As we enter the New Year, I hope to share more quick and easy meal ideas – especially air fryer recipes. Please keep sending me your recipe requests and I will prepare them. For instance, a reader asked about pork loin chops so I am sharing a recipe for air fryer pork chops that is … Read More
Sometimes my chicken wings are not thawed out by lunchtime. Thankfully, they don’t need to be. This Ninja frozen chicken wings in air fryer recipe is easy to make in my Ninja AF101 – no thawing necessary. Air fryers really can be lifesavers. They provide an easy (and often faster) way to cook healthier meals. … Read More
I have been sharing daily soul food recipes on my Twitter and Facebook pages for Black History Month. That is how I realized I was missing a fried fish recipe on my site. To remedy that, I’m sharing my recipe for crispy pan fried fish without eggs. Fried fish is a typical soul food dinner … Read More
My youngest son Sean loves chicken salad sandwiches so I want to share the easy southern chicken salad recipe that we use. I (now) call this sandwich “Melinda’s chicken salad” because she is one of my dear friends who commented, “Now, THAT is a chicken salad sandwich!” after I posted an image of a chicken … Read More
How do you prepare steak? I want to share my “go-to” bacon-wrapped steak recipe today. Sometimes we have cook-offs in my home. This summer we had a ribeye steak challenge. -My husband Reggie grilled his steak on the Foreman grill. -My son Sean made his ribeye in a cast-iron skillet. -I sometimes cook my steak … Read More
I prefer turkey burgers but sometimes I make beef burgers for my husband and sons. At one of my son’s suggestions, I have started putting butter in burger patties. It was a great tip because doing so is the key to making our current favorite beef burger recipe. My son had heard celebrity chef Gordon … Read More
Are you a breakfast person? I must admit that I am not. I make sure to have something though because it is important. Smoothies are one of my favorite things to have in the morning. I have mine with a bit of leftover protein (i.e. chicken) for a great start to the day. This recipe … Read More
After volunteering in the allergy kitchen at a camp several years ago, I have been extra careful when I cook for people with allergies. That’s why I came up with a new simple baked chicken recipe for a friend who has onion and garlic allergies. I normally season chicken with salt, black pepper, garlic powder, … Read More
Growing up, few holiday family feasts were complete without a beautiful baked ham. That is why I want to show you how to bake a ham shank in the oven. As an adult though, I primarily cooked ham steaks up until last year. My family was at a gathering at the home of Aunt Beulah, … Read More
Have you noticed that you go through a lot more groceries when your kids are home for school breaks? We do! My sons don’t normally have specific breakfast requests but last week they asked for French toast so I made an easy French toast without milk. Since I already had a basic French toast recipe, … Read More