Pan-fried chicken with gorgonzola sauce is a delicious dish you can serve for dinner or lunch. Season the chicken breasts lightly with salt, pepper and oil, then grill them on a grill pan. They can also be fried in a pan with a thick bottom if you prefer it like that. I make the gorgonzola…
Chicken salad with kidney beans and celeriac is a dish I prepared last weekend for my father-in-law’s name day. As my family does not like mayonnaise, whenever I make salads for them, I season it yoghurt or cream, which is also how I seasoned this salad. The base of the salad is cooked chicken meat,…
Cheese roll with chicken and mushrooms is a must-make dish. I made it last week for Grandma’s birthday and served it cold as one of the snacks on the birthday table. There’s no reason to serve it warm as, for example, a dinner dish if you prefer it like that. A nice addition to the…
Gumbo is a dish that originates from Louisiana, its consistency resembling that of a stew or a thick soup. Gumbo consists mainly of meat, seafood, vegetables and stock, and the whole thing is thickened with a roux made of flour and butter. Gumbo is most often served with rice, but you can also serve it…
The combination of cheese and red onion always works. I usually mix goat cheese or feta cheese with onion, but this time I have gone for Camembert. For this dish, the onion has to be properly prepared beforehand. It is not enough to peel and dice it, it needs to be cooked as well. So…
Dishes made from chicken breast are usually fast and easy to prepare. I like baked, fried, coated or stuffed chicken. This time, I went for chicken breast coated in Parmesan cheese and breadcrumbs. Adding the cheese to the coating significantly changed the taste of chicken. I served the dish with groats and carrots mixed with…
Pasta salad is a great dish that can be served not only as a snack but also as a dinner. Thanks to the pasta content, this salad will make you feel full fast. For me, pasta-based salads go best with fresh vegetables. Sometimes, I add meat to them as well, in which case I usually…
Green asparagus is a vegetable I really like using for my cooking. I like its taste as well as the simplicity with which it can be prepared. For some it might seem that asparagus does not have a very characteristic taste, but when combined with the right additions or seasoned properly, it really is an…
Recently, while shopping on an international food shelf, I came across some French mustard with tarragon. I like tarragon and I mainly use it to flavour meat soups or stews, but I had never eaten it in mustard before, so I bought a jar. When I got home, I started wondering what I could use…
A light chicken salad with sweet and juicy melon is a great way of combining fruits with meat. This salad is perfect as an appetiser or as lunch. It is very easy to prepare and does not require too many ingredients. Find me on Instagram: mecooksblog and Facebook: MeCooksblog Ingredients for chicken salad. 500 g chicken breast 500…
When you think of quick-to-prepare dishes, most people think of pasta but poultry dishes also fall into this category. Breasts are my favourite part of this bird, most of the time I prepare something from this. I also like chicken legs but I think you can choose from a bigger variety of dishes made from…
There are those who love onions and those who don’t. If you belong to the former group, check this recipe out. When you add onions to dishes, it changes the taste significantly. You really need to be careful not to overdo it. Onions can be used in many ways. You can fry them, stuff them,…