A great chicken pie is simple, yet seductive. Flaky, buttery crust, chunks of roasted white meat chicken and savory cream sauce are bound together to make this classic comfort food meal. To vary things a bit, you can add all manner of vegetables to the pie. Potatoes, carrots, …
Easy Vanilla Muffins
Who would not want to hang out with a with a rich, delicious friend that was also easy to get along with? Enter the anti-plain-Jane of the quick bread crowd, Easy Vanilla Muffins. I have been making these basic, easy to adapt, rich and rewarding muffins since my days as chief …
Creamy Carrot Tomato Soup
Creamy Carrot Tomato Soup is equally delicious served warm or cold. This soup is a real keeper! I have served it hot, alongside open-faced pepper jack and bacon cheese toasts for a quick, homey lunch. Grilled cauliflower steaks are elevated when served on a pool of warm Carrot …
Spicy and Sweet Roasted Pecans
Rich, roasted, burnished, buttery, salted pecans are a cocktail hour staple in the South. Growing up, I remember grabbing handfuls of salted butter baked pecans when the grownups were occupied with their toddies and happy hour conversations. Pecan halves were slow roasted with …
Sangria Made Simple
Sangria is colorful to look at, fun and festive to drink and very, very simple to make. The basics of making Sangria are as easy as slicing a lemon. When you visualize sawing into a piece of fruit, S. (sweetener), A. (alcohol), W. (wine) and fruit you are actually thinking of …
Hoisin Ginger Lime Chicken Salad
This Asian influenced chicken salad is crackling, fresh and alive with flavor. Taylor and I used our Salt and Pepper Chicken Breasts in a salad that features cooling batons of english cucumber, crispy yellow bell peppers and crunchy Chow Mein noodles. The Hoisin Ginger Lime …
Orange Almond Chicken Salad with Creamy Orange Dressing
Caramelized Orange and Smoky Sweet Paprika Chicken Breasts make the ideal base for a refreshing Orange Almond Chicken Salad. Chunks of roast chicken are tossed with fresh orange segments, roasted salted almonds, chopped celery, bits of orange bell pepper, minced red …
Classic Chicken Salad
After baking several sheet pans of Basic Salt and Pepper Roasted Chicken Breasts, Taylor and I were ready to make (and consume) some Classic Chicken Salad. Great on a spoon, in a sandwich or warm in a casserole dish, this chicken salad has been a family staple for years. …
Two Flavors of Roast Chicken
I have been making baking sheets filled with roasted bone-in, skin-on, split chicken breasts for over 35 years. I have fancied up my chickens with all manner of dry rubs, dry brines, compound butters, fresh herbs and seasonings. Truth be told, I will never tire of the …
Mason Jar Vanilla Bean Cheesecakes
Imagine this: the classic flavor of Vanilla Bean Cheesecake in a grab and go mason jar container with only 30 minutes of baking time. Taylor and I used our master cheesecake recipe and customized it three ways. We made chocolate ganache topped cookie dough, almond butter amaretto …