Cooking Classics The Technique Crispy Baked Potato Wedges Crispy Baked Potato Wedges may be prepared any night of the week for a comforting side dish ideal to serve with a variety of beef cuts ranging from Eye Of Round Beef Roast, Beef Chuck Shoulder, New York Strip Steak, Top Sirloin Steak & Ribeye Steak. Accompany […]
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The Basics: How To Grate Carrots
Cooking & Baking Essentials The Technique How To Grate Carrots Carrots may be added to all sorts of cakes, muffins, soups & salads not only offering good texture or crunch but sound nutritional value, too. Most cake applications call for a fair amount of them to be used so it’s smart in invest in a […]

Cooking Classics: Ginger-Lemon Glazed Carrots
Cooking Classics The Technique Ginger-Lemon Glazed Carrots Glazed carrots have long been a side dish favorite & everyone should know the proper method for which to prepare them. They pair beautifully with main dish entrees such as Fresh Herb Flank Steak, Grilled Chicken or pork tenderloin & sides including Sautéed Spinach, Classic Mashed Potatoes & more. Ginger-Lemon Glazed Carrots […]

The Basics: Fresh Ginger Root
Cooking & Baking Essentials The Technique Fresh Ginger Root Freshly grated ginger or Zingibar officinale is an herbaceous perennial that may be used in a variety of ways from adding wonderful flavor to baked goods & sweets to elevating soups, sides & main dish entrees. Although it does flower, it is the rhizome that may be peeled […]

Cooking Classics: Sautéed Spinach
Cooking Classics The Technique Sautéed Spinach In less than two minutes, you can have a delicious side dish ready to accompany Fresh Herb Flank Steak, Pan-Seared Rosemary-Garlic Ribeyes Steaks & Pan-Seared New York Strip Steaks. Sautéed Spinach With Shallots & Lemon depends on a small amount of fat & a hot sauté pan to get […]

The Basics: How To Grill Outdoors
Cooking Essentials The Profile How To Grill Outdoors Grilling outdoors can be classified under three different cooking methods: direct heat, indirect heat & two zone cooking. Direct heat is used by placing foods directly over the flame. Think broiling except the fire is located under the food & not over it. As a rule of thumb, […]

The Basics: Shallots
Cooking Classics The Technique Shallots Shallots are closely related to onions, leeks & garlic & may be identified by their small oval shape. Although originally classified under the species Allium ascalonicum, they are now referred to simply as A cepa & grow in bulbs. Shallots are highly prized in fine cuisine for their ability to offer sharp […]

Spring Entertaining: Lemon-Dill Pasta With Shallots & Parmesan
Spring Entertaining Southern Socials Lemon-Dill Pasta With Shallots & Parmesan Lemon-Dill Pasta With Shallots & Parmesan is a recipe that may be prepared at a moments notice either for a weeknight meal or when entertaining is planned. Although mini penne pasta is featured, most any short, tubular shape may be used. Fresh herbs, a smattering […]
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Welcome! I’ve been expecting you… February 13, 2013
- The Buttermilk Lipstick Playlist ▿
- Nina Simone – Feeling Good
- Handel’s Messiah – Hallelujah Chorus
- Etta James – Sometimes I Get A Good Feeling
- Billie Holiday – All Or Nothing At All
- Ray Charles – Come Rain Or Shine
- Julie London – Warm In December
- Ella Fitzgerald – It Don’t Mean A Thing
- Etta James – A Sunday Kind Of Love
- Ray Charles – I Got A Woman
- Van Morrison – Jackie Wilson Said
- Van Morrison – Wild Night
- Harry Connick Jr – Recipe For Love
- Wilson Pickett – Bring It On Home
- Sam Cooke – Tennessee Waltz
- Julie London – Sway
- Sarah Vaughan – Whatever Lola Wants
- Nina Simone – I Put A Spell On You
- Rosemary Clooney – Come On-A My House
- Ella Fitzgerald – How High The Moon
- Etta James – Tell Mama
- Julie Andrews – My Favorite Things
- Lynryd Skynyrd – Sweet Home Alabama
- Perez Prado – Mambo No. 5
- Ray Charles – Night Time Is The Right Time
- Van Morrison – Sweet Thing