| March 22, 2020 March 22, 2020
This spicy buffalo chicken pizza is ridiculously easy to make and oh, so yummy. Frank’s Red Hot Buffalo Wing Sauce is an amazing compliment to the spicy barbeque flavor, but if you have a favorite hot sauce, such as Tabasco or another brand, you can easily substitute that. Try marinating the cubed cooked chicken in …
| February 18, 2020 February 18, 2020
Embarking on a low-carb lifestyle presents numerous challenges. So many people are used to eating grain-based breakfasts high in starches and sugars. And who doesn’t like to have a sweet treat at the end of a meal? The problem with these carbohydrate-rich components of the North American diet is that they contribute directly to the …
| February 18, 2020 February 18, 2020
Basil Pesto Cauliflower Soup is so easy to make, you’d expect it to taste bland, yet it is a rich, satisfying soup full of nutritional goodies and flavour. People who don’t like cauliflower will often eat this tasty meal, especially if you go a bit overboard and fry some bread in good quality olive oil …
| February 16, 2020 February 16, 2020
Ingredients: 5 (15 ounce) cans green beans, drained (note: you can substitute a similar amount of frozen green beans, about 4 (12-ounce) bags, thawed, or you can use fresh green beans, too) 12 slices bacon 2/3 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup butter, melted 7 teaspoons soy sauce 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder Directions: Put the …
| February 16, 2020 February 16, 2020
This easy pea salad has sweet, crunchy pieces of onions mixed with creamy bites of Cheddar cheese. Growing up, a friend of the family made us this pea salad that we love to this day. It’s just standard stuff: peas, mayonnaise, egg, cheese, and onion. That’s it! Ingredients 3 (14.5 ounce) cans sweet peas, drained …
| February 13, 2020 February 13, 2020
Southern Hot Slaw is real Soul Food, and The Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, observed on the third Monday in January, is the perfect time to start serving soul food. Since it is so delicious, it will most likely appear on dinner menus frequently throughout the year. The name, “soul food,” was coined during the 1960s …
| February 12, 2020 February 12, 2020
Southern Fried Cabbage is true “soul food.” The cabbage was one of the vegetables readily available on the Southern plantations in the early days when slaves cooked for the wealthy landowners. Those early Southern cooks prepared the more expensive premium foods for the wealthy plantation owners’ families; the “throw-away” foods or foods that were extremely …
| February 12, 2020 February 12, 2020
Shortcut Fried Chicken with Sauce Beautiful is an updated version of Classic Fried Chicken, one of the most well-known and beloved Southern and Soul Food dishes. Although many of the older generation Southern cooks wouldn’t consider compromising the family fried chicken recipe, the general availability of boneless, skinless chicken breasts has revolutionized the preparation of …
| February 12, 2020 February 12, 2020
Fresh vegetables from the garden are great one their own, but when served as a stuffing in boneless chicken breast, the flavor just seems to magnify. This is an easy and quick way to serve a nutritious and versatile meal focusing on chicken. Make the Ranch Dressing ahead of time. Ingredients for the Stuffed Chicken …
| February 12, 2020 February 12, 2020
Sweet potatoes can be scary. Yes, scary. I’m sure many of us have experienced those overbearingly sweet, syrup laden versions that have made us say ‘no thanks!’ My style of sweet potatoes is loaded with flavor- NOT sugar. Especially during the holiday season where many of us pack on the pounds with luscious desserts, this …
