Cooking Articles

Pre-Game Day Game Plan

It is the Saturday before the Super Bowl and you head to the grocery store to do some pre-game shopping. Thinking you are ahead of the game with your Saturday morning shopping trip, you are shocked when...

The Modern Way to Stock Your Pantry

One of those chores that seem to take up a lot of time each week is shopping for food for my family. But this morning while on my big weekly grocery shopping trip, I got to thinking, there has got to...

Super Bowl? It's Puff Pastry Time!

Football fans are fun to feed. They’re a hearty crowd. They’re usually not picky. And there are so many suggestions and articles in every newspaper and magazine at this time of the year. Chili....

Rice Is Nice

… “In January it’s so nice while slipping on the sliding ice to sip hot chicken soup with rice. Sipping once sipping twice sipping chicken soup with rice” … Not only does it have...

Making the Most of Leftovers

Okay, I’ll admit it: We love leftovers. And while some of the most popular leftovers center around the Thanksgiving feast, leftovers are a daily part and parcel of any household where each meal’s...

Southern Washday Sustenance

I first visited New Orleans during fall break from my sophomore year at Belhaven College, in Jackson, Mississippi. I had come to Jackson from California just a few weeks before, and was definitely still...

Super Bowl Snackin'

Super Bowl Sunday is just around the corner. It’s a great time to invite your friends over for a causal get together and indulge in some heavy duty snacking as you cheer your favorite team onto victory....

Chocolate Primer 102: Be Temperamental!

Last week we discussed the different types of chocolate, their properties and what they're used for. This time, I thought we'd go over the several methods of tempering chocolate. As previously mentioned,...

Civil rights. It’s something so many of us take for granted each and every day. Today, January 15, is the only federal holiday in the United States that commemorates an African American. Dr. Martin...

As we celebrate the Martin Luther King holiday today, lots of us are busy rolling up our sleeves and pitching in to help our neighbors. In remembrance of Dr. King’s contribution to America, many schools,...

If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to simplify your life, then an easy place to start is at the dinner table. One strategy you can use to get a family meal together more quickly is to use the...

Some time ago I cooked dinner for a surprising combination of guests, some of whom were unexpected. Two women whom I had briefly dated were there, as well as two of my best friends, and then a complete...

Today marks the end of the year of the rabbit and the beginning of the year of the dragon, that is if you follow the Chinese calendar. Tonight, Chinese New Year’s Eve, 1.3 billion people in China and...

Today marks the first day of the Chinese New Year, fifteen days of celebration in honor of the lunar New Year. In China, the Chinese New Year holiday is the most festive celebration of the year. The...

There’s nothing better than a man who knows his way around the kitchen. Oh yes, there are tons of reasons to sing the praises of a man who knows how to plug-in more than power tools. Sure, his first...

It is that time of year when the top two football teams in the country battle it out for the title of Super Bowl champions. This year the tensions are high as the Patriots and the Giants face off in a...