Sancocho is a meat and vegetable stew that’s common in Latin America. Each country has its own variation of the comforting recipe, but this one is a compilation of the lot of them. A beef stock base adds more flavor to this sancocho than using water alone. And a combination of meats and veggies assures…
African American/Soul Food
Jamaican-Inspired Rice and Peas
If you’re in the market for a filling vegan side dish, you can stop searching now that you’ve found this Jamaican-Inspired Rice and Peas recipe. This filling, one-pot dish is great, even if you couldn’t care less about veganism. It’s made with fresh ingredients and only one that is processed. Be sure to pin this…
Maple Pecan Pie with Bourbon and Chocolate Chunks
You can’t tell it by looking at these images, but Maple Bourbon Pecan Pie with Chocolate Chunks isn’t my favorite pie to eat. My family, on the other hand? They’d riot if this didn’t show up at least twice during the holidays. Bourbon cuts through the rich, chocolaty flavor of this maple and brown sugar-sweetened pie. Even…
Sweet Potato Casserole with Coconut Pecan Topping
This Sweet Potato Casserole with Coconut Pecan Topping might change the way you do sweet potato casserole this year. Thanks to the addition of coconut milk and coconut flakes in and on the casserole, it has a nutty, tropical vibe. My pumpkin pie spice blend adds a hint of spice to the creaminess, as well. This is…
Apple Cinnamon Pie with Lattice Crust
Once upon a time, in a college town called Towson, Maryland, an angelic culinary student worked at Moxley’s ice cream store. She developed this Apple Cinnamon Pie with a gorgeous lattice crust that our customers raved about. It had a sweet-tart filling made with fresh apples and spiced glaze. They’d often order it with their favorite scoop…
Slow Cooker Collard Greens with Smoked Turkey
If babysitting a pot on the stove is not your idea of a good time, these Slow Cooker Collard Greens with Smoked Turkey are going to need to pay you a visit. Instead of minding a huge stockpot for hours on Sunday or during the holidays, these greens putter away all by their lonesome in…
Guineitos con Mollejas en Escabeche
Guineitos con Mollejas en Escabeche holds an esteemed status on the Puerto Rican table. Though it is most commonly served during the holidays, this flavor-filled recipe is our favorite year-round. Don’t poo-poo chicken gizzards if you have never given them a chance. People who claim to hate it often rave over this recipe. It’s made with…
Sweet Potato Maple Pecan Pie
Have your pie (??) and eat it, too? I don’t know if it works like that. What I do know is that you can have two of your favorite pie flavors in one gorgeous slice. This Sweet Potato Maple Pecan Pie marries two beloved, soulful desserts into one epic recipe. I make mine with homemade sweet potato puree, but…
Whiskey BBQ Sauce with Uncle Nearest Whiskey
I have to be honest with you and admit that the only way you’ll see me drinking whiskey is in a sour. Most often, I’m eating my whiskeys and bourbons. I just can’t do brown liquors, y’all. Too many run-ins in my young adulthood put me off of them altogether. But this Uncle Nearest Whiskey BBQ Sauce…
Remy Pound Cake with Peach Topping
This Remy Pound Cake with Peach Topping is a dessert that I’ve longed to share with you. The pound cake has deep caramel notes from the champagne cognac and brown sugar baked into its batter. The bright, crisp peach topping has another generous pour of Remy, making this cake a treat. This dessert is definitely…
