I had to ask myself the question of thigh or chicken breast when I developed this recipe for my own chicken chasseur version, also called Hunter's chicken.

We use chicken breast almost all the time. It's perfect for so many things because it has a drier texture and milder taste. It makes it easy to mix in and adapt to any flavor.

Chicken thighs, on the other hand, have a more intense flavor. I thought they would be perfect for this recipe which includes a powerful flavor combination of tomatoes, dry white wine and cognac.

I live in the southern part of the United States and we experienced snow like many of us has never seen.

I was wading in snow up to my knees. 

It wasn't nearly as difficult as it was for Texas, though. I hope that things are starting to get better for all of you as we move into the week after Winter Week.

Our electric company sent mom several texts about conserving electricity during the especially tricky days earlier this week.

Turn off the hot water heater, turn the heater way down, don't use the oven. Things like that.

Not being able to use the oven made us wonder what small appliances could be used in place of the oven.

The first thing we tried out was the air fryer for roasting poblanos. Just 15 minutes at 400° and that poblano is ready!

I placed it in a bag for 10 minutes and it peeled perfectly.

Roasted chiles are the best and we use them in so many recipes. It's nice to have another handy method of roasting them.