Nothing says fall quite like pumpkin—but I'm not talking about pumpkin-flavored everything from the grocery store. Pumpkin is a wonderfully versatile ingredient in the kitchen, and it deserves better than being relegated to coffee and packaged snacks. Over the years, I've used pumpkin in everything from creamy pasta and chili to pizza dough, focaccia, popovers and, of … [Read more...] about Pumpkin Recipe Round – Up
Chicken
Street Corn Chicken Enchiladas
I am going to be honest and say that this is one of my favorite recipes I have developed. It is so layered and flavored, and everyone I have served it to has raved, and asked for the recipe. And I have made it many times, for family and friends. But I haven’t posted it before, because my photography skills just don’t do it justice. Some foods, like casseroles, are just hard to … [Read more...] about Street Corn Chicken Enchiladas
Barbecue Chicken Platter Salad
A platter salad meal is just the thing for these in between times. Not the full heat of summer, but not the cool kiss of fall either. The bulk of the summer fresh produce is fading but the winter squashes and apples aren’t quite here. Not quite time for soups and stews. And it tends to be the best time of year for eating outside, as the days get a little bit fresher. A big, … [Read more...] about Barbecue Chicken Platter Salad
Creole Chicken Salad
So here’s a chicken salad a little on the zesty side. Chicken cooked coated in a healthy dose of Creole seasoning for zip is mixed with the trinity of Creole cooking, celery, green bell pepper and onion (milder green onion in this case) and coated in a peppy dressing of mayonnaise and Creole mustard with as much hot sauce as you can manage. I add some crunchy toasted pecans for … [Read more...] about Creole Chicken Salad
Street Corn Chicken Chili
The weather, here in Memphis at least, is in its strange cold/warm/rainy/chance of snow phase. I mean, it is 60 degrees one day and 25 the next. We’ve had the hunkering down January, but we are not quite in spring is coming March. So warm soups and chilis still totally appropriate, but maybe not so much the hearty beef stews and heavy braises. So I present a great bowl of warm … [Read more...] about Street Corn Chicken Chili
