Fresh cheese tortellini is the unsung hero of the cold case in your grocery store. It cooks super fast, goes with everything, and is excellent in soups, salads, and a huge variety of pasta dishes. Plus, it’s hearty enough that you know you’ve eaten. I always try to...
Bruschetta Chicken
A lot of you probably remember the recipe for Monterey Chicken I posted a while back. It was super popular because it was so easy and so delicious. I also make another chicken dish following the same general method, but with traditional Italian flavors: Bruschetta...
Margarita Chicken
So Jimmy Buffet has set a course for the beautiful Mother Ocean in the sky where it’s always five o’clock, the tourists aren’t bothering anybody, the margaritas are always made from scratch, and salt shakers are plentiful and perpetually close at hand. James William...
Chicken Caesar Salad
Have you ever wondered why Caesar Salad is called “Caesar Salad”? I looked it up. It turns out that the original Caesar Salad was invented by an Italian immigrant chef, Caesar Cardini, who had restaurants in San Diego and Tijuana in the 1920s. The story is that, like...
Chicken Tortellini Soup
Everybody in my universe tells me they love chicken noodle soup. I totally get it, and I like to think of it this way: rich, flavorful stock, tender carrots and celery, lemon zest and juice, dill and parsley, and plenty of tender white meat chicken. Plus pillowy...
Monterey Chicken
This recipe and others like it are all over the Internet, and they seem to be based on a popular dish served at Chili’s restaurants. I’ve never been to a Chili’s, but that certainly sounds plausible. Here’s what I know for sure: it’s delicious, it’s easy, it doesn’t...
Cajun Chicken Pasta
So it was a rainy weekend, I had a lot of work to do--I’m taking a bookkeeping class, don’t laugh--and I really wanted comfort food with as little effort on my part as I could manage. I often feel that way, I must admit. Anyway, I’d also promised y’all I’d share your...
Greek Chopped Salad with Marinated Chicken
Greek salad is a staple in restaurants all over our area. Greek places have them, pizza places have them, steak houses have them. And while you can get a decent Greek salad nearly anywhere along the Gulf Coast and many points beyond, this chopped version tastes like...
Creole Chicken Stuffed Peppers
I catered a lovely wedding back in the fall, and the miniature version of these stuffed peppers was on the buffet. The venue was a sweet bed and breakfast, and the kitchen there is fairly close to the public areas. These smelled so good when we were baking them off to...
Bacon-Wrapped Drumsticks
You’re welcome! I’m about to tell you a little about these marvelous chicken legs, including why should you make them today, and why you should save the recipe forever, and why you ought to make them all the time going forward. I mean, obviously, of course,...
Spicy Thai Chicken or Shrimp Soup
Strange as it may sound, I’m running out of things to say this week. Even pandemic life can get hectic, and some things that have been put off just can’t wait any longer. Luckily, I have not run out of things to cook. In addition to my regular home cooking and blog...
Roast Chicken with Salt and Vinegar
I think Roast Chicken with Salt and Vinegar is my favorite recipe ever. I’ve given it out more times than I can count, and I make it more often at home than any other single dinner thing. It comes from my daughter’s great-grandmother (whom I never knew) and I’ve never...