Recipes and Cooking

Last weekend, I shared my mom’s grits and tomato gravy and today I’m back with another recipe using that traditional staple in Southern homes, GRITS.  Yep, if you were raised in the South, most likely you grew up loving grits.  I totally love me some grits.  Nothing better than hot grits with a pat of [...]

One of my mother’s signature dishes that she is known for in our family and extended family and friends is her Southern cornbread dressing.  There’s nothing Stovetop stuffing about this one, no way!  Made from crumbled up cornbread, it’s a simple, yet deliciously satisfying side dish for Thanksgiving and Christmas.  We have it every single [...]

Here’s another hearty comfort food for these Fall days:  Fill up the tummy Beef chili from a Williams Sonoma recipe. My friend, Tammy, and I cooked this at her house recently and it made for a delicious meal.  A side salad was the perfect companion, as well as Fritos corn chips. Who doesn’t love Frito [...]

With another tried and true delicious dish, I’m back to share another recipe using Knorr’s fabulous Chicken Concentrate stock.  This time my friend, Tammy and I decided on a comforting risotto for our dinner.  I’ve cooked risotto a few times in the past and I will tell you that this one is packed full of [...]

It’s been awhile since I shared my Cuban black bean soup recipe, so I thought it was time to get it out again, just in time for Fall weather.  This time, I used the Knorr Chicken Concentrate to make the stock and it was very flavorful, as always. Dried black beans. Soak overnight. Drain, add [...]