 Adam Scott Newly installed No. 1 in world rankings will be playing only his second tournament since his April 17 wedding.10-1 Jim Furyk Elite ball striker and perpetual Colonial contender is the prototype player to place his name on Wall of Champions.12-1 Rickie Fowler Four career starts, four cuts made, one top-5 finish for Crowne Plaza pitch man who excels in Fort Worth. 14-1 John Huh 2012 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year has finished fifth, 11th in two Colonial starts. He's capable of winning.15-1 Tim Clark Two-time runner-up (2008, 2009) was seventh last year, has not missed weekend rounds in Fort Worth since 2003.16-1 Jimmy Walker Former Baylor star and Boerne resident leads this year's PGA Tour in victories (3), FedEx Cup points.18-1 Colleyville Contingent At least one of these residents should contend (Ryan Palmer, Chad Campbell, John Rollins, Greg Chalmers).20-1 Hunter Mahan Dallas resident loves this course, plays well in Fort Worth, should be fresh after skipping last week's Byron Nelson.22-1 Dustin Johnson No. 14 player in world rankings returns to Colonial after finishing seventh Sunday in Irving.24-1 Marc Leishman 2009 PGA Tour Rookie of Year played his way into contention last week at the Nelson, can do the same at Colonial.25-1 Louis Oosthuizen Finished 19th in Fort Worth debut (2012) before missing last year's event with neck injury.26-1 Fort Worth Frogs TCU grads J.J. Henry and Franklin Corpening have ample course knowledge, large vocal followings.28-1 David Toms 2011 champ owns 68.9 career scoring average in Fort Worth, ranks third in Colonial career earnings ($2.36 million).29-1 Brendon Todd Nelson champ has the chance to complete an unprecedented DFW double in consecutive weeks.30-1 Charley Hoffman Working on active streak of eight consecutive Colonial rounds at par or better. 32-1 Jason Dufner No. 22 player in world rankings almost double-dipped both DFW titles in 2012.35-1 Boo Weekley Defending champ is coming off last week's top-10 finish at the Byron Nelson.
Dustin Johnson coaxes 65 out of Colonial wind for lead
Colonial notes: Adam Scott struggles to 71 in debut as world No. 1
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How Students Listen
The Spotify Insights team took a deep dive into some of the listening data of college students to see if there were any differences in how students at different schools listen. We looked at a wide range of data including what artists were played, what songs were played and when, what playlists played, what genres were played and so on. We focused mostly on looking for distinctive listening patterns and behaviors at the different schools. The results were a set of infographic style visualizations that summarize the distinctive listening patterns for each school.
It was a fun study to do and really shows how much we learn about listening behavior based upon music streaming behavior. Read about the study on the Spotify Insights Blog: Top 40 Musical Universities in America:How Students Listen
Outside Lands lineup
I'm on my way to Outside Hacks - a hackathon tied in with the Outside Lands music festival. Since many hacks at the hackathon will be related to the festival it is pretty important to have a machine-readable version of the artist lineup for the festival. However, I couldn't find any online. Since I had an hour in the airport lounge, and the airport actually has decent WiFi, I thought I would try to be a good hacker citizen and generate an easily parseable lineup.
A little python + some BeautifulSoup and a bit of Echo Nest Rosetta Data and I have created an Outside Lands lineup JSON that includes links to artist pages, plus Echo Nest, Spotify and Rdio IDs. The JSON is hosted online at:
Here's the code:
It's about time to get on the plane. If you can think of other interesting data to add to the lineup json let me know and I'll try to add it before the hackathon.
Most Distinctive Fourth of July Songs
Independence day is just a few days away so I spent a bit of time over the weekend digging into the data to see what are the most listened to songs on the Fourth of July. Eliot wrote a great piece about the data for the Spotify Blog: The Most Distinctive Fourth of July Songs in the 50 U.S. States. Here I dig in a bit deeper.
From a musical perspective, The Fourth of July is a very interesting holiday. It's a big summer outdoor party - and the music reflects that. On the Fourth, people listen to patriotic songs, BBQ songs, popular songs, party songs, songs about place and history. People listen to wide range of genres, from rock and pop to folk, country, marches, and new weird america. To see what music people listen to on the Fourth I went through about 5,000 playlists that people have created that have 'fourth of july' in the title. I aggregated the songs across all of these playlists and created a playlist of the top 100 or songs.
As you can see, the playlist is a mix of US-centric music and summer party music – which is a pretty good reflection of what people actually listen to on the Fourth of July. But I wanted to go a bit further and see what music was particularly distinctive for the Fourth of July – as compared to any other summer outdoor party playlist. To do this, I collected the top most frequently appearing songs on the Fourth of July playlists and scored each song by calculating the ratio of the play counts that occurred on July 4, 2013 in the U.S. vs. play counts for the song during the following weeks. Songs that were played much more frequently on the Fourth than during the rest of July get a much higher score. Ranking songs by this ratio yields the list of distinctive Fourth of July Songs:
I think it is a pretty good list of the music that we listen to more on the Fourth of July than on any other day. There's a John Philip Sousa march, Woody Guthrie's This Land is Your Land, Katy Perry's Firework, lots and lots of country music. Some artists appear more frequently than others – Bruce Springsteen, John Mellencamp and Lee Greenwood are Fourth of July favorites.
I'm always interested in regional differences in how we listen to music, so I looked at the listening in each state in the U.S. to see which of the core Fourth of July songs was listened to more. If you look just at the most popular Fourth of July song in each state the results are pretty boring – the most popular song in 46 out of 50 states for July 2013 was Party in the USA by Miley Cyrus – but if you look at the distinctive score (the ratio of plays on the fourth to plays during the following weeks), you get a more nuanced view of how people listen to music. Of course we represent this as a map:
So the real question is, are these playlists generated by data mining any good? As actual playlists to listen to, I don't think so. They are too incoherent, with jumps that take you from a sappy country song, to a teen pop song, to a march that will give you iPod whiplash. Compare the playlists above to a human-curated Fourth of July Playlist:
This is a much more listenable playlist. However, I think the data mined playlists do provide an excellent starting point – a big pool of Fourth of July songs. With a genre and popularity filter these could be turned into decent, listenable playlists. Similarly, give this pool of Fourth of July songs to a team of music curators and they can build some pretty fantastic Fourth of July playlists for every type of music fan.
Fetching My Starred Items from Spotify
I wrote a quick demo that shows how to create a web app that fetches the starred items for a Spotify user via the nifty new Spotify Web API. The demo will first solicit permission from the user, and if the user grants such permissions, the app will then retrieved the starred list and show the tracks in a simple list.
The online demo is here: My Starred Items. The source is on github.
The Set Listener
Going to a show? Not totally familiar with an artist's catalog? Give The Set Listener a try. The Set Listener is a web app that will create a Spotify playlist of an artist's most recent show.
To use The Set Listener just type in the artist name, and hit the search button, you'll be presented with a playlist of songs from that artist's most recent show. Hit the 'Save this playlist to Spotify' button and you'll have a Spotify playlist that you can listen to on your desktop or on your mobile phone.
The app relies on the SetList.fm API and the brand new and super spiffy Spotify Web API. Now that the Spotify Web API supports the creation and saving of playlists creating these types of apps is quite straightforward – just a few hours of coding. This was my first time using the SetList.fm API – its a super resource for setlists from concerts by thousands of artists.
Check out the app online at The Set Listener. The code is online on github.
My new superpower – creating Spotify playlists from a web app
The new Spotify Web API allows the developer to create and add tracks to a playlist on behalf of a listener. This is a pretty powerful feature, opening the door for a whole range of apps. For instance, this weekend, I added the ability to save a Roadtrip Mixtape playlist, so you can now actually take your mixtapes on the road. The code is on github if you are interested in seeing how it is done.
The Echo Nest + Spotify Sandbox
I am wearing my International Executive Music Hacker hat today. I'm writing this blog post at 5AM somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean, on my way to the Barcelona Music Hack Day, where I'll be representing both The Echo Nest and Spotify. I'm pretty excited about the hack event – first, because it's in freaking Barcelona, and second, because I get to talk about what's been going on with the Spotify and Echo Nest APIs.
It has been just about 100 days since The Echo Nest and Spotify have joined forces. In that time we've been working hard to build the best music platform for listeners and for developers. This week we are releasing some of the very first fruits of our labors.
First up, we are releasing a new Spotify Web API.
This is a complete revamp of the Spotify Metadata API (the old version has now been deprecated). The Spotify Web API gives you access to all sorts of information about the Spotify catalog including details about artists, albums and tracks. Want to know the top tracks for an artist? There's an API for that. Looking for high quality album art, artist images and 30 second audio previews? There are APIs for that too. Best of all, the new API includes perhaps the most requested Spotify API feature of all time With the Spotify Web API you can now create and modify playlists on behalf of authenticated users. Yes – you can now create a Spotify web app that creates playlists. (I personally requested this feature way back in 2008, here's my begging plea for the feature in 2009).
I've been using the beta version of this new API for a couple months now and I must say I am quite impressed. The API is fast, super easy to use, and provides all sorts of great data for building apps. In the past weeks I've had fun converting a number of my favorite apps to use the Spotify API. First there's the Road Trip Mix Tape that lets you create a Spotify playlist of music by artists that are from the very towns you are driving through. Then there's Music Popcorn, a visual interface for exploring genres. For the less visual, there's the Genre Browser that gives you lots of details about the different music genres including playlists that help give you a gentle introduction to any of the thousands of Echo Nest genres. Next there's Boil the Frog, an app that creates seamless playlists between any two artists. Finally there's the 3D Music Maze, an app that lets you explore for music by wandering through a 3 dimensional music world.
Next up, a freshly minted Echo Nest + Spotify Sandbox — a new Spotify ID space.
These apps are possible because of the second thing we are releasing this week – a spiffy, shiny new Spotify Rosetta Stone catalog that ensures that the Echo Nest API has the freshest, and most up-to-date view of the Spotify universe of music. For those who might be new to The Echo Nest, Project Rosetta Stone is something we've been working on here at the Nest for many years. The goal of Project Rosetta Stone is to solve one of the most common problems that nearly every music app developer faces. The problem is that every music service has its own set of IDs – a music subscription service like Spotify has its own artist, album and track IDs. A lyric service has its own (and very different) IDs for those same artists, albums and tracks and a concert ticketing API has yet a third set of IDs. This is quite problematic for app developers that want to build an app that combines information from multiple services. Without a common ID system, the app developer has to resort to metadata searching and matching – which is slow and quite error prone – this results in a poor app.
Project Rosetta Stone solves this problem by providing ID mappings between as many music services as we can. With this mapping you can easily translate IDs from one ID space to another. With Rosetta Stone, if you have the Spotify track ID you can get Lyricfind and/or Musixmatch IDs making it easy to use those respective APIs to retrieve lyrics for that song. You can easily map the Spotify artist ID to a Songkick or Eventful ID to get ticket and touring information from those APIs. And of course you can use the Spotify track ID to get detailed Echo Nest information about the song such as its tempo, energy, danceability, along with detailed Echo Nest artist data such as latest artist news, blog posts and similar artists.
We have had Spotify IDs in Rosetta Stone for many years, but this particular mapping has in the past been problematic for us. Spotify has a huge catalog and keeping the mapping fresh and up to date between Spotify and The Echo Nest has always been a big challenge. There's a huge back catalog with millions of tracks to deal with plus thousands of new tracks are being added every week. The result was that there was always a bit of a lag between when updates to the Spotify catalog were reflected in the Rosetta Stone mapping. This meant that if you built a Rosetta Stone-based app you could find that The Echo Nest wouldn't always know about a Spotify track, especially if a track was very new. The result would be a less-than-perfect app.
This week we are releasing a new Spotify ID space. Our engineers have been working hard over the last 100 days to set up all sorts of infrastructure and plumbing to ensure that we have the most up-to-date view of the Spotify catalog. No more lag between when a new track appears in Spotify and when you can get Echo Nest data. Plus, all of our APIs that take IDs as inputs will now also take Spotify IDs as input as well. If you have a Spotify artist ID you can use it with any Echo Nest artist API method. Likewise, if you have a Spotify track ID you can use it with any Echo Nest song or track API method that takes a track ID as input. This makes it **really** easy for developers to use The Echo Nest and Spotify Apps together. For example, here's an API call that returns detailed audio properties for a Spotify track given its ID.
I've been having much fun using The Echo Nest API with the brand new Spotify API. I've already written some code that you can use. First, I wrote a Python library for Spotify called Spotipy. It's makes it easy to write Python programs that use the new Spotify Web API, and it works well with my Echo Nest Python library called Pyen. Here's an example of using the two libraries together:
I've also put together a number of Javascript example apps that use both APIs. These are simple apps intended to help new developers (or at least new to music apps) use the APIs together to do common things like create chillout playlists, browse through the web of similar artists, and more.
So yes, I'm pretty jazzed about this trip to Barcelona. I get to create a music hack, I get to spend a few days with some of the best music hackers in the world (The Barcelona Music Hack Day, as part of the Sonar Festival tends to attract the top music hackers). I get to spend a few days on the Mediterranean in one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Best of all, I get to talk about the new Spotify and Echo Nest developer platform and help music hackers build cool stuff on top of the newly combined platform.
I've put together a page that talks in detail about the new Spotify / Echo Nest platform. It has links to all of the API docs, libraries, examples, github repos, demos and details on how you can use The Echo Nest / Spotify Platform. Check it out here:
Keep an eye on this space for I'll be updating it as we continue to integrate our developer APIs. There's lots more coming, so stay tuned!


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NMSU Extension vegetable specialist stays busy fielding inquiries about chile
The aroma of chile roasting is a sign that fall has arrived in New Mexico.
For Stephanie Walker, that aroma means an increase in phone calls from people from near and far asking about the uniquely New Mexican spicy crop.
As New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service's vegetable specialist, Walker fields inquiries about the chile crop at least once a month. During chile season, the calls increase to as many as two a week from the media wanting information about the state's native plant.
"The calls are mainly newspapers and radio stations from around the state, and periodically the call will be from national media," she said.
One of those calls, recently, was a National Public Radio reporter who needed Walker's expertise about the processing of chile. Earlier this month, she was on the Public Broadcasting Service series "Ask This Old House."
"For most professors, it's not necessarily part of their job duties to have interviews with the media, but for Extension faculty it is our duty to get the information out to the general public," she said. "I consider it a very important part of my job."
Working with Paul Bosland and the New Mexico Chile Pepper Institute, Walker has become a voice for the chile growers and processing industry.
Sometimes, she doesn't know where that spokesperson role is going to take her. Such as in 2009, when the Food Network called the chile institute requesting someone to join them at the Chile Festival in Bosque Del Apache to answer questions about the history of chile.
"I was ready to answer their questions," she said. "But, when I got to the festival, things changed. Before I knew it, I was judging green chile cheeseburgers for a Bobby Flay Throwdown against Bobby Olguin, owner of the Buckhorn Tavern in San Antonio."
That was her introduction into the behind-the-scenes world of television.
"Hanging around with the camera crew and producers, I realized that New Mexico is an exotic place to them," she said. "Our culture is very unique and of interest to people from across the nation."
During the recent shooting of the "Ask This Old House" episode, she discovered the amount of time it takes to produce a 10-minute segment—all day.
"We pretty much ad lib most of it, including when I told the host, Roger Cook, that a large bag of chile was a week's supply for most New Mexicans," she said.
Walker's introduction into the world of chile expanded from an average person to expert over the years since 1984 when she obtained her undergraduate degree in biology, specializing in microbiology, from NMSU.
"My family moved to Las Cruces when I was in middle school. We came from a very non-spicy part of the country to a spicy place," she said of the move from her native Pennsylvania, to Montreal, Canada, then to New Mexico. "It took a few years before we really started to like eating chile. Now I have it with every meal."
Walker never thought about a career or occupation associated with chiles, until she landed a job at the Old El Paso Mountain Pass Canning plant as a quality control supervisor.
"It was a unique take on things," she said. "My first few years at Mountain Pass Canning, I had the pleasure of actually working with our field manager Joe Parker, for whom the 'NuMex Joe E. Parker' chile is named. I got to learn firsthand from Joe what makes good quality green chile."
After 10 years, she returned to NMSU as a graduate student with world-renowned chile researcher Bosland.
"While at Mountain Pass I worked in research and development, and found that I was fascinated with the genetics, and wanted to get more into the actual chile variety work," she said.
While obtaining her master's and doctorate, Walker's research has focused on developing a plant that is resistant to phytophthora capsici, a devastating disease that can attack the roots, leaves and fruit of the chile plant; and developing a variety of paprika that can be harvested mechanically.
In 2004 she assumed the duties of the NMSU Extension's vegetable specialist.
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Mexican David Pablos' "Las Elegidas," "Domestic Animals," from Colombia's Andres Baiz, and "Franco's Night," by Bernardo Arellano, also from Mexico, will feature at the San Sebastian Fest's 3rd Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum.
Event will be energized by a Focus on Canada, organized with Telefilm Canada, which will see 12 Canadian producers attending the Forum.
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Easy ways to cook chicken
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- dimsumgirl Oct 18, 2007 07:41 PM
Help! I need ideas for my college student daughter to cook at her on campus apartment. She has a very small kitchen that has a stove and microwave and regular oven. I am looking for some quick and easy ways to cook boneless chicken. Hounds don't fail me now. TIA!
This is an easy recipe my mom makes, which I've taken over and which is one of my husband's favorites. It's pretty much foolproof, really. (I've posted it before...)
1 c. cheese crackers (about half a 6 1/4 oz. box)
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. garlic salt
1/4 tsp. marjoram
1 egg
1 tbsp. water
2 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken breasts
2 T. melted butter
Crush crackers to very fine crumbs. Add salt, garlic salt & marjoram (use oregano if marjoram isn't available). Beat egg and water together. Dip chicken in egg mixture, drain a bit and coat well in crumb mixture. Place in greased shallow pan about an inch apart (sheet cake pan). Drizzle with butter. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes.
The easiest way to do the coating is to put all the chicken pieces, after dipping in egg, into a bag with the cracker crumbs, and shaking them up. And I almost never worry about that "inch apart" instruction. I do mine in a glass casserole pan and they're pretty much packed in. As a matter of fact, I never even noticed the "inch apart" business till just now.
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Sounds pretty easy and tasty too. I sent it to her along with the chili oil thing you sent me earlier! Thanks for both.
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well i didnt have any oregano or any marhoram but i still did the recipe and it came out fine
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actually looking for recipes; she has done some cooking but not a lot; I am thinking she would learn the methods through working through some recipes. Thanks.
1) Lay chicken pieces in baking dish. Sprinkle liberally with soy sauce and garlic powder (NOT garlic salt as soy sauce is salty). Bake 30 minutes at 350*. Dump over the chicken a little flat can of crushed pineapple. Bake another 30 minutes. Have with Boil-in-the-Bag Rice or instant cous-cous. 2) Lay chicken pieces in baking dish. Spread over them a can of Campbell's Cream of Chicken soup (do not dilute, do not salt). Bake 1 hour at 350*. Chicken juice will join soup to make lots of gravy; better than it sounds. Bake a whole potato in same oven as chicken. If potato is very large give it a head start of 45 minutes. 3) Simmer a couple of chicken breasts gently for 30 minutes in water to cover. Cool. Chop into pieces. Mix with chopped celery and mayonnaise. Voila, chicken salad. (Can also add pineapple, nuts, olives, bean sprouts, chopped pepper, anything.) 4) Stir-fry a package of pre-shredded cabbage (sold for coleslaw) with cut-up chicken. Season with soy sauce and anything else Asian; toss in any odd bits like canned French-fried onions, peanuts, whatever. Serve with rice. 5) Wrap each boneless skinless chicken breast half in one or two bacon slices. Bake for an hour @ 350*. Note to daughter: If you line baking dish with aluminum foil before baking chicken, cleanup will be minimal. Another note to daughter: ANTICIPATE dinner. If you come home tired, don't sit down until you've put the chicken in the oven for its one-hour cooking.
re: Querencia
I LOVE the note to daughter. LOL! You are so right though because once they sit down, it is hard to get back up and start. Great advice!
One of the easier ways is to preheat the oven to 400, then heat an ovenproof skillet on medium high, add oil, then salt and peppered chicken breasts. Brown them for about 3-4 minutes depending on their size (color is good) then slip them into the hot oven. They will finish in 8-12 minutes depending on size again. Remove from the oven with a mitt, and remove the chicken from the pan. Place the hot pan on medium high heat and make a pan sauce. Deglaze with whatever wine or spirits she likes (clearly not creme de menthe) or if she's underage, canned chicken broth is fine. Scrape up the browned bits, add some fresh chopped or dried herbs and/or spices (thyme, rosemary, sage, paprika, whatever appeals) and finish with a bit of butter or cream if she likes. If she has some knife skills, she can add fresh slivered garlic and/or finely minced shallot or red onion with the herbs and cook just until fragrant, not browned before adding the butter or cream. Pour over the warm chicken and serve with a carbohydrate and a veggie side, easy and quick. It can go even more quickly if she transfers the chicken to a roasting pan and keeps the skillet on the stovetop for the pan sauce while the chicken is roasting, but she might not want to dirty a roasting pan. Her choice.
chicken brown betty:
place chicken in a greased pyrex dish - sprinkle to cover with bread crumbs (could be italian flavored), salt and pepper and dot with butter - 3 tablespoons. bake at 350 for 40 minutes.
Oh, and I forgot, you can steam chicken in a bath of sake and fresh ginger root, too. Marinate the chicken breasts in the sake and ginger overnight in a small dish that will fit inside her steamer. (She can do this in a microwave, but will likely need a meat thermometer, as it's tricky not to overcook with some microwaves. She might do without the thermometer, but ruin a few dinners until she learns the MO's power settings. Tell her to test with a knife, and lose a little juice until she sorts out the method for her particular MO.) They're great when you want something delicately flavored.
Here are three possibilities for your daughter. Note, however, that bone-in chicken pieces are cheaper and more flavorful. A whole chicken is cheaper still. Just a thought....
The easiest way I know to make chicken is with a crockpot - which you could give her next time you visit - simply ball up some aluminum foil and placed a whole chicken on top (after seasoning it with salt, pepper, and any herbs that are laying around). After 8 hours, you have baked chicken (ok, kinda steamed, but what the hay). It's great as-is or as an ingredient in tacos, enchiladas, salads, sandwiches, packaged rice or noodle dinners, or what have you. I learned about this recipe on chowhound, and it's a real winner!
For pan-cooked chicken, take a boneless & skinless chicken breast and lay it on a large piece of plastic wrap. Cover the chicken with the plastic, then hammer at it to flatten (using the bottom of a wine bottle or a large pan). Season chicken with salt and pepper. Meanwhile, heat a large skillet until very hot, and add a tablespoon of oil (olive oil if you have it). Cook the chicken for few minutes on each side - until it's cooked through and brown on the outside. Remove chicken to a warm plate. In the pan, pour in a large splash of liquid (wine, lemon juice, chicken broth, apple juice, whatever), add some dried fruit (cranberries are great, as are minced apricots, or prunes - believe it or not), and reduce until thick. Pour over cooked chicken and serve with rice or noodles.
For an oven-baked chicken dish that's hearty and warming, I make this chicken-and-rice dish. (This is the only time I use canned cream of mushroom soup.) This one would be good when she's at home studying for several hours, as it doesn't take much attention.
1 cup brown rice
1/4 to 1/2 cup wild rice - as much as you have or can afford
(or use a box of brown-and-wild rice mix)
1 envelope dry onion soup mix
1 2-1/2 lb chicken, in pieces (with or without the bone - you can remove the skin if you want)
1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup
1 can milk
Sprinkle rice and soup mix in bottom of large ungreased pan (a smallish lasagna pan works well). Mix gently. Pepper the chicken, and place on top of rice. In a bowl, mix soup and milk; pour over chicken and rice. Bake, uncovered, at 325 degrees for 1-1/2 hours (if using boneless chicken breasts, reduce time to about 1 hour). Cover and cook for 1/2 hour more.
For chicken to eat on salad, or on the run, or sitting in lectures... I liked to poach the breasts simply in chicken broth (with some garlic chopped up in there and maybe some white onions). [easy even just to do it in microwave... that's what i used to do...]
Chicken Divan -- layer broccoli and cut up chicken strips in loaf casserole dish; mix low fat or non fat mayo, low or non fat chicken condensed cream soup, and pour over dish; bake, then in the last ten minutes or so, sprinkled with bread crumbs and allow to brown.
re: bgorton
I was going to say thighs - bone in - along with bgorton's suggestion of using them with any recipe. They're full of flavor and usually less expensive than other chicken parts.
re: Morganna
Yep thighs are really easy. Just put some S&P, garlic powder, basil, whatever seasonings you like on both sides. Bake at 350 on a baking sheet pan for an hour, take the temp of one and look for 175 or so. I turn them once during baking, starting with skin side down then up. I actually prefer the dark meat to breast meat many times. Hard to overcook these! I actually just made about 15 of these yesterday for about 7 bucks. And no mess. :)
I have used this recipe for years. It calls for a whole chicken, cut up, but you can just make the marinade and use for boneless breasts. You probably have to adapt the timing, but it is delicious.
Microwave Chicken Teriyaki
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup cooking oil
1 tblsp. brown sugar
1 teaspoon garlic powder (not garlic salt)
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger, or a bit more to taste
2 1/2 to 3 1/2 pounds chicken, cut up
1. Mix all ingredients, except chicken, in a ziploc bag, or microwave dish. Add chicken and coat with sauce. Marinate for at least 30 min. or overnight in the refrigerator. The longer you marinate it the better it is.
2. Drain off most of the sauce, so you have a small amount in the bottom of the dish. You don't want to stew/boil the chicken. Cover with waxed paper. Microwave on high for 20-22 minutes or until fork tender, or in the case of breast, you can touch them to tell. (If they are very soft, cook longer, if they are hard, you went too long. They should feel semi hard, and finish cooking when it rests.) Turn the chicken over and brush with drippings halfway through cooking. Allow to stand 5 minutes before serving.
Recipe yield: 4-6 servings.
*Since this is for a whole chicken ans she will be using less, you could reserve half of the marinade and then heat it up to serve over rice as a side dish. The leftover chicken, shredded or chopped and mixed in the rice, along with some peas, broccoli, or whatever else you would like, is a very tasty second meal.
You can marinate the chicken and cook in the broiler, on a grill pan, or foreman grill. It is really good on the grill as well.
This is super simple: Use a whole cut up chicken, or any chicken parts. Slice a couple of onions thinly, and cover the bottom of a skillet with them. Arrange the chicken parts, skin side down, over the onions. Season with a bit of salt and pepper and add herbs if desired. Cover and cook over low heat for about an hour, turning chicken pieces over halfway through. This makes its own sauce which is delicious with rice.
This is a favorite at our house:
Yogurt Marinated Chicken Kabobs (paraphrased from Mangoes & Curry Leaves):
1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts (I use 1/2 boneless thighs, half breasts)
1 T minced garlic or garlic minced to a paste
1/4 cup finely chopped garlic chives, regular chives or scallions
1 1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
2 T vegetable oil
1/2 cup cup plain yogurt (I use Fage)
1 - 2 limes or lemons, cut into wedges
Cut chicken into 1 inch chunks and put into wide shallow bowl.
Mix garlic, greens, salt, pepper and oil into the yogurt.
Add to chicken and stirl, cover and marinate for 1-2 hours - turn over once.
I broil the meat under my gas broiler (below the oven) - I cover the broiler pan with foil, oil lightly, and broil 12 - 15 minutes, turning once, until cooked through. You are supposed to do them on skewers, but I don't bother - just put the pieces "loose" on the foil and turn with tongs. I mound the chicken on a platter and serve with the lemon/lime wedges.
re: MMRuth
MMRuth, I made this chicken tonight and it was great. An excellent, easy weeknight dinner. My intention was to put the pieces on skewers and cook it on the grill, but when I got home, I just got lazy and threw it under the broiler. Next time, I will try it on the grill, but regardless, thanks! It will definitely go into our rotation!
re: MMRuth
I'm so pleased you brought this up again. Must have missed it the first couple of times around. Tried it for the first time night before last and it was great. Leftovers were tasty, too. And I didn't even use the oil. Can't imagine I was missing anything. This is definitely going into regular rotation.
re: valerie
I use Fage for this - will be interesting to see if you note a difference.
re: MMRuth
I'm going to try this next week. What to serve as sides with this? I'm in a rut.
re: nissenpa
There's a nice though somewhat complicated - in terms of ingredients - rice dish that I sometimes serve - will try to find the post w/ the recipe. But, rice generally is nice, and we usually just have some kind of vegetable and a salad. Last time I made it I added some cumin and tumeric and it was delicious.
Edit - here's the rice dish - http://www.chowhound.com/topics/42375...
You can do w/o the dal and asafoetida powder, but the curry leaves do add a lovely flavor.
re: MMRuth
That sounds so good. I will do my best to replicate. The chicken is on next week's menu. Monday night!
For bone-in breasts with skin: Mash some garlic and salt into a paste, add in some oregano, a few tablespoons of olive oil, and hot red pepper flakes. Cut a slit in the chicken breast about half way down, cutting only half way through so as to make a "pocket." Spread some of the mixture in the pocket and the rest under the skin and on top of the skin. Roast in a very hot oven (500) for about 20 minutes or until cooked through. The skin comes out crispy and the meat is juicy. As a bonus, you can make some sweet potato fries and olive-oil roasted shredded brussel sprouts underneath the chicken breasts in the oven.
This request cries out for one of my all time favorites: Campbell's Chicken and Rice Bake.
1 cup of rice
1 can of (if you're being health conscious) healthy request or whatever they call it cream of mushroom soup
1 can of water
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (can still be frozen)
salt, pepper
mix the rice, soup and water in a bowl (or, if you are careful, you can do it in the baking dish) and then put it in a baking dish - I use a 7.5x11 inch pyrex dish. Put the chicken on top of the rice, separating the pieces. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Bake at 375 degrees for 45 minutes (if the chicken is thawed) or an hour (if it's frozen). The leftovers work very well, too.
Guessing like a lot of young girls she is white meat chick? Big bag of those frozen chicken tenders, take required amount out night before. Have a variety of seasoning salts like Lawry's or lemon Pepper. Toss on a crumpled piece of foil and bake at high heat for a few minutes, or toss on George Forman grill. Bagged lettuce, and she has chicken salad she can dress up in numerous ways. Or boil pasta and toss with chicken and jarred sauce. Fast and simple for everyday college life.
Canned tomatoes with chilis and seasonings, put chicken in baking dish, pour canned tomatoes over the top, bake in the oven at 350 for around forty minutes (check to make sure the chicken is thoroughly cooked at that point, if not, give it another five to ten mins). Serve over the top of rice made with chicken broth and seasonings. Top with shredded cheese if desired.
Similar thing only used pasta sauce instead of canned tomatoes, and serve over pasta with grated/shredded parmesan or romano.
A simple way to cook chicken is to cover a whole chicken with water add salt &pepper to taste,chopped onions and garlic.Simmer until chicken is done.Cool,skin and debone chicken, chop into small pieces.Put chicken pieces and its broth into a loaf pan.Chill.Chicken will congeal.Chicken can be made into salad,tacos,burritos,sliced for sandwiches or any dish needing cooked chicken.
Put chicken pieces (any, skinned or not) into a shallow baking pan just big enough to hold them. Sprinkle on salt, pepper and dried herb of choice - a good way to vary the flavor - then strew thinly-sliced onion over the top. Sprinkle everything with red wine vinegar; you can vary this by using raspberry vinegar or a vinaigrette dressing, either homemade or store-bought. The amount is strictly up to the cook, depending on how much flavor she wants to add. Then put this in a 350º oven for about 45 minutes.
This is about as painless a dish as you can make, and it's cheap and easy. I watched a friend's mom throw this together while talking on the phone one evening, practically with one hand and hardly even looking at it. She hung up the phone, put the pan in the oven, then announced she was going out for the evening and that we should take the chicken out in a little over half an hour. It was really good, so I immediately added it to my mental recipe file. I added the onions in myself, to give some flavor and more sweetness (though the vinegar also becomes sweet in the process).
re: Will Owen
Will Owen, when you put the pan in the oven, I'm assuming it is UNcovered, correct? Thanks and it sounds great (tho' am also assuming you can remove skin and fat from the chicken before cooking...?) Thanks!
re: Val
I have made this and several variations for a few years now. You can strew any sliced vegetable, or fruit, for that matter, and vary the vinegar as well. My favorite is quartered tomatoes and balsamic vinegar, plus thyme and oregano..
I put the pan into the oven uncovered at 375* for about an hour..
The easiest (and cheapest) way to cook chicken is to roast a whole one. Start with 1 4-lb bird. Pat dry with paper towels. Crank the oven up to 450 and open the kitchen window. Liberally season the chicken with salt and pepper and put it on a rimmed baking sheet. Roast for 1 hour. Let stand 10-15 minutes before carving. Very tasty, and yields lots of meat for leftovers. You can put the carcass in a Crockpot with a chopped up carrot, celery rib and onion and cook on low overnight. Strain and chill -- great stock for soup or risotto.
re: pikawicca
As an extension to this, I love the Best Recipe High Roast Chicken method. Similar to your suggestion but first soak the whole chicken in a salt brine and rinse (optionally let air dry in the fridge for a day). And then instead of roasting on a baking sheet throw it on the top of a broiler pan and line the bottom of the pan with slicded potatoes. Then cook at 475 or 500 (can't remember which). You end up with delicious, crispy skinned chicken and the best damn potatoes you've ever had.
If she had a vertical roaster, or a stand placed in another pan to catch the juices, she could make beer can chicken in the oven. It's easy to do.
If she's using boned skinless chicken breasts, my easiest go-to for that is to dip them in ranch dressing, sprinkle with bacon bits, and roast covered in a 350 oven for about 20 minutes (depending on the thickness of the breast and the total number of pieces being cooked), then remove the cover and cook for another 10 minutes or so. I like to serve it with either steamed broccoli, or a mixed green salad with more ranch dressing.
When I was in college my mom always bought me bags of frozen chicken breast tenders (easier to portion out and cook much faster...we got bags at Sam's or another wholesale place).
My stand by recipe was rasberry chicken (pan grill chicken seasoned with thyme and top with sauce of 1/3 cup rasberry jam and 2 TBS balsamic--thin down/warm on stove top).
I would also bread with bread cumbs and egg wash and make easy chicken parm. or dip in honey mustard. Or, dice chicken and thrown in a stir fry (tons of easy "sauces" in the marinade section at the grocery store).
Finally, I loved the cookbook "Help My Apartment Has a Kitchen" as a college student. There is a great Chicken Tikka recipe that is fast and easy in there, plus it answered a lot of the questions (like how long to boil an egg for a hard boil) that I didn't yet know as a younger cook.
Lots of good ideas here. But, I have to say bone-in is better, if you can. You can also do these three that I really like with boneless: 1) Honey Mustard chicken -- mix equal portions of mustard (dijon or reg) with honey. Dip chicken drumsticks or legs into mixture. Bake for about 45 - 60 min at 350 ish for bone-in, but less for boneless (maybe 25 min). 2) Teriyaki chicken. Mix equal parts soy sauce and honey and add a few minced garlic gloves (yes you could use bottled sauce too). Marinate chicken thighs for a while, if you have the time - up to 3 -4 hours, I guess. Then, cover broiler pan with foil, lay out thighs. Broil for 10-12 minutes on each side, pouring the extra marinade on after you turn them over. Sprinkle with sesame seeds if you like them.
3) Pasta salad -- fast and easy, even though the directions are longer. Take the microwave poached chicken breast someone else recommeded (or store-roasted whole chicken), and chop or shread the meat (2 or 3 breasts, or 1/2 the whole chicken). Boil about 8 -12 oz of pasta -- farfalle or penne are good for this. Add about 1 1/2 cups of grated cheese -- I like gruyere, but mozzarella is easy to buy pre-grated. Open a can of sliced black olives (or go fancier by slicing a whole jar of pitted kalamata olives) Add about 1/2 jar of sliced sun-dried tomatoes in olive oil (or - chop your own sun-dried dried tomatoes). Add a handful of shredded fresh basil if you have it. Toss everything together. Add about 1/4 cup of olive oil and 6 Tablespoons of balsamic vinegar. Salt and pepper to taste. This keeps well - and college boys love it too.
Last night I made a very easy dish - chili-rubbed chicken with tomato salsa. I did get the base recipe off the Food Network website, but I used boneless chicken breasts and tweaked the salsa recipe to my liking. I also made sweet potatoes - baked them, then mashed with a touch of heavy cream, about 1 T. honey, salt & pepper, ginger and nutmeg. It was yummy, healthy and done in about 35 minutes.
I read this recipe in the newspaper a while ago, and have made it ever since. It's SO good. Mix Dijon mustard and orange marmalade together in medim bowl. Use about one part mustard to one part marmalade. I have also used apricot preserves and raspberry preserves. Marinate the chicken in this mixture for anywhere from half an hour to several hours. Broil, grill, or bake! I usually broil, because it's easy and gives the best flavor.
Also, I sometimes marinate chicken in lemon juice, oregano, crushed garlic, olive oil, salt, and pepper, then broil. When it's almost done, I put pita bread on a piece of foil in the oven with it to just lightly toast it, and then make sandwiches with cucumber, tomatoes, green leaf lettuce, and some plain yogurt.
Good luck!
Have her buy a whole chicken so there will be leftovers for quick quesadllas the next day, and soup the following.
Remove giblet packs and rinse and pat dry chicken. Drizzle two T. any veg oil and rub all over chicken.
Sprinkle with salt and pepper and dry herb of choice (thyme, dill, parlsey, etc) Place in baking dish (lasagne pan) and drape with a sheet of waxed paper or parchment for splatter control.
Microwave on high for 25-30 minutes depending on the size of the bird and wattage of oven. Check thigh temp with probe thermometer (stocking stuffer hint, Mom) and remove when it reads 165. Let sit on counter 10 minutes before cutting into.
Show her how to make soup from the carcass when she's home for the holidays.
You can easily get three meals for two from one chicken, and she'll learn some skills to boot.
I taught my daughter to make chicken marsala and piccata with white meat chicken tenders from Costco, but as her college doesn't allow any alcohol on campus I had to modify them. I substituted 1/2 champagne/sherry vinegar with 1/2 commercial chicken stock. Both recipes can be made in the time it takes to boil water for the pasta.
Stir fries with frozen veggies and a marinade of Chinese 5 spice, sesame oil, rice vinegar and soy sauce.
Chicken tenders or boneless thighs in a crock pot with commercial mole sauce seems fancy but it can simmer all day and it will be ready when classes are over. serve over rice with tortillas.
chicken breaded in cracker/bread crumbs and a egg wash only take minutes to prepare and can bake while she does homework. I like to season them with poultry seasoning but they are culinary chameleons and will taste great with lemon pepper, chili pepper or even curry powders.
Searing them with onions and veggies, and then putting them in simmering jarred marinara sauce is so simple that you don't need a recipe. Serve over pasta.
re: Kelli2006
May I have those chicken marsala and piccata recipes, please?
re: alysonlaurel
Chicken piccata;
4 chicken tenders, pounded thin
flour spread on a plate for dredging
1-2 tablespoons of olive oil
2 tablespoons of butter
1 cup of white wine or sherry vinegar
juice of 1 lemon or 1/2 C bottled juice
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup chicken broth
1 diced shallot, or 2 cloves of garlic and 1/2 of a small onion, minced
1/2 tsp. dried oregano
3-4 sliced white or crimmini mushrooms (optional)
1. Dredge each chicken breast in flour to coat and shake off excess.
2. Heat oil in a large sauté pan set on medium heat.
3. Place chicken breasts in pan and cook until lightly browned on both sides, about 2-3 minutes for each side.
4. Drain the oil and add butter, wine, lemon, salt and pepper. Cook for 1 minute.
5. Add the broth and cook until the liquid is reduced by half, 5 to 6 minutes(sprinkle a little flour in when it starts boiling to thicken.) return chicken to pan and coat with the sauce.
6. Serve over cooked and drained spaghetti or fettuccine
Chick' Marsala;
2 Tbl butter
4 chicken tenders
salt, pepper
1/2 tsp basil and oregano
2 Tbl olive oil
1/2 onion plus 3-4 cloves of garlic, diced
1 cup chicken stock
1/2 cup marsala or champagne vinegar
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
3-4 sliced mushrooms
Pound and dredge the chicken in flour, season with S&P.
Brown in a preheated pan with the olive oil. remove and set aside.
Sweat the onions and garlic with pan juices or oil, Deglaze the pan with Marsala and stock, and add mushrooms, Reduce the sauce by half, and whisk in butter, basil and oregano. Return the chicken to the pan and cook covered while the pasta boils.
Drain pasta and serve the chicken and sauce, garnish with parsley.
re: Kelli2006
Thanks! I'm going to be happy to have festive and easy dinner recipes for the holiday season.
re: alysonlaurel
alyson, I just found a mistake in my piccata recipe.
Step 4 should read, "sauté the onions in the fats left over from the chicken.This will take 3-4 minutes over low heat." Do not dump them out.
Step 5 should be,"Add the broth, wine and lemon juice, and cook until the liquid is reduced by half, 5 to 6 minutes( you can sprinkle a little flour in when it starts boiling, if needed to thicken.) return chicken to pan and coat with the sauce."
re: Kelli2006
Okay, thanks. I am glad to have these - especially the correct directions.
Try this link to Fine Cooking. The article it comes from tells how to cook chicken breasts in the oven so that they are moist inside, and the coating has a crunch. there are 3 more sister recipes to this one.
Go to this link, and the other recipes are at teh bottom:
Apricot Chicken
2 lbs chicken - i use either diced breast meat or a combination of skinless thighs and legs
1 can Apricot nectar
1 packet of French Onion Soup
1 onion - chopped
crushed garlic
fresh chopped ginger
Place chicken in a deep oven proof dish and mix in the crushed garlic and fresh chopped ginger and chopped onions and a good grind of pepper. Sprinkle the french onion soup mix over this and pour the apricot nectar over everything. Bake uncovered in the oven for about an hour on 350 - you can also do this in the microwave or in a crockpot.
Serve with rice or pasta shapes on the side and greens (i usually go with broccoli). I've also stirred in diced apricots and slivered almonds and served with couscous.
Tastes delish and is very easy to make.
A favorite, easy idea from Joy of Cooking. Brush chicken breasts with butter or oil, put on a rack in a 300 degree the oven, in a shallow pan, and bake for about 40 minutes. Very versatile -- eat hot, or cool and use for sandwiches, chicken a la king, chicken salad, etc.
I skimmed, but didn't catch every post. Sorry if this is a repeat. My family loooooves this stuff, and it's SO easy. I usually use bone-in chicken thighs, but I'm pretty sure it would work well with boneless-whatever, too. It makes a delicious, slightly sweet gravy. Great with rice. Mashers okay, too, and surely noodles. Mmmmmmmmmmm.
Simple. I usually use four thighs, but whatever, really. It just makes more or less sauce. Salt and pepper the chicken pieces (skins or no!). Brown in oil. Add 1 qt whole milk (or skim milk w/ some cream, or...) and simmer until gravy thickens. Season to taste (important to do this at the end, otherwise it can be too salty) with salt and plenty pepper.
Peanut butter chicken:
4 chix thighs, any kind
1/4 cup chicken broth
1/4 cup peanut butter
2 tsp brown sugar
1 Tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp currry powder
1 tsp ginger powder
1tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp garlic powder
(chili flakes, optional)
salt and pepper to taste.
small can coconut milk
juice of one lime.
Sounds like a lot of ingredients, but this is so good and easy. I could eat this once or twice a week!
Salt & pepper the chicken, then mix everything EXCEPT coconut milk and lime juice into a sauce pan, or a crock pot. Cook in the sauce pan over med-low for 1 hour, or in the crock pot on low for 4-6 hours. Add the coconut milk and lime just before serving. Serve over rice.
When my son started cooking in college (because he got tired of the Dining Hall) he found the slow cooker especially accommodating to his life. He could start chili or curry or stew or pulled pork or barbecued beef, go to class and labs all day, and find dinner ready when he got home (and a line formed at his door). He then progressed to taking the slow cooker with him when he went on ski trips with same result, thus avoiding expensive resort food.
Whenever I was in a HUGE hurry and had to feed one other person, I made this:
2 to 4 boneless chicken breast halves
Garlic powder, to taste
Fontina cheese, sliced or grated
Place the chicken breast halves on a foil-lined baking sheet. Broil the chicken under a hot broiler until nearly cooked through, about 5 minutes. Turn the chicken and dust with garlic powder, then cover with the cheese. Broil until the cheese melts, about 3 minutes. Serve at once.
Yield: 2 ample servings


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Senator McCain has spent the last couple of days trying to stoke a "Who Lost Iraq" debate.
"The president's mishandling of Iraq for the last five years, his consistent inaction on Syria has not brought us to the verge of disaster," he said.
But after a series of closed door briefings Thursday, described by one participant as "sobering," pro-intervention Republicans like Marco Rubio seemed to tone down the rhetoric.
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And anti-intervention Democrats like Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut were conceding that, "maybe a short-term limited engagement to help stand up the Iraqi military makes sense."
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