The other night I was in the mood for finger licking, sticky sweet and spicy chicken. I was thinking of holdin

1 hour prep time is for soaking the lentils

From Friday's post of my Portuguese Bread and Garlic Soup with Cilantro and Fresh Shrimp we move East for a l

Known as Açorda à Alentejana, this garlicky bread soup, which hails from Rosa Filipe of O Barro restaurant

Every now and then I go the "let's make a huge salad" for dinner route. You know, for a change, right? Well, f

OK, last week we did a few Southern dishes with pulled pork and some sweet treats, but we are switching it up

So you have some incredible leftover pulled pork, what to do? The other day I made this scrumptious Plantati

These Triple Chocolate Pecan Shortbread Cookies are no joke. Super easy, super tender on the inside and with a

This Plantation Pulled Pork with Orange Sauce is a house favorite and I know it will be one of yours, too. It

Last night I decided I wanted a flatbread melt, but with another twist! I've made my Chipotle Cheeseburger Fl

This is one of those recipes that started in one direction and through my indecision, became this other desser

These delectable blondies are the perfect comfort food sweet tooth fix. Filled with butterscotch, chocolate ch

This one isn't rocket science cooking, it's just damn good stuff. Grilled shrimp drizzled with a mango srirach

Who says you can't have breakfast for dinner? I for one rather enjoy a great egg or waffle on the dinner menu

For this wonderful salad from Yotam Ottolenghi's Plenty More, I decided to add some langostino to the mix to m

I won't get to into telling a tale today as you need to just get to the store and start making this one pronto

Oh pork belly, how I love thee! It may look like it took forever to make this and that it has a lot of steps,

Prep time includes 1 hour dough chilling.

Feel free to use frozen broccoli florets, shredded cheddar cheese and refrigerated pie crust to make a really

You know there are times when a one pan meal sounds great, but honestly it's not that much more effort to get

Ever had leftover ribs that are just too good to eat, but you've already had your fill? No need to toss them w

I've been putting this post off for quite some time because I just didn't like the photographs. You know how t

Fire in the hole! Wow, can those Uzbeks cook. I absolutely love to try new food and from any corner roof the g

These aren't those grey green, wilted stuffed peppers your grandmother used to serve you! Nope, in fact, I cho

This batch make sup enough to store in a 4 oz mason jar with lid.

Prep time includes 5 hours chill time in refrigerator.

If you're looking for a quick dinner to come together, fresh fish is always a good go-to for me and this Pan

OK, this is not an April Fool's Day recipe. Nope, no pranks here, just a quick, down and dirty, delicious frie

So I was thinking with Easter around the corner a nice little sweet treat was in order. My French Meringue C

Poking around in the refrigerator I saw a large jar of marinated artichokes. Who the heck bought these? I cert

The prep time does not include soaking the cashews overnight.

For today's post, my Pineapple Guajillo Chile Pulled Pork,  I decided to utilize the wonderful pineapple. A f

The other day a fellow male food blogger I follow, Mike over at The Iron You, made these roasted tomatoes. The

OK, just look at these sweet treats! Could you possibly resist? Yes, I know Saturday was Pi Day, 3.14, March f

These Slow Cooker Szechuan Sticky Beef Short Ribs are simmered for six hours and are beyond tender. The kicker

You know with St. Patrick's Day coming quicker than I had anticipated, I decided an Irish dish in honor of my