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Spiced Apple Walnut Bundt Cake

September 21, 2018 Leave a Comment

If we add fruit to our cakes, that makes them healthy, right? Right?? Let's all just lie to ourselves this once. This spiced apple walnut bundt cake is worth lying to yourself about. What I love most about this cake is that it's not too sweet. It's actually perfect on the sugar-level, so much so that the frosting is totally optional. You could leave it out completely and still enjoy this cake. Maybe you just want a light dusting of powdered sugar. Or, you could go all out and douse this baby in some rich homemade salted caramel. I was originally gonna go that route, but I decided something a ...

Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Pizookie

September 13, 2018 Leave a Comment

I like to do fat things from time to time. Fat, decadent, gooey things. I also love to brown butter, it's such a nutty treat to baked goods. This brown butter chocolate chip pizookie is something you need to make ASAP, especially since you're probably going to be locked inside for a while with this hurricane approaching. You need basic ingredients, some good arm strength, and some patience. Although a few steps take some time, they're worth it! What if you don't want a whole skillet cookie? Then don't make one. Just turn this dough into individual cookies (bake for about 10-12min) and you've ...

Southern-Style Collard Greens with Smoked Turkey

September 10, 2018 Leave a Comment

I've been eating southern-style collard greens for as long as I can remember. My grandmother on my dad's side (may she rest), used to whip them up special for me pretty much any time I wanted them. And I wanted them a lot. Both of my grandma's killed it in the kitchen, and their knowledge poured into my mom, and now it's all mine. I love pork, but I know there's a handful of you who don't eat it. This version is pork-free but it absolutely does not skimp on flavor. These greens remind me of the women I was raised by, and it's very near and dear to my heart. We never measure anything, but of ...

Smoked Cherry BBQ Sauce

September 7, 2018 Leave a Comment

I know you're looking for something to do with that bag of cherries in your fridge before they go bad. May I suggest you smoke them and make an incredible smoked cherry BBQ sauce? Nothing beats the infusion of sweet cherrywood laced all through meat, veggies, and in this case...cherries. Smoked cherries take about 2 hours on a very low 225-250 degrees, and they go from bright deep red to dull ...

Buttermilk Fried Chicken with Thyme Cheddar Waffles

September 4, 2018 Leave a Comment

Buttermilk fried chicken is one of those things people always want to know how to make. I get it, it's seemingly so simple, but it's also just as easy to screw up. There are several factors that need to be on point in order for your buttermilk fried chicken to be stellar. First, oil temperature. Nobody wants a golden brown stunner that's bloody and raw inside. Salmonella doesn't taste good, I'd ...

Creamy Garlic and Tomato Shrimp and Fontina Grits

September 1, 2018 Leave a Comment

Not too many people breathing free oxygen dislike shrimp and grits. If there's anyone out there who doesn't love this southern classic (for reasons other than allergies, and even then, I'm still skeptical), I want nothing to do with them. Shrimp and grits just go so well together. I'm not a fan of bland grits, or bland anything -- so both components need to be good AF. If you've made anything of ...

The Best Homemade Smash Burgers

June 2, 2018 Leave a Comment

If I were to open a small restaurant or food truck, it would be centered around burgers. I literally love burgers so much, it's not even remotely funny. Guys...seriously...I have a problem. I love burgers more than anything else. They're just handfuls of perfection. They hit every textural note I'm craving. If I go to a restaurant, the first area I scan is the burger selection. Burgers are my ...

Crispy Smashed Garlic and Herb Potatoes

May 31, 2018 Leave a Comment

I think every household should keep a tub of duck fat in their fridge or freezer. The stuff is just luxurious. It's like butter's bougie cousin who shows up to family functions in a fur coat and kitten heels while everyone else is in jeans and flip flops. I do understand that it's not as widely available as it should be, so if you absolutely cannot find duck fat, just keep it a butter thing. These ...

Broiled Crab and Corn Cakes

May 24, 2018 Leave a Comment

The worst thing you could ever do is go to a restaurant, pay about $20 for crab cakes, bite into them just to see that they're full of bread. Did you just pay for crab flavored stuffing? No, you didn't. You're mad, you're seething inside. You might even complain to the manager, and you'd be well within your rights to do so. It's a shame how much bread folks stuff into their crab cakes. Sure, a ...

Cinnamon Sweet Potatoes | Baby Food Basics

April 21, 2018 Leave a Comment

When I found out I was pregnant, I said "I'm gonna feed this kid GOOD!". As soon as my precious little boy turned 5 months, we slowly introduced solids to his diet. He's breastfed still, but his pediatrician recommended we start with rice and oatmeal cereal, so we did. He loved it, and didn't have any reaction to it at all -- thank God! I was kinda nervous about that, but glad it worked out. Then ...