Chicken Potato Casserole with Dry Mushrooms

For Christmas my father sent me a lot of wild porcini dry mushrooms that he picked and dried by himself.  This is my first attempt to create a dish from them.  This is a Classical Russian dish that people have been cooking for centuries.  Classically the dish is prepared in an individual ceramic pots with… Continue reading Chicken Potato Casserole with Dry Mushrooms

How to Take a Chicken Apart

I don’t like to waste any food.  So when I buy a chicken I like to cook every part of it.  For my family, I usually buy two chickens, take them apart and make 4-6 dinner dishes out of them. From the chicken breast I make chicken parmesan, lemon chicken or chicken schnitzels. From the legs… Continue reading How to Take a Chicken Apart