mr.
sundays
saturday
night
chicken
LORRAINE WALLACE
Food Photography by Alexandra Grablewski
Cover Photography by Nancy Ellison
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Copyright 2012 by Lorraine Wallace. All rights reserved.
Food photography copyright 2012 by Alexandra Grablewski
Food styling by Brian Preston-Campbell
Prop styling by Martha Bernabe
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Published simultaneously in Canada.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:
Wallace, Lorraine. Mr. Sundays Saturday night chicken / Lorraine Wallace. pages cm Includes index. ISBN 978-1-118-17530-9 (pbk.); ISBN 978-1-118-29749-0 (ebk); ISBN 978-1-118-29755-1 (ebk); ISBN 978-1-118-29765-0 (ebk)1. Cooking (Chicken) I. Title. II. Title: Mister Sundays Saturday night chicken. TX750.5.C45W35 2012 641.665--dc23 2011051094
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To
Mr. Sunday
and our
beautiful family
Acknowledgments
I am grateful to the many dedicated and talented people who helped make this book possible.
Thank you:
My husband Chris and our childrenPeter, Megan, Catherine, Andrew, Sarah, and Remickfor the love and encouragement that they give me unconditionally.
Mom, for teaching me to always use organic ingredients, and how to cook.
My family, for both recipes and memories: Mike and Mary Wallace, Kappy Leonard, Pauline and Richard Bourgeois, Jennifer Wallace, and new son-in-law Miguel Calderon, and baby Sabine Calderon Wallace.
My friends: the Frees, Jefferys, Monahans, Bonnie McElveen-Hunter, Caseys, Ann Hand, Newnams, Musses, Warrenders, Dubins, Benders, Smiths, Gildenhorns, Karl Rove, and the Sukas for sharing their favorite chicken dishes.
Chef Art Smith of Art & Soul and Lyfe Kitchen restaurants, Frank Pelligrino of Raos, Chef Billy Martin of Martins Tavern, Chef Luigi of Al Tiramisu, Chef Ann Marie of Wagshals market, Larry La of MeiWah, and Chef Rob Townsend for giving me recipes for chicken and inspiring me.
Sandy Lerner for showing us her Ayrshire Farm and teaching us the blueprint for organic farming. Vicki Bendure, of Bendure Communications, for her encouragement and support.
My agent Michael Psaltis of the Culinary Entertainment Agency, who always helps me with the details and never lets me lose sight of the big picture.
Dan Macy, of dantasticfood, Inc., for his friendship and culinary artistry in styling, tasting, testing, and writing.
My editor, Justin Schwartz, for his vision and professionalism.
My publisher, John Wiley & Sons, for believing in me and making my vision come true with all of their hard work.
Cover photographer Nancy Ellison, for being such a dear friend and sharing her keen eye for photography.
Katy Ricalde, Ashley Wainer, Flip Bowery, and Kathy Campenella for their Web site support and designs.
Shopping at the Home Farm organic market, Middleburg, Virginia
Introduction
Nine years ago my husband, Chris Wallace, accepted a position at Fox News as the anchor of its political talk show, Fox News Sunday . This decision turned our family life upside down, especially our weekend routine. Suddenly, Saturday nights were a time to get to bed early, not to go out. And keeping our household quiet was a new experience because we still had teenagers at home with hectic sports and social schedules, especially on weekends. This is also about the time that I became interested in expanding my knowledge of food. Or you might say I became a food enthusiast. Now, on Saturdays my kitchen is always like a science lab: a pot of soup is bubbling on the stovetop for our Soup Sunday lunch the next day, and new recipes are being created and tested. I always get a great sense of satisfaction when my family gives a new recipe a Thumbs-Up!
But while I create new dishes all the time, I have to deal with a husband who likes to say, Change is overrated. Chris has been known to buy a new suit and keep it in his closet for a month before he will start wearing it. His favorite meal is chicken. Its his comfort food. And after I served him chicken the first few Saturday nights before his show, he said Lets stick with chicken. So chicken became, and still is, our Saturday night dinner. Just like our Soup Sunday tradition that inspired my first book, our Saturday night chicken has become a family ritual. After roasting just so many chickens, though, I decided to get more creative and explore new ways of cooking and preparing chicken. In this book, you will find more than one hundred handy recipes, accompanied by thirty-five delicious sides that I prepare to gather my family around the table.
No other food seems to provide the same kind of dinner insurance. A chicken in the fridge can guarantee at least one good dinner, and often two. Chicken is among the most versatile of food items, and one that is inspiring for the beginner and well-seasoned cook alike. It is not only great for economical, quick-fix dinners, but also for special occasions; for guests at home or for take-away picnics; served hot or cold. And it is even better the second day as leftovers for lunch or dinner.