chicken
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Chicken cacciatore

This dish is such an oldie and so delicious. The best part about it is that people will think it involves a modicum of effort. But there’s a cheat at the heart of this recipe (which you needn’t reveal to your diners) which makes it one of the easiest recipes in the Retrokitchen. It’s been Continue reading
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Apricot chicken

This dish is such a classic and shamefully easy. It oozes 1970s appeal. It’s as if not only 1970s interiors were orange – so was the food! I wouldn’t call apricot chicken devastatingly handsome. But it’s straightforward and surprisingly tasty. The brats will gobble it down. By now, I trust you know which ingredient I’ll Continue reading
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Chicken in pastry with honey red sauce

I love this recipe. It’s so darn easy and tastes great. Also there’s something a bit magic about creating pies. It’s the crisp, golden structure which makes people think you’re a genuinely talented cook. Little do they know…. Let’s start with that long-standing drug – alcohol, in prime 1970s form: They’re not my hands, incidentally. Continue reading
