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Orange Chicken: A Jewish Tradition

December 23, 2020 by Daniel Peikes Leave a Comment
Orange Chicken

As the end of the year approaches, like any good Jew, my mind turns to one thing: Chinese food. Unlike the rest of my family, I like a little kick in my Chinese food, and the classic Americanized Chinese dish of orange chicken was just the thing to satisfy my craving.  The recipe calls for … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Asian, Chicken, Chinese, Holiday, Homemade, Jewish, Kosher, Main Dish Tagged: Chicken, chinese, Chinese food, Christmas, kosher, Kosher Chinese Food, orange, orange chicken

Spicy Thai Basil Chicken Tacos

August 27, 2020 by Daniel Peikes Leave a Comment
Spicy Thai Chicken Tacos

Why Thai Rachel and I both started small container gardening this year. Both of us had limited success.  One thing that did grow well for both of us was basil.  We figures why not do a basil ingredient challenge as we both already had it on hand. I grew three types of basil, but my … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Asian, Chicken, Kosher, Mexican, Thai Tagged: basil, Chicken, Fusion, mexican, spicy, tacos, Thai

Homemade Popcorn Chicken With Sweet and Tangy Amba Dipping Sauce

May 19, 2020 by Daniel Peikes Leave a Comment
Popcorn Chicken

I love popcorn chicken and it is always a hit with the kids. When made right it has a crispy coating with crunchy nooks and crannies. I recently ordered it  from a local place but was severely disappointed.  In this day and age of  delivery and curbside pickup it arrived soggy and cold with a … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Chicken, Homemade, Kosher Tagged: Chicken, fast food, fried chicken, KFC Copycat, popcorn chicken

Passover Basics: Honey Roasted Chicken

April 5, 2020 by Daniel Peikes Leave a Comment
Honey Roasted Passover Chicken

An Apocalyptic Passover The holidays usually means large meals with big crowds. Spending time in Shul (AKA Synagogue) and visiting with friends and family. But this year everything is different. With everyone stuck at home alone for Pesach (AKA Passover) due to the Covid-19 (AKA Corona Virus) quarantine, many people are cooking for Pesach for … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Chicken, Gluten-Free, Kosher, Passover (Pesach) Tagged: Chicken, kosher, passover

A Tale of Two Tamales: A Lesson in Leftovers

May 6, 2018 by Daniel Peikes Leave a Comment
Tamales

In celebration of Cinco de Mayo this week, I challenged Rachel to make tamales.  I decided to go fairly traditional for mine, with just a slight twist on the flavors. What are Tamales? A tamale is a filled corn flour dumpling, usually wrapped in a corn husk (which can be found in most major grocery stores) … [Read more…]

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Posted in: BBQ, Beef, Chicken, Gluten-Free, Homemade, Kosher, Leftovers, Tex-Mex Tagged: beef, Chicken, kosher, leftovers, tamales

Traditional Chicken Soup With (Kosher) Bacon Schmaltz Matzo Balls

April 8, 2017 by Daniel Peikes 3 Comments

When it comes to Passover (AKA Pesach), most families have more traditions than Fiddler on the Roof.  I was all set to make you a super traditional matzo ball with homemade chicken schmaltz and gribenes.  I figured this was going to be an easy challenge to beat Rachel at.  How could a vegetarian gluten free dish … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Bacon, Chicken, Homemade, Kosher, Lamb, Passover (Pesach) Tagged: Chicken, kosher, matzo ball, passover, pesach, schmaltz, soup

Barbecue Chicken Hamantashen

March 6, 2017 by Daniel Peikes 5 Comments

In honor of the upcoming Jewish holiday of  Purim I challenged Rachel to hamantaschen throw down.  I figure I should be able to best her easily, as they are usually high in sugar and carbs which are Kryptonite  to my compadre. While hamantaschen usually take the form of a sweet triangular cookie, I went in a completely different direction creating … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Asian, BBQ, Chicken, Kosher Tagged: Asian, bbq, Chicken, Hamantaschen, kosher, Purim

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