Where food & finance collide.
Where food & finance collide.
Bring the flavors of New Orleans to your own kitchen with my easy, authentic Creole Red Beans and Rice recipe! This dish has the perfect blend of spice and serves beautifully with fluffy white rice and buttermilk cornbread on the side. I grew up in Mississippi, which means we frequently made trips to New Orleans …
Crispy Baked Hot Honey Chicken is the perfect dinnertime recipe for the family! We’re going to make panko-breaded chicken in the oven, so you have a hands-free and easy meal on the table in 20 minutes. No fryer, no big vat of oil, and NO cornflakes – my recipe for Crispy Oven-Baked Chicken with Hot …
When you don’t feel like deep frying anything… this recipe for Grilled Bang Bang Shrimp will absolutely hit the spot! Juicy Cajun-style shrimp, seared and served over cilantro-lime rice with tons of bang bang sauce drizzled on top! I came up with this recipe out of pure laziness – because I didn’t feel like cleaning …
Flavorful, juicy seared flank steak.Perfectly charred corn tortillas. Fresh, citrusy chimichurri sauce. And all of your favorite toppings. Chimichurri Flank Steak Tacos are an absolute must for your next Latin-themed dinner! Years ago, I visited Cancun and had the BEST steak tacos (poolside, too!) that I’ve ever had in my life. And I’ve been obsessed …
Sweet Chili Jerk Chicken Wings are the PERFECT game-day appetizer! Made with sweet chili sauce + jerk sauce for a kick of heat, these babies will disappear fast. You can make them with fried, baked, or air fried wings! Don’t you love a good sweat heat combination for your wing sauce? Look no further, because …
Cook-Up Rice, a Guyanese rice & peas meal, is a terrific one-pot dish that’s packed with flavor! You can customize it with any type of peas, meat, and veggies you have on hand, and you’ll have a hearty meal ready to go in about 40 minutes. Don’t let some of the traditional ingredients deter you …
This is one of my FAVORITE recipes for the cooler weather… Chicken Pot Pie with Puff Pastry! My version has all of the creamy, cozy flavors you love in a classic pot pie, but made even better – because it all comes together in one skillet. My last contribution to the Fall puff pastry miniseries …
In 30 minutes, you can have perfectly-seasoned homemade dirty rice right at your fingertips! Using a combination of ground sausage and ground beef, plus the perfect blend of spices, this Cajun dish will taste SO good… you just might eat it for your main course instead of a side. Dirty rice (or Rice Dressing) is …
Making a Salmon Wellington at home couldn’t be easier… or more delicious. Imagine a moist and perfectly seasoned piece of salmon tucked away under a creamy spinach filling. Then, it’s wrapped up in a buttery, flaky crust! If you ever want to impress your friends and family, or just have a restaurant-style meal at home …
I’m celebrating Juneteenth this year by making tons of recipes from black cookbook authors and chefs – including this Soy-Lime Beef Stir-Fry from Klancy Miller’s “Cooking Solo”! It’s a great way to have a lighter meal during your favorite outdoor celebrations, and you can also prep the meat on the grill. We’re going to sear …
These Crispy Chipotle Chicken tacos are highly addicting – and for good reason! We take juicy chicken thighs, marinate them in a sauce made from chipotle peppers, and stuff them in flour tortillas before grilling in a hint of oil. You get a crunchy, golden brown exterior with a spicy chicken interior. It’s simply divine! …
Chicken Tetrazzini is a comfort food for sure. Perfectly cooked spaghetti noodles, a creamy mushroom sauce, Rotel tomatoes, and tons of cheese all baked together with lots of seasonings. It’s a great dish to make when you want to have leftovers (and avoid doing dishes for awhile.) Let’s get into the recipe! If you’re looking …