Chicken Fricassee With Mushrooms & Thyme
Meat, Soups-Stews, Fall, Winter Una Volta Studio Meat, Soups-Stews, Fall, Winter Una Volta Studio

Chicken Fricassee With Mushrooms & Thyme

This one-pan, all-stovetop meal is a comfort food winner. Historically, fricassee is traditionally a lightly sautéed mixture of meat and vegetables, cooked into a creamy stew. I firmly believe foods taste better once they have been seared golden—so in this version, I burnish chicken until its skin is rendered crispy, which deepens the flavor layers.

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Lamb Chops with Autumn Olive Mostarda
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Lamb Chops with Autumn Olive Mostarda

Autumn olives are sweet-tart and pleasingly tannic, similar tasting to cranberries. I made a lot of jam to preserve the season and, searching for a way to highlight its flavor, I decided on a version of mostarda. Mostarda has a bright, tangy-savory-sweet hit, the perfect foil to rich, buttery lamb chops encrusted in cumin, coriander, and black pepper, pan-cooked till golden and crispy at their edges. This is a delightful dish for any special occasion meal.

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