I’ve been going through my folder of recipes recently and have come across a few old favourites – like these devilled drumsticks. I have my mum to thank for many of these recipes – she photocopied them for me when I first moved to Paris in 1995 – not that I had a kitchen big enough to cook in back then! They have accompanied me all the way to Toronto where I pull them out every now and then and make an “oldie but a goodie”. This recipe is not one I had made before and it’s written out in my mum’s handwriting – looking suspiciously like she copied it out of a magazine, so I have no way of giving any credit where it’s due. I loved the idea of a quick comfort stew-type dish with chicken, tomatoes and honey and I especially liked the addition of ginger and cinnamon – it lends a little Moroccan flavour to the dish which I complemented by adding some lemon zest and serving it atop fluffy couscous. It’s a wonderful bowl of flavour on a cold winter’s night.
Chicken with tomatoes and honey - comfort food with a twist, ready in under an hour!Chicken with tomatoes and honey
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It’s so very quick and easy and guess what? It tastes even better the next day 🙂 This one is a keeper – I’ll definitely be adding it to our “make it on Sunday to enjoy through the week” roster 🙂
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Mardi, this does sound a perfectly comforting dish. Love serving couscous at this time of year for some Moroccan heat so this is just ideal – must try it. Good on you for your action-packed summer in Paris!
I love couscous anytime of the year but it’s so great in the winter 🙂
What a great chicken dish. I love anything that tastes better the next day!
Me too 😉
I’m always looking for new ways to cook up chicken that tastes good as leftovers. I’m bookmarking this cus sweet and savory together are my favorite!
This was even better as leftovers!
This sounds lovely! I have so many recipes in my mom’s handwriting…I need to go through my old fashioned recipe box and dig some out
There are a lot of winners in there for sure!
Thanks P – enjoyed this din-din very much. (I know Geoff is not a fan of couscous, but I love it.)
In keeping with Mardi’s Moroccan theme, I paired this with a 2008 bottle of ‘Syrocco’ from Domaine des Ouleb Thaleb – from just north of Casablanca, Morocco.
An intriguing bottle, with some of the nice earthiness expected from the Rhone, bit a touch more fruit (and heat) you’d expect from California and Oz.
So all in all, the evening brought back fond memories of Morocco…which is, in fact, where Mardi met Mr. Neil, starting her on the path to becoming a premiere Canadian food blogger. 😉
Even the plate has some similarities to one I remember 😉
This is a dish I’m going to enjoy as well…..got my print out……..if I keep cooking it, my hubby may begin to like couscous as well!!
Hahaha!
Actually, this pasta bowl was *purchased* during our trip to Umbria and Tuscany a few years back… 😉
Indeed it was!
It’s a good way to disguise the couscous 😉
Aw you are too sweet!
This sounds so comforting and perfect for this sudden burst of winter weather we’re experiencing!
Yes it’s a great dish that is comforting but not too heavy!
This does look like it would bring a lot of flavour into a cold winter’s night! I love this series of your Mom’s old recipes.
Oh my! Oh my! What an exciting summer you have in store for yourself with Le Dolci and La Cuisine Paris 🙂
I love my mum’s old recipes too!
How great that you have this recipe in your mom’s own handwriting.
I have quite a few!
Wow, the honey sounds like such an interesting accent in the tomato context. Very intriguing, and it looks perfect!
Yes it’s a winner!
What an interesting combo! Never thought of pairing tomatoes and honey!
It really works though!
tomatoes and honey combination. interesting