My mom, actually my grandmother who raised me, was an excellent cook and a true food lover. Her kitchen was
Why Use Flavor Combinations? My seven favorite flavor combinations serve a specific purpose in my kitchen – to make cooking
Poached Whole Chicken is juicy and tender with hundred of uses in the culinary world. From soup to quick meals having poached chicken on hand will come in clutch at mealtime. I always have dark, white, and mixed chicken in my freezer. Use the meat in almost any recipe that
Say it with me, Spicy BLT Avocado Toast. Perhaps I should start off by saying that I did not think I liked avocado for the longest time. I know, I know. What type of self-respecting southern Californian does not like avocado? I swear I did not. Boy, I have
I love to cook, in case you have not noticed. In my (not so) humble opinion, I tend to be pretty good at it. Recently, I realized I was using my cooking abilities in both a healthy and unhealthy manner. As I look back over the years, I can see
Roasted Peking Chicken breast is a new recipe to help me in my quest to expand my culinary horizons. When I look for easy, delicious recipes, I cracked open my copy of The All New Good Housekeeping Cookbook by Susan Westmoreland. First off, I still love this cookbook. It was
My all-time favorite soul-satisfying first-course dish is Broccoli Cheese Soup! Yep, even above Loaded Potato Soup. As you know, I am on a bariatric diet; therefore, I made the alterations to my recipe listed below. The bariatric diet involves low carbs, low fat, and high protein; however, legumes are acceptable.
Did You Know Walmart Has Thai Basil? Thai Beef with Basil, came about on a fluke. One day, I was strolling through the produce section of Walmart. Out of the corner of my eye, there was something so astonishing to me. Thai Basil. At. Walmart. Without even thinking, I grabbed
Stir-fried beef-n-broccoli is one of my favorite dishes. It is super quick and straightforward. The key is to get all your mise en place done and cut your flank steak on a bias. It is also great with chicken, pork tenderloin, and several meat substitutes. Mise en place means everything
Finally, we have an almost perfect Chicken & Sausage Gumbo! Three times I have made this recipe from Food Network by Emeril. It is a combination of this and this recipe by him. When I say it was a journey to make this gumbo for the third time, I would not