{"id":3901,"date":"2015-07-19T11:41:12","date_gmt":"2015-07-19T17:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cooking.pfeist.net\/?p=3901"},"modified":"2025-06-22T09:21:33","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T15:21:33","slug":"250-cookbooks-chicken-cookbook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cooking.pfeist.net\/?p=3901","title":{"rendered":"250 Cookbooks: Chicken Cookbook"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cookbook #120:<\/strong>\u00a0Chicken Cookbook<\/em>, The Pillsbury Company, 1993.<\/p>\n

\"Chicken<\/a>I can see me standing at the check-out counter, flipping through this advertising cookbook, getting\u00a0 hooked by many chicken-cooking ideas. So I tossed it in my basket along with a pile of groceries (kids at home) and paid the $2.75 (along with a lot for the groceries).<\/p>\n

Advertising cookbooks \u2013 love ’em and hate ’em. I discussed their history in a previous post<\/a>. I haven’t bought one in 15 years \u2013 probably because I go to the internet these days for new cooking ideas.<\/p>\n

Not sure yet if I’ll keep this one. I see several interesting ideas for cooking chicken, although I don’t like all<\/em> of the ingredients. Packaged crescent rolls, prepared pie crusts, frozen fruits and vegetables, canned fruits and vegetables, canned soups. I am more of a “from scratch” person. Still, I can use the ideas<\/em> in this cookbook and substitute fresh ingredients as I like.<\/p>\n

I decide to make “Plum Barbecued Chicken Kabobs” for this blog. It’s summer, time to use the grill! I like kabobs, although I am not a huge fan of the basic bell pepper and onion and potato and meat skewers. This recipe for chicken kabobs has grapes alternated between the chicken pieces: this should add moisture and some good flavor. I’ve never used grapes on skewers before \u2013 sounds interesting.<\/p>\n

\"Plum<\/a>I can’t find any plum preserves! I checked several stores. Instead I bring home a jar of apricot preserves and also a jar of “plum sauce<\/a>“, an Asian condiment. (I need the plum sauce anyway for a different recipe I am trying this week, one for grilled pork chops from my Weber’s Real Grilling book.) I’ll taste each and decide which to use in the Plum Barbecued Chicken Kabobs.<\/p>\n

Chicken and Grape Kabobs<\/strong><\/a>
\nmakes 4 kabobs, serves 2-3<\/em><\/p>\n