Linda’s Tips and Travel Notes

Linda gives tips on dishing up simple suppers using the popular kitchen appliance, the slow-cooker. Try the tempting Mango Chutney Chicken Curry recipe.

Linda’s best mustard finds: Add zip to your dishes with a variety of flavored mustards - from Dave’s Insanity Mustard to Raspberry Honey Mustard Dip.

Linda’s Restaurant Reviews from her WLRN National Public Radio Restaurant Roundabout program.

47th Natonal Chicken Cooking Contest
The $100,000 first prize went to Michelle Anderson from Eagle, Idaho. Her winning recipe is Thai-Inspired Stuffed Chicken Breast and Slaw. Click on the title of this post for the complete recipe and information on the facts about free-range, natural and hormone-free chickens.

From Linda’s recent NPR interview.

May is national barbecue month. Have you ever turned out black and crusty chicken from the grill? Or, have you cut into a steak from the grill that is charred on the outside, but still cold on the inside? Cooking on the grill takes some skill and with a few important tips we can all turn out perfect grilled foods. My guest on my NPR radio program gave us some tips. He’s Andrew Schloss, a cooking teacher and author. His latest book authored with David Joachim, is Mastering the Grill (Chronicle Books $24.95). And it’s a detailed guide book for everything to do with grilling. To read the full article click on the title of this post.