The Butcher Shop

You may think of chicken and waffles as a Southern dish, but it actually originated in Pennsylvania.  The first chicken and waffles meal was served during the 1600s in Pennsylvania Dutch country.  However, they didn’t fry the chicken–instead, it was stewed and covered in gravy.  The fried chicken version people know and love was made famous by the Wells Supper Club in Harlem in 1938.  Today, people enjoy this soul-food dish for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Ingredients for chicken and waffles: 8 TBS boneless, skinless chicken thighs cut into strips Vegetable oil for deep frying 6 to 8 waffles made...

Roasting on a bed of sea salt is a magical way to add delicious flavor to your chicken.  The salt brings out the juices in the meat, seasons them, and then returns them to the bird for a delicious chicken dinner.  Plus, the aromatics will fill your home and get all of your guests’ stomachs rumbling.   Roasted chicken on sea salt is one of the easiest recipes for a delectable comfort meal and requires only a few ingredients you likely have on hand in your kitchen. Ingredients for Roasted Chicken on Sea Salt: 1 3-pound TBS roasting chicken 3...

With labor day around the corner, it’s time to collect a few easy and delicious recipes for your weekend gatherings.  Shish kabobs are fantastic because there are so many options to change up the fixins on the kabobs based on what your family and friends enjoy the most.  Here’s one of our favorites to make teriyaki shish kabobs. Who invented shish kabobs? Shish kabobs, or shish kebabs, are versatile, quick meals on a handy skewer.  They traveled to the United States from the Middle East.  Some of the variations of the shish kebabs from Turkey are likely the earliest known...

Fresh shrimp makes a delicious, light summertime dinner.  This seared honey garlic shrimp recipe is easy to prepare and tastes amazing.  The combination of sweet honey and salty soy sauce is a perfect contrast to enhance the sweetness of fresh shrimp.   Never deveined shrimp before? Don’t worry!  You got this.  Frozen shrimp is usually peeled and deveined, but if you’re enjoying fresh shrimp, you may need to do it yourself.  Here’s how it’s done: Peel the shrimp.  Remove the shell by starting at the top and peeling around to the end of the tail.  You choose whether or not you...