Cooking Chicken

Did you know that September is Eat Chicken Month?  You'll need more than one cookbook to celebrate properly, so here are 10 of the best dedicated to chicken.

100 Creative Ways to Use Rotisserie Chicken in Everyday Meals by Trish Rosenquist - Extremely popular blogger and founder of MomOnTimeout.com beats the stress of cooking on a tight schedule and budget with 80 quick & easy, chicken-based recipes for delicious family meals.Many full-time working parents are looking to do more cooking and eating together at home. But who has the time? With 100 Creative Ways to Use Rotisserie Chicken in Everyday Meals, readers can cook stress-free meals at home that their families will love using the most popular, versatile and affordable animal protein around: chicken.Trish Rosenquist is the founder of the popular blog Mom On Timeout - which has received over 118,000 Facebook likes. With two boys of her own, she knows just how busy life can get when you've got little ones. She has the solution with simple and fast recipes that make meal preparation easy-whether that means effortlessly putting together an at-home meal with a rotisserie chicken, walking in the door to a ready-to-eat meal waiting in your slow cooker, or whipping up a tasty meal in just 20 minutes or less.The recipes are broken up into chapters that fit your lifestyle. Save money and time at the grocery store with the chapter on 5 Ingredients Or Less, where you'll find BBQ Chicken Calzones and California Club Grilled Cheese. Short on time and energy? Your go-to chapter is 20-Minute Dinners, with recipes like Pesto Chicken Skillet Casserole and Easy Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo. If you've got chicken, you'll never have to stress over mealtime again.

Adventures in Chicken by Eva Kosmas Flores - Chicken is the most popular meat in the world and can be easily adapted to almost any cuisine, from rustic Italian dishes to Asian-inspired curries. Add to that its affordability, and you begin to understand why the average American consumes sixty pounds of chicken a year. Still, it can be challenging to think of new ways to cook the same old wings or chicken thighs. Then along comes Eva Kosmas Flores, creator of the acclaimed blog Adventures in Cooking. Her photography style is unparalleled; even more impressive are her 150 recipes. This is a book for avid home cooks who want to push their cooking to the next level with the best versions of classics like Chicken Marsala with Balsamic Caramelized Onions and Pork Belly or innovative temptations such as Korean Barbecue Drumsticks with Ginger-Pear Sauce. There are sections on chicken cooking techniques, how to make perfect stock, and more, making this the only book chicken lovers will ever need.

The Big Book of Chicken by Betty Crocker - Chicken is the ideal blank canvas for home cooks to create family-favorite meals. Betty Crocker provides over 175 delicious recipes, with ideas for how to use all cuts. There are choices including whole birds, chicken tenders, thighs, quarters, and the ubiquitous boneless, skinless chicken breast. Plus, flavor combinations range from classic to more contemporary, allowing everyone to find the perfect dish. Home cooks will also find features for inspiring sides, ways to use cooked chicken as leftovers, and advice on rubs and marinades. The robust introduction contains information on chicken basics, including buying and storing guidance and cooking timetables.

A Bird in the Hand: Chicken Recipes for Every Day and Every Mood by Diana Henry - Chicken takes center stage in Diana Henry's new collection of recipes for every day and every mood.
Chicken is one of the most popular foods we love to cook and eat: comforting, quick, celebratory and casual. Plundering the globe, there is no shortage of brilliant ways to cook it, whether you need a quick supper on the table after work, something for a lazy summer barbecue or a feast to nourish family and friends. From quick Vietnamese lemon grass and chilli chicken thighs and a smoky chicken salad with roast peppers and almonds, through to a complete feast with pomegranate, barley and feta stuffed roast chicken with Georgian aubergines, there is no eating or entertaining occasion that isn't covered in this book. In A Bird in the Hand, Diana Henry o­ffers a host of new, easy and not-so-very-well-known dishes, starring the bird we all love.

A Bird in the Oven and Then Some by Mindy Fox - Fox takes a time-honored classic and reinvigorates it by showing just how much variety and enjoyment you can spin from a simple roast. Classic and modern takes on roasting the bird include Greek Roast Chicken with Caper Butter, Roast Lemons, and Skordalia; and Roast Jerk Chicken with Pineapple Mint Salad. To use the surplus, there are healthful and delicious recipes, such as Winter Roast Chicken Salad with Fennel, Blood Orange, and Pistachio; and Lemon Chicken Soup.

Chicken and Egg: A Memoir of Suburban Homesteading with 125 Recipes by Janice Cole - Chicken coops have never been so chic! From organic gardens in parking lots to rooftop beekeeping, the appeal of urban homesteading is widespread.Chicken and Egg tells the story of veteran food writer Janice Cole, who, like so many other urbanites, took up the revolutionary hobby of raising chickens at home. From picking out the perfect coop to producing the miracle of the first egg, Cole shares her now-expert insights into the trials, triumphs, and bonds that result when human and hen live in close quarters. With 125 recipes for delicious chicken and egg dishes, poultry lovers, backyard farmers, and those contemplating taking the leap will adore this captivating illustrated memoir!

Fifty Shades of Chicken: A Parody in a Cookbook by F. L. Fowler - Pitch-perfect and admiring, this send-up-in-a-cookbook of the ubiquitous trilogy is naughty, hysterical, and totally clever. Our narrator is an "unexplored" young chicken who is, as she writes, at the mercy of a demanding foodie's trussing, carving, spatchcocking, and unbearably slow drizzling, among other bedroom, er, kitchen techniques. Before long, Miss Chicken discovers the sheer thrill of starring as the dish that is literally whipped up for dinner.
With 50 excellent chicken recipes, such as "Sticky (Chicken) Fingers," "Dripping Thighs," and "Bound Wings," our Fifty Shades serves the inexhuastible market of home cooks who just want great recipes for chicken. Let's just say our author has a way of teaching kitchen techniques so you never forget them.

Fried & True: More Than 50 Recipes for America's Best Fried Chicken and Sides by Lee Schrager with Adeena Sussman - These are 50 exciting new recipes for America's most decadently delicious food, from classic Southern preparations to new twists by chefs across the country, paired with 25 perfect sides--the best of the crispiest birds around, as selected by the founder of the South Beach and New York City Wine & Food Festival...Lee Brian Schrager, founder and director of the New York City and South Beach Wine & Food Festivals, roadtripped to find the 50 most delicious and inventive fried chicken, representing everything from roadside chicken fry joints to four-star fusion restaurants

Mr. Sunday's Saturday Night Chicken by Lorraine Wallace - The follow-up to the New York Times bestseller Mr. Sunday's SoupsOn the heels of the hugely successful Mr. Sunday's Soups, Lorraine Wallace--wife of Fox News Sunday anchor Chris Wallace--shares another family tradition: the night before taping his show, Chris always wants something familiar and comforting for dinner: chicken. Faced with the challenge of keeping the meals interesting--like so many people at home eating chicken meals at least once a week--Lorraine created more than 100 delicious chicken recipes the whole family will love. You'll find chicken favorites prepared in almost every way: baked, fried, butterflied, pan roasted, and stir-fried, as well as in salads, enchiladas, and pot pies.In addition to her own delicious family favorites, Lorraine also includes recipes from celebrity chef Art Smith and restaurants such as Washington's landmark Martin's Tavern. 31 side dishes serve as perfect complements to your favorite chicken dish, so you'll find everything you need to prepare satisfying chicken meals for almost any occasion. Includes more than 130 recipes organized by season, from cold chicken salads for summer to hot and hearty pot pies for winter Features scrapbook family photos of the Wallaces throughout as well as gorgeous photos of finished dishes Special chapters include perfect recipes for hosting friends and family and fun ideas for snacking and eating on football Sundays.

Poulets & Légumes: My Favorite Chicken & Vegetable Recipes by Jacques Pépin - The legendary cooking teacher whom GQ calls "the most impactful living chef in America" shares his favorite chicken and vegetable recipes from a half-century career spanning two continents. Some, like Poulet A la Crème and Baker's Wife Potatoes, recall the country French dishes of his childhood, while Chicken with Cognac Sauce and Velvet Spinach come from his days in fine French restaurants. Most, though, are born in his contemporary Connecticut kitchen. All have that trademark Pépin touch: made with just a few steps but sublime enough for company, from Roast Split Chicken with Mustard Crust to Caramelized Tomatoes Provençal. Charmingly illustrated with Pépin's paintings, this little compendium is perfect for revitalizing every cook's repertoire.

Cupcakes

Because who doesn't love a tiny personal size cake?!

500 Cupcakes: The Only Cupcake Compendium You'll Ever Need by Fergal Connolly & Judith Fertig - 500 Cupcakes is a comprehensive collection of recipes that features cupcakes for every occasion and taste. Recipes for old favorites as well as exciting new flavors are included and there is a chapter devoted to alternative diets. This revised edition includes a new chapter, complete with fabulous photos, featuring crafty cupcake creations, the fanciful theme-decorated cupcakes that are all the rage!

The Big Book of Cupcakes by Betty Crocker - Get ready for adorably decorated and deliciously flavored cupcakes made easy!Betty Crocker The Big Book of Cupcakes features 175 delightful cupcakes, all using new and fun decorating ideas anyone can master and simple ingredients available anywhere. And as a unique feature, almost every cupcake can be made from scratch or with a mix: You decide which method to follow.
Recipes include kids' party favorites like Double Chocolate-Peanut Butter Cupcakes, as well as sophisticated flavors like Mocha-Caramel Cappuccino Cupcakes. You'll find:
- More than 175 cupcakes, with a tantalizing full-color photograph of every cupcake, plus helpful how-to photos showing easy decorating techniques
- A special Kids' Party Cupcakes chapter with decorated treats like Puffer Fish Cupcakes, Monster Truck Cupcake Pull-Aparts and Campfire S'Mores Cupcakes
- Dazzling Holiday and Special-Occasion Cupcakes chapters including fanciful creations like Easter Egg Baskets, Almond-Filled White Christmas Cupcakes and Molten Caramel Apple Cupcakes
Perfect for bake sales, birthdays, holiday parties or just an everyday treat,Betty Crocker The Big Book of Cupcakes is one book that really takes the cake.

Big Book of Cupcakes: 150 Brilliantly Delicious Dreamcakes by Jan Moon - It's official: The cupcake craze has taken the world by storm. No longer are cupcakes solely for children -- these handheld treats now must pass muster with taste -- discriminating adults equally ravenous for the little frosted jewels. Big Book of Cupcakes sets a new standard with recipes for cupcakes that actually taste as great as they look. In addition to the traditional favorite flavors everyone craves, such as red velvet and carrot cake, this book offers fun, new flavor twists like Maple Bacon and Caramel Sea Salt Mocha, as well as easy decorating and serving ideas, from classic to creative. In this book, which is organized by season and the events readers want to celebrate with home-baked cupcakes -- from New Years to Christmas, birthdays to "just-craving" days -- author and cupcake-bakery owner Jan Moon shares her secrets and most requested recipes. Whether you're making the perfect batch of cupcakes for a child's birthday party or satisfying a very adult comfort-food craving, the nostalgic treats that fill this book are sure to delight and surprise. Plus, Jan's creative tips on how to serve and display cupcakes for parties are sure to be crowd-pleasers.
With more than 10 years of experience honing her craft in the Test Kitchens of Southern Living magazine, Jan Moon has embarked on a venture of her own and opened a bakery in Birmingham, Alabama. In addition to wedding cakes and custom made treats, Dreamcakes Bakery specializes in delectable cupcakes, and Jan's unique creations keep her loyal customers coming back for more.

Celebrate With Cupcakes by Lindy Smith - Celebrate any occasion with 30 beautiful cupcake designs from bestselling cake decorating author Lindy Smith. Each unique cupcake design includes expert sugarcrafting tips and techniques, easy step by step instructions and gorgeous full colour photography to help you achieve professional looking cupcakes for any occasion, from birthday cakes and children's parties to cupcake wedding favours and anniversaries.
Discover delicious cupcake recipes, exciting cake decorating techniques, inspiring ideas and expert tips to make your cupcake designs perfect every time, and learn how to create simple but effective cake toppers and decorations, including sugar flowers, sugar animals, hearts, fairies, bats, crowns, bears, swirls, stars and more!
This is the essential resource for all of your cupcake decorating needs.

The Cupcake Diaries: Recipes and Memories From the Sisters of Georgetown Cupcake by Katherine Kallinis Berman & Sophie Kallinis LaMontagne - On Valentine's Day, 2008, sisters Sophie Kallinis LaMontagne and Katherine Kallinis opened the doors to Georgetown Cupcake, a tiny bakery tucked on a quiet side street in the heart of Georgetown in Washington, DC. They had given up the security of corporate jobs - Sophie, a Princeton graduate, in venture capital; Katherine, a graduate of Marymount University, who loved fashion, at Gucci, to fulfill a lifelong goal. For years, they had scrimped, saved, and skipped vacations and nights out with their friends and instead spent countless nights cleaning, painting, and constructing their shoe-box sized shop to make their dream into a reality. They expected to sell about 100 cupcakes a day. What happened instead was success beyond their wildest expectations. Two years later, the sisters have opened a second location, launched a nationwide shipping operation, and have embarked on a hit TV series, DC Cupcakes, on cable network TLC. Georgetown Cupcake's meteoric rise is the realization of a dream rooted in the special bond that Sophie and Katherine formed with each other and their grandmother since childhood. It is a tribute to the memories they share and the important lessons they learned, both about baking and about life. In The Cupcake Diaries, Sophie and Katherine weave personal journeys into a colorful celebration of Georgetown Cupcake's sweet success. With this book, Sophie and Katherine hope to inspire others, especially women, to follow and live their dreams and to celebrate their families.

Cupcakes From the Primrose Bakery by Martha Swift & Lisa Thomas - Founders of London's Primrose Bakery-whose clients include Jude Law, Kate Moss, and Madonna-Swift and Thomas begin with a few basic cupcake and frosting recipes as well as an illustrated step-by-step frosting method. More advanced recipes are grouped by holiday, e.g., Earl Grey Cupcakes for Mother's Day and White Amaretto Cupcakes, topped with edible flowers, as the perfect wedding treat. A few cakes are also included. Resources are provided with web sites, addresses, and phone numbers.

Gluten-Free Cupcakes: 50 Irresistible Recipes Made With Almond and Coconut Flour by Elana Amsterdam - Cupcakes are the world s most adorable pastry but until now, people with gluten sensitivities struggling to find sweetness on a gluten-free diet haven t had a cupcake cookbook to call their own. Enter gluten-free guru Elana Amsterdam, who has re-engineered the favored treat for today s dietary needs. Her colorful collection showcases classics like Red Velvet Cupcakes and Vanilla Cupcakes and features creative concoctions like Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes and Cream-Filled Chocolate Cupcakes. These simple-to-make and simply delicious cupcakes rely on coconut and almond flours rather than the sometimes difficult-to-source gluten alternatives. Some of the recipes are even vegan and dairy-free, and none use refined sugar. With fifty cupcake recipes plus a variety of frostings to mix and match, Gluten-Free Cupcakes offers delightful cupcake alternatives as tasty as their traditional counterparts to anyone in need of a little cupcake fix.

Hello Cupcake! by Leila Lindholm - In Hello Cupcake! Leila Lindholm is baking cupcakes and whoopies! This book is all about the sweet life, full of amazing colors and pastels, and is the perfect inspiration for everyone who is planning a party for both adults and children. All the recipes are thoroughly tested and include cupcake recipes soon to be your favorites such as rhubarb cheesecake cupcake, Mississippi mud cupcake, chocolate and lavender cupcake and Nutella cupcakes. It also features delicious whoopies recipes, with heaps of different cookie flavors, such as smore's whoopies, black and white whoopies, raspberry whoopies and peanut butter whoopies, filled with wonderful frostings. Allow yourself to be inspired!

Make It Easy, Cupcake!: Fabulously Fun Creations in 4 Simple Steps by Karen Tack & Alan Richardson - Make adorable, imaginative cupcake creations--without special tools or spending hours in the kitchen. From fairies and unicorns to football players and airplanes, there are designs for everyone. Make it Easy, Cupcake is filled with ingenious cupcake designs, all made from common candy and other snack food you can pick up in a grocery store. Each cupcake is composed of simple components brilliantly reimagined as edible art--a handful of marshmallows become blooming daffodils, graham crackers are transformed into airplane wings, and jewel-colored jellybeans become flitting dragonflies. Best of all, every design is made in only four steps! Simply start with a batch of plain cupcakes (from scratch or from the store) and follow the four easy, illustrated steps to assemble your own creation. Each cupcake includes a complete list of the exact candy used--all of them readily available at the supermarket. There's no need for fancy piping bags or exotic ingredients; you don't need to have graduated from pastry school to make these adorable cupcakes!With designs for every occasion, from snowmen with dapper hats for the holidays to a Loch Ness Monster, you'll find inspiring and adorable cupcakes on every page.

Martha Stewart's Cupcakes: 175 Inspired Ideas for Everyone's Favorite Treat by Martha Stewart - Swirled and sprinkled, dipped and glazed, or otherwise fancifully decorated, cupcakes are the treats that make everyone smile. They are the star attraction for special days, such as birthdays, showers, and holidays, as well as perfect everyday goodies. In Martha Stewart’s Cupcakes, the editors of Martha Stewart Living share 175 ideas for simple to spectacular creations–with cakes, frostings, fillings, toppings, and embellishments that can be mixed and matched to produce just the right cupcake for any occasion. Alongside traditional favorites like yellow buttermilk cupcakes swirled with fluffy vanilla frosting and devil’s food cupcakes crowned with rich, dark chocolate buttercream, there are also sweet surprises such as peanut butter and jelly cupcakes, dainty delights like tiny almond-cherry tea cakes, and festive showstoppers topped with marizpan ladybugs or candy clowns.
The book features cupcakes for everyone, every season, and every event: Celebrations (monogram heart cupcakes perfect for an elegant wedding); Birthdays (starfish-on-the-beach cupcakes sure to be a hit at children’s parties); Holidays (gumdrop candy ghouls and goblins ideal for Halloween revelers); and Any Day (red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting for a picnic, or caramel-filled mini chocolate cakes for grown-up gatherings).
In singular Martha Stewart style, the pages are both stunning in design–with a photograph of each finished treat–and brimming with helpful how-to information, from step-by-step photographs for decorating techniques to ideas for packaging and presenting your cupcakes. Whether for any day or special days, the treats in Martha Stewart’s Cupcakes will delight one and all .