Let’s Talk Spice!

I wonder sometimes who first thought to pick the herbs we use most frequently today and decide to eat it. I’m certainly not complaining. I love my food with lots of flavor. How bland eating might be if all we had was salt and pepper or nothing but the meat, veggies and grains we cook.Continue reading “Let’s Talk Spice!”

Mushrooms in a Soup

I love mushroom soup. I love it by itself, with fresh salted crackers, with a good grilled cheese sandwich and as an accompaniment to a good steak. Mushroom soup is also great added into an array of scrumptious recipes. One of my favorite dishes to make is a chicken and rice casserole that uses creamContinue reading “Mushrooms in a Soup”

Hush Puppy Madness

There’s this amazing southern down home cooking barbeque restaurant in the town where I grew up. The couple who owns it, one from  Louisiana and the other from North Carolina, make some of the most delicious foods I’ve ever tasted. I honestly never knew how good okra and black eyed peas could be until IContinue reading “Hush Puppy Madness”

Sourdough Magic!

I grew up with sourdough being a staple part of our diet. I have been so familiar with it throughout my life that it’s almost foreign to think that others aren’t privy to the magical properties of sourdough. Sourdough is loaded with super healthy probiotics due to the ferment process. Sourdough produces a natural yeastContinue reading “Sourdough Magic!”

Salad Creations

Like many people this time of year, I’m trying to focus more on eating healthier and getting in better shape. It seems odd to me that the most joyous time of year is also the producer of turmoil due to over indulgence that feeds those little fat cells and initiates a syndrome the entire worldContinue reading “Salad Creations”

Cooking is an Art!

If you would have told me this about five years ago, I would have said something like “maybe for some people, but it definitely isn’t for me!” Perhaps cooking has always been part of who I am. Afterall, my mom is an amazing cook, incredibly resourceful and creates meals that are nothing less than mouthContinue reading “Cooking is an Art!”