America’s Test Kitchen demonstrated making a creamy butter chicken in one episode that brings dining-out flavors home. . Each week, we offer our opinions on the best that Colorado has to offer for dining, shopping, entertainment, outdoor activities and more. .
However, I have found more than a few recipes through cooking shows that help me impress my friends. Chocolate roulade, Hungarian goulash, chuck roast with wine gravy, and braised red potatoes have all received rave reviews. My self-basting Thanksgiving turkey one year earned praise and tears from my mother.
The fact that all ATK recipes are repeatedly tested gives me confidence, and I can watch how the chefs do it. I trust them as if they are old friends. I’ve spent many an hour with Julia Collin Davison and Bridget Lancaster, among others. Mom loved it so much that she felt guilty after declaring it the best she had ever had. She hoped my grandmother didn’t hear that from beyond, and that thought brought a tear to her eye.I own the large ATK cookbook with the series’ combined seasons and often use it as a weight during construction projects. Recently, I bought the updated version as an e-book. Now the recipes are at my fingertips.
And often, I will alter the recipes, sometimes for my taste, sometimes just by accident. Either way, it helps me claim ownership.