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Chicken Piccata
4–8 chicken breast cutlets
½ cup flour
¼ teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
4 tablespoons butter
½ dry white wine (such as a Sauvignon Blanc)
2 tablespoons lemon juice
¼ cup brined capers
2 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley
In a shallow bowl, mix together the flour, salt, pepper, and grated parmesan. Then dredge the chicken pieces in the flour mixture, coating both sides.
In a large skillet, heat olive oil and 2 tablespoons of the butter on medium heat. Add chicken pieces to the pan, but don't crowd it. You can cook the chicken in batches if they don't all fit. Brown the chicken well, heating about 4 minutes on each side. Remove the chicken from the pan and reserve to a plate.
To the pan add wine, lemon juice, and capers. Simmer, being sure to scrape and incorporate the browned bits from the pan, until the sauce reduces by half. Then whisk in the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter.
Plate the chicken with the sauce poured over the top and the parsley sprinkled over it.
Serves 4–6.
Tips!
Don't have cutlets on hand? Boneless, skinless chicken breasts will do! Just slice the chicken breast in half horizontally, and butterfly them open. If you're not a wine drinker—or are cooking for non-drinkers—you can substitute chicken stock in place of dry white wine.
Wine pairings:
Best served with a mild Pinot Blanc or a citrusy Chardonnay, to complement the richness of the sauce and the zest tang of the lemon. Some of Emmy's suggestions: Press Run Chardonnay, Jess and Jules Chardonnay, Yamhill Pinot Blanc.
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Simple Salmon
2 (6–8 oz each) salmon filets
sea salt
1 lemon, zested
Preheat oven to 425° degrees.
Place salmon skin side down on a foil lined baking sheet. Sprinkle with salt and lemon zest. Bake 10–12 minutes.
That's it! (I did say it was simple, right?)
Tips!
140° is the perfect temperature to cook salmon to—note that it's much lower than chicken! If you're using wild salmon, it has less fat and may dry out sooner, so it may require slightly less cooking time.
Sherry Potatoes
2 small red onions
2 pounds small red potatoes
¼ cup (1 stick) melted butter
¼ cup dry sherry
sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
3 tablespoons (about 1 bunch) fresh thyme leaves
Preheat oven to 425°F.
Scrub the potatoes well and cut in half—or cut in fourths for larger potatoes. Slice the onions into thin strips. Spread potatoes out on a rimmed baking sheet.
In a small bowl, combine the butter and sherry, and pour over the vegetables. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and thyme.
Bake until the edges of the potatoes are golden brown, about 30–40 minutes.
Wine pairings:
Salmon is best served with an earthy Pinot Noir or a full bodied white, like an oaky Chardonnay. Some of Emmy's suggestions for this meal: Butter Chardonnay, Dante Pinot Noir, The Dreaming Tree Pinot Noir.
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BOOKS BY GEMMA HALLIDAY
Wine & Dine Mysteries:
A Sip Before Dying
Chocolate Covered Death
Victim in the Vineyard
Marriage, Merlot & Murder
Death in Wine Country
Fashion, Rosé & Foul Play
High Heels Mysteries:
Spying in High Heels
Killer in High Heels
Undercover in High Heels
Christmas in High Heels (short story)
Alibi in High Heels
Mayhem in High Heels
Honeymoon in High Heels (novella)
Sweetheart in High Heels (short story)
Fearless in High Heels
Danger in High Heels
Homicide in High Heels
Deadly in High Heels
Suspect in High Heels
Peril in High Heels
Jeopardy in High Heels
Hollywood Headlines Mysteries:
Hollywood Scandals
Hollywood Secrets
Hollywood Confessions
Hollywood Holiday (short story)
Hollywood Deception
Hollywood Homicide
Hollywood Revenge
Jamie Bond Mysteries:
Unbreakable Bond
Secret Bond
Bond Bombshell (short story)
Lethal Bond
Dangerous Bond
Bond Ambition (short story)
Fatal Bond
Deadly Bond
Marty Hudson Mysteries:
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Brash Blonde
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Disappearing Diva
Tahoe Tessie Mysteries:
Luck Be A Lady
Hey Big Spender
Baby It's Cold Outside (short story)
Anna Smith & Nick Dade Thrillers:
Play Dead
Dead to Rights
Young Adult Books:
Deadly Cool
Social Suicide
Wicked Games – coming in 2020!
Other Works:
Viva Las Vegas
A High Heels Haunting (novella)
Watching You (short story)
Confessions of a Bombshell Bandit (short story)
The Missing Laughing Leprechaun (short story in the Pushing Up Daisies collection)
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