Chicken and Dumplings
My husband loves to pitch in and help in the kitchen, but after he had knee surgery last week he has been faithfully recovering on the couch. My mom came in to help out last week, and by helping out, I mean testing loads of her new recipes on us – which of course were [...]
Home-Style Chicken – By Request!
I have been in Dallas, this week, at my daughter and son-in-law’s house helping out while my son-in-law had knee surgery. Everyone is so thoughtful and keeps bringing over sweet treats to enjoy. But of course I couldn’t resist cooking and testing lots of recipes from my new women’s lifestyle book coming out this fall [...]
Working with Walmart-the BEST CAKE!!
I am so excited to partner with Walmart to create easy, healthy, and affordable meals – all with one-stop shopping! Today I am an official cover girl (hahaha)featured on the www.walmart.com homepage. I use Walmart’s Great Value brand with all my testing and have been impressed with the quality of the ingredients and the selection. I [...]
House Full of Food and Kids for Mardi Gras
I am exhausted! I had 30 wonderful kids with me all weekend as we all went to Mardi Gras in New Orleans. My daughter, Haley, invited 30 of her friends from Wash U in St. Louis to come experience Mardi Gras for the first time. Many had never even been to the South so of [...]
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 [...]
Potato Latkes with Apple Walnut Topping-Chunkah
Potato Latkes-Sweet Potatoes, Apple topping Potato Latkes with Apple Walnut Topping Potato Latkes, also known as Potato Pancakes, are traditionally eaten during Chanukah. Where does this tradition come from? Potato Latkes, cooked in oil, are eaten to remind us of the oil which miraculously burned for eight days when the Maccabees purified and rededicated the [...]
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 [...]
Chicken Tortilla Soup
This soup is so good and I was reminded of that when just a few weeks ago some ladies in Clinton, LA made it for a luncheon I attended. Easy and quick even when you have no time to cook. Try this short-cut version of one of our favorites. Pick up a rotisserie chicken for a time [...]
