• I did it my way

    - - “A recipe has no soul. You as the cook must bring soul to the recipe.” Thomas Keller A recipe is someone’s creation that has been tried and improved until perfected. However, sometimes, you as the...

  • being alive

    - - ​“May, more than any other month of the year, wants us to feel most alive.”— Fennel Hudson Now that the weather has improved, don’t you feel more alive, energetic? I feel that way about cooking,...

  • chicken stew

    [Image description] ​Mother’s Day is Sunday and if you still don’t know what to serve, may I suggest Creamy Spinach-Artichoke Chicken Stew. I made this the other evening and it was delicious; my husband...

  • birthday celebration

    - - - ​Last week we celebrated our daughter-in-law’s birthday at our house with dinner. In the May 2023 issue of “Southern Living Magazine” there was a recipe for Sweet & Smoky Grilled Pork Tenderloin....

  • what happened to spring?

    - - ​I saw a funny meme on Facebook recently. “I just realized why this month is called May. It may rain, it may snow, it may be 70 degrees or it may be 20 degrees. However, we seem to have turned the...

  • rain, rain go away

    - - ​What a crummy weather week this has been. I was a bit busier this week, but managed to try two new recipes; one of my own creation. The first recipe is for a stuffed chicken breast using Alexian...