Chicken pot pie was a staple in my family growing up. My grandmothers and mother made it often. Sometimes my mom would make it so often Zia and I would cry out, “Not chicken pot pie again, mom!” Honestly, looking back, what was wrong with us? This comfort food is delicious and I found myself […]
Have I mentioned that I love, love, love spicy food? When I was introduced to Thai food several years ago, I fell madly in love. I couldn’t get enough. In fact, if I had to choose one meal I had to eat for the remainder of my life, it would be a Thai dish. My […]
This dish was one of the first recipes I tried to perfect when I bought my house 17 years ago. I had always been a huge fan of Italian food but outside of a simple spaghetti, I never really cooked much Italian. I was on a mission to really utilize my new kitchen (probably one […]
Although my roots are deeply southern, I’d say some of my most favorite cuisine is Thai and Indian. I have always loved spicy food so when I was introduced to both these cuisines in college, my taste buds were in quite the shock….in the most excellent of ways. Hands down, the best Indian food I’ve […]
Queso is a staple in Texas. Queso is to Texans like water is to fish. It would be an accurate statement to say we wouldn’t know what to do with ourselves if we couldn’t order queso at a restaurant. I’ve never been to any proper gathering in Texas without queso. What I’m really trying to […]
I have always been a big fan of beef stroganoff but really didn’t know much about making it. I started looking through other recipes and trying them out but it always seemed to be missing something. I also had a difficult time getting the beef as tender as I would like. I decided to take […]
I’ve talked a lot about my Grandmas but now it’s time to give my Momma some credit. One of my favorite dishes is chicken spaghetti and she definitely makes a good one. What I loved about hers was that it was always a little different depending on….you guessed it, what ingredients she happened to have […]
I was fortunate to grow up close to the Texas Coast. I spent most of my childhood with weekend and summer getaways to our family bayhouse in Port Alto. That’s when my love of shellfish, specifically shrimp, started. You can pretty much put anything in front of my face that includes shrimp and I’ll eat […]
A nice big bowl of black eyed peas & ham has always been one of my favorite comfort foods. For years, I only really had them on New Year’s Day. Why? This is such an easy & fulfilling recipe that should definitely be eaten on more than just one day a year. Ingredients: 2lbs black […]