Vegetables

Peppercorn Garlic Pork Chops will become an instant hit with your family and friends. Thick-cut pork chops, simply seasoned and grilled to tender perfection. Serve with grilled veggies for a complete meal.

Can’t get your kids to eat their veggies? Kids and adults will love Matchstick Carrot Fries. Sweet like candy, lightly fried, and absolutely addictive…in a good way!

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with friends with these fabulous Steak Fajitas Three Ways. Choose one, choose them all, your guests will love them. I didn’t eat a lot of Mexican food growing up, but that certainly changed once I moved to Oklahoma. Just like that, I now eat Mexican food as often as I can. The …

Shrimp Fried Rice is a mouthwatering way to satisfy your craving for Asian cuisine. Fewer calories, lower cost and so easy to make. Your whole family will love it

You’ll ditch the boxed stuff once you try my Homemade Vegetable Broth. Easy to make, gorgeous color, intense flavor, and so much less expensive. For years, I used store-bought broth in my cooking. I originally bought it in the can, but it wasn’t convenient because I never used all at once. Broth in the box …

Hoisin Pork and Rice Noodle Stir Fry is such a great pork dish. Use fresh or leftover pork loin, you will love it. The marinade imparts such a wonderful flavor to this dish. I have a love/hate relationship with the month of December. Home football games are over so my work life slows down significantly; …

The turkey is the centerpiece, but the sides are the star of the show. This week’s Recipe Roundup: Thanksgiving Side Dishes showcase my favorite side dishes for the holiday. Thanksgiving is, without a doubt, the best food holiday of the year. Growing up, we spent every Thanksgiving at a family friend’s house, and there was food …

The weekend is the perfect time for a warm, hearty and filling breakfast. This week’s Recipe Roundup: Breakfast Casserole features 30 delicious recipes   I have to admit, I’m not a huge comfort breakfast person. On weekdays, I have a smoothie and an egg. On weekends, what time I wake up determines if I even …

Toasted or raw, pine nuts add a great flavor and crunch. This week’s Recipe Roundup: Pine Nuts showcases 30 ways to add them to your favorite recipes   I didn’t know much about pine nuts, or start cooking with them, until just a few years ago. I love pesto, but had no idea pine nuts …

Whether for a party, tailgate, or appetizer, mushrooms are a great choice. This week’s Recipe Roundup: Stuffed Mushrooms showcases 30 ways to prepare them.   When I was a kid, I never ate mushrooms, and I really don’t know why. I guess my parents never cooked them. And honestly, they don’t have much flavor on …

A superfood takes center stage for this week’s Recipe Roundup: Kale. Whether raw or cooked, kale can be used in so many different types of recipes. I was a very picky eater as a child, particularly with vegetables. There are a few I wouldn’t touch with a 10-foot pole, including brussel sprouts, okra, and lima …

Savory Sausage Hash is a wonderful combination of flavors and textures in one delicious dish. When topped with egg, it takes this dish to another level. For as long as I can remember, my dad has been an avid gardener. My parents don’t have a huge back yard, but what they do have is almost completely …

Green Chickpea Chicken Coconut Curry is bursting with spice, and the flavors of curry, kale, chicken and chickpeas are a wonderful combination. My parents are from Trinidad, so growing up I ate a lot of curry. Most of the time it was curry chicken, one of my mom’s staple dishes. It was one of the first things …

Chickpeas, kale and red peppers work beautifully with chicken to create this delicious Bay Leaf Braised Chicken with Chickpeas. I’ve been eating chickpeas forever, as they are a part of many West Indian dishes and my parents are both from Trinidad. I’ve always known them as chickpeas or channa, but many people call them garbanzo beans, …