Similar to many people, during quarantine I’ve been cooking even more than normal. With this, I’m constantly searching for and trying new recipes. Some work out well and others are failures. I figured since I am spending so much time scavenging through recipes on Pinterest, the Food Network, and my large selection of cookbooks (some could say too large), I’d start to share the recipes here that have worked for me and the ones that didn’t quite live up to my expectations. Hopefully, it can help you weed through the vast recipe options available to you.
Since we have had a few cold and rainy days in New York this week, I was looking for hearty comfort foods that slow-cook or, better yet, need the oven so that my chilly house gets a boost of warmth. This recipe from Ina Garten’s latest cookbook, Modern Comfort Food, seemed to check all those boxes: sliced potatoes and buttermilk-marinated chicken thighs get slow-roasted together in a skillet before being showered in fresh herbs at the end.
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