Serious Eats: Recipes
Cook the Book: Lemon Chicken
Like a lot of people my age, the Silver Palate Cookbook became my go-to cookbook when I first started cooking for friends and girlfriends. In fact, the first brunch I ever cooked for my wife featured two recipes from the Silver Palate. Julee Rosso's and Sheila Lukins's recipes are simultaneously sophisticated and down to earth, and—here's the best part—they always work.
Rosso and Lukins are known for their chicken recipes. The Lemon Chicken recipe that follows rocks, and I think it's much better than the duo's Chicken Marbella, which everyone I know who cooks has made at least once in their lives. The crust gets all crunchy and golden brown and is so good you might find yourself picking it off your piece of chicken with your hands.
Lemon Chicken