
No, Virginia, There Is No Perfect Chicken
I spent 35 years chasing the perfect roast chicken, then gave up. Eight recipes — simple, spiced, Dutch oven, mayo-slathered. They're all pretty kickass.
Essays, humor, food writing, recipes, and musings from an inveterate cook, baker, and eater. An irrepressible Cat Lady.
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I spent 35 years chasing the perfect roast chicken, then gave up. Eight recipes — simple, spiced, Dutch oven, mayo-slathered. They're all pretty kickass.

I'm an extreme and unapologetic churner, now. Vive la glace!

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This is my warm-weather playlist.

Chicken only wishes it were as talented

They're someone's memories, but not mine!

Fresh eggs, backyard chickens, and why steaming eggs beats boiling. Every time.

This will be the only time I urge you to drop acid.

Humor me with that title, please.