This versatile Citrus-Herb Dry Brine is about to be your new best friend. Fresh citrus peels and an herb blend combine with salt to create this powerhouse. There’s no shortage of flavor in it, but the beauty of this spice blend is how versatile it is. A dry brine can infuse your poultry, red meats,…
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Pavochon with Mofongo Stuffing
I have to sneak in a new turkey recipe on you for this year. Since today is the day you need to pull out the largest turkeys, you have plenty of time to review my recipe for Pavochon with Mofongo Stuffing. This pavochon is going to be the star of the Thanksgiving dinner table. A stuffing of…
Slow Cooker Cinnamon Applesauce
Let’s whip up a quick side dish to serve at breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner, or dessert. With minimal effort and the kitchen workhorse known as the slow cooker, this warmly-spiced Cinnamon Applesauce can be the side dish of your dreams. When it comes to figuring out how to round out a meal, you can’t beat…
Chicken Fried Chicken with Pan Gravy
In the last post, I shared one of my favorite Puerto Rican dinner recipes. This week, I want to share one of my favorite dishes from the mainland. Tender, juicy chicken breast marinated in a spiced buttermilk bath before being dredged in a seasoned flour, then pan fried. A luscious pan gravy is then ladled…
Chicken and Biscuits with Maple-Butter Dipping Sauce
This Chicken and Biscuits recipe is sponsored by Danish Creamery, but all thoughts and opinions are my own. An invitation to your buddy’s party/cook-out/shindig is inevitable, so why not have a recipe on hand to wow your host(ess) with? Not only will this Chicken and Biscuits recipe wow the inviter, the other invitees will marvel…
Meat Spice Blend for Pork, Beef, and Poultry
I’m notoriously cheap. Don’t get me wrong, your girl loves her some clothes, shoes, and quality kitchen tools. But, the thought of paying for something that I know I can make at home destroys my soul. That may be a smidge dramatic, but it’s true. I can’t fathom paying loads of money for the same…
Pesto with Asiago and Pistachio- Ten Minute Sauce
My basil plant has mutated. I know for a fact that I only planted one basil plant. So someone tell me why I now have five plants in my garden bed! Now, I’m a creative chef, so I can figure out a recipe for damn near anything, but this is a lot of pressure. The…
40 Clove Chicken with Kale and Butternut Squash: Two Pan Meal
Do you know what a sacrum is? Turns out we all have one. I think it’s the medical term for a tailbone. Anywho, did you know you can injure a sacrum? Yeah, neither did I. But somehow, while standing FOURTEEN hours a day, I managed to inflame the muscles around my tailbone and I’m currently…
Chicken Piccata Fettuccine with Asparagus
Unlike most families, our schoolyear began only this week. As a result, I have two Twinkies who are moping their way through life. Poor Twinks; I guess they assumed life could be lived without the knowledge of atoms, molecules and pythagorean theorems- they’re devastated. I keep trying to reassure them that their kindles won’t die…
Caribbean Grilled Chicken Wings
I’m currently trying to plan a trip to someone’s island in the middle of nowhere. What island? I have no earthly idea. But, I know I wanna be on it with my man, a “drank” in my hand, and sand all up in my business. Can you you give me tips or recommendations? I’ll pay…
