CHICKEN & RICE – MADE SOUTHERN STYLE

CHICKEN & RICE – MADE SOUTHERN STYLE

Every culture from all over the world has their own version of chicken and rice dishes, from Chicken Congee served all over Asia, Arroz Con Pollo in Spain and Puerto Rico to one of my favorites, Pho Ga from Vietnam. But what I love most 

A DARN GOOD MARINADE

A DARN GOOD MARINADE

This recipe is a love letter to Oyster Sauce. I’ve avoided you my whole life Oyster Sauce. I thought you were going to be gross and kinda stinky, but you’re not! You smell and taste amazing and you make everything taste better. I’m sorry I’ve 

Ground Pork Egg Rolls

Ground Pork Egg Rolls

There is a very good reason I have yet to post an Asian recipe so far, even though I claim in my bio to love Asian food. Which I do. A lot. However, executing a Chinese stir fry or Mongolian Beef dish for example is 

No-Mayo Tomato Pie

No-Mayo Tomato Pie

No, that’s not a typo. You read it correctly. A NO-MAYO Tomato Pie! Yes, it’s possible to make a good Southern tomato pie without mayonnaise and yes, mayonnaise is one of the top condiments used in the south, but I just cannot. stand. it. There, 

The Pasquotank Plate

The Pasquotank Plate

Many, many years ago my aunt gave me a copy of a cookbook called The Pasquotank Plate. It contains a lot of the usual suspects you would expect to find in a southern cookbook. Casseroles, Tomato Aspic, desserts of course, more casseroles. And I’ve made 

Put It In Reverse…

Put It In Reverse…

Recently I came across a post on Instagram for a slow smoked ribeye with a reverse sear https://www.instagram.com/p/CBVLK4OB6US/. The reverse sear is a cooking method I’ve just become familiar with and I’ve wanted to give it a try but have been afraid to, worried I 

Instant Pot Compost Chicken Stock

Instant Pot Compost Chicken Stock

Homemade chicken stock has always been a bit of a pain to make, if you ask me. It has to be cooked for hours and babied a little bit with skimming the surface, controlling the temperature of the water, etc and I just don’t have 

The Kale you say?

The Kale you say?

To me, Kale looks like something that grows along a ditch bank, and because they say you should massage it with lemon juice in order to make it edible is a deal breaker for me. I’ll pass on that. But I came across something called 

Focaccia

Focaccia

For a while now, I have been trying to perfect focaccia and it has not been easy, but it was worth the effort. I’ve tried a couple of recipes, but landed on this one at https://www.gimmesomeoven.com/rosemary-focaccia-bread/. My dough does not look as smooth and pretty 

Texas Caviar

Texas Caviar

While researching recipes for Texas Caviar (aka Cowboy Caviar), I came across this recipe at http://www.culinaryhill.com/cowboy-caviar-recipe/. I made several changes to make it my own, but this was my jumping off point. This is delicious, good for you and a cinch to make! Great as