Boat Street Normandy Chicken with Buttered Boiled Potatoes

I created this dish long before I ever went to Normandy. It sprang into being after dreaming with cookbooks in my lap and the totems of Normandy in my mind: apples, cream, butter. Susan Kaplan, the original owner of Boat Street Café, had a similar dish made with prunes, but once I put the apple-y version on the menu, it never came off. People just adored the luscious sauce. It feels like I served millions of guests this dish; it’s so decadent and rich. When I said goodbye t