Time Saving Tips For Meals In Minutes
While many moms enjoy creating quality, home-cooked meals for their families, they often seek new ways to fit cooking into their busy schedules. As a cookbook author and working mom, Holly Clegg understands the importance of smart solutions that allow moms to be more time-savvy, making time spent in the kitchen more efficient and enjoyable. [...]
Holly’s Kitchen on “This Week in Louisiana Agriculture”
I always have so much fun filming my segment, ‘Holly’s Kitchen’ on “This Week in Louisiana Agriculture.” Louisiana has amazing fresh ingredients such as beef, rice, crawfish, and of course sweet potatoes! For March I showed how to make Steak Tacos with Cucumber Avocado Salsa with delicious Louisiana beef. Also, from my new cookbook out [...]
Home for the Holidays-Make ahead and freeze
My kids are all coming in for the week of Christmas with my three granddogs (when will they have kids)–between book signings and parties–who has time to cook so I turn to my My trim&TERRIFIC Freezer Friendly Meals Cookbook that not only includes recipes, but everything you wanted to know about freezing but didn’t know where [...]
Cook Couscous-the quickest grain
COUSCOUS–Light and fluffy with a nutty flavor, couscous is an excellent grain option. It consists of small granules made of coarsely ground semolina wheat and is very versatile in many dishes. Traditionally steamed and fluffed with a fork, couscous is popular as a base for meats and vegetables, as a side dish with added seasoning [...]
Bread lovers-Simple Italian Pull Aparts begin with biscuits
Are you one of those that love bread? Looking for a wonderful bread to be the hit with any dinner? Well, I am having a dinner party tonight (a thank you to our doctor friends), and of course, this is the bread I am serving. What’s great is I made the bread this morning in [...]
Sweet Potatoes or Yams?
Sweet Potatoes or Yams? Tis the season of the yams! We know our holiday table wouldn’t be complete without a bubbling hot rich sweet potato casserole. Or is it a yam casserole and what is the difference? Well, a true yam actually is a tuber grown in the tropics, and a true sweet potato is [...]
Beans, beans, beans-how long to cook?
I usually call for canned beans in my recipes which I recommend washing and draining to reduce sodium, however, I am trying a White Chili with dried navy beans. No time to soak overnight (I don’t have time) so go the quick route, and place dried beans in hot water, bring to boil for 2 [...]
