Adventures in Mika's Kitchen
Here’s an easy weeknight dinner idea – a one pot recipe for chicken drumsticks or thighs. For appetizers, this recipe also works well with chicken wings or drumettes. You could substitute with chicken breast for a leaner meal – but I like using dark meat for the best flavor (and because dark meat doesn’t dry [...]
Years ago, we had a bunch of native sages growing in our front yard. Among them, was Salvia columbariae, a.k.a. “Chia Sage”. Many people don’t realize that the “chia seeds” that have become so popular in health food stores and farmer’s markets (also as Chia pets!)… are actually seeds from a sage plant native to [...]
If you have ever been to a Hawaiian luau, one of the main attractions is the preparation/serving of “Kālua pig” – a whole pig that is roasted using the “Kālua” method. Kālua is a traditional cooking method in Hawaiian cuisine that uses a specially prepared underground oven, called an “imu“. To make an “imu“, a large [...]
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