Hello, spring breakers! If you’re reading this while on holiday, just save it to your phone or computer. For those of us NOT on holiday, it is an easy salad to whip up since we are tired of cold-weather soups and chili. I love a good salad, and this is a perfect one. A glass…
We are all gearing up for busy evenings now that the weather has turned the corner. I like to rely on casseroles in the freezer if I am swamped. This is something that makes a large enough serving that you could easily freeze half for another time. It’s one of the most requested recipes I’ve…
All this talk about Mardi Gras food has me daydreaming about the shrimp boils we have in Arkansas. Sure, we eat some crayfish when we can, but we are more likely to have a shrimp boil than one with mud bugs. What if I told you that you could have the taste of a shrimp…
I wanted something salty and creamy for dinner last night. And I wanted an excuse to make cilantro lime rice (find the recipe in the February issue of AY Magazine) along with salsa and chips. Hello, creamy chicken enchiladas made with real whipping cream! I prepare mine with corn tortillas since I have a…
This is gonna sound like I’m using an unladylike term, but I want you to cook a spatchcock chicken. Yep. Spatchcock chicken. This is an old-timey word for butterflying a chicken (or turkey). The definition from www.foodrepublic.com says, “This wacky term comes from Ireland, and may be an abbreviation of ‘Dispatch the cock,’ a phrase which…
Stay with me on this one. It’s your recipe for Recipe Monday and though it looks long, you might not bake it until Tuesday. So today when you get home from work, do the first three steps pretty quickly and let the bread rise. When you get home after work, grab a piece…
You people are going to hate me. But I just saw that these spring-like temperatures will be dropping to frigid temps on Thursday night and Friday. Which means soup weather isn’t over. I think you likely have a good soup recipe, but I have the perfect cornbread. And I mean PER. FECT. It’s a sweet…
Have you checked the forecast for this week? Temperatures in Arkansas are dropping tomorrow morning, and of course, I think that food is the solution. That’s why I am posting this beef stew recipe that you can stick in a slow-cooker in the morning, and it will be perfect when you walk in the…
This weekend was a cold one, wasn’t it? I got to thinking after I had whipped up a pot of taco soup, I sure would have loved some of the cheese bread I made years ago. It’s so warm and comforting. It’s high in carb, fat and flavor, which is why I eat everyday. Try…
When my husband and I travel, our first targets for dining include both Thai and Indian restaurants. We adore both cuisines, so when I can find a reasonably simple dish to prepare at home from either country, I take a stab at it. The bottom line is, we love coconut and both cuisines use that…
