Oklahoma City has really seen a Renaissance of their food scene. It's something I try to hype up as much as possible---because outsiders don't give OKC a second look when it comes to our culinary abilities. There are no Zagat ratings here, every food magazine EVER just talks about how great Austin's restaurants are (insert side-eye… Continue reading Spanish Chicken and Potato Roast
Blackened Catfish Alfredo
When you live exactly 1.5 million miles away from the ocean, seafood can be pretty hard to come by....most of the time. Thankfully, Oklahoma adapted. No seafood? No problem. We've got the bottom-feeder catfish to sustain our fishy fantasies. The freshwater fish is probably an acquired taste to most, and most of the time it's… Continue reading Blackened Catfish Alfredo
Sun-Dried Tomato Chicken with Garlic Mashed Potatoes
My circadian rhythm is all off. Waking up at 10 p.m. and going to work at midnight is a lot weirder than I thought it was going to be. I mean, don't get me wrong, I knew it was going to be weird. And difficult. And slightly depressing. But I didn't think it was going to be this hard… Continue reading Sun-Dried Tomato Chicken with Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Corned Beef Hash Quiche
Everybody has guilty pleasures. Guilty pleasure TV shows (Keeping Up with the Kardashians, anyone?), movies, books---and food. Guilty pleasure foods are some of the more interesting in the world. I can still eat a cold hot dog with ketchup just like when I was a kid. I know some people who's guilty pleasure is baby food.… Continue reading Corned Beef Hash Quiche
Chocolate Banana Cake Balls
I've peeled potatoes many times in my life. In fact, when I was younger, I used to beg my mom to let me peel them. Peeling potatoes and snapping green beans were fun to me. I was weird kid, I guess. Since I've been peeling potatoes for the better part of three decades, you could call… Continue reading Chocolate Banana Cake Balls
Tortellini and Roasted Veggie Salad
I swear, it's like the Big Bang when summer arrives in Oklahoma. There's no gradual increase in temperatures. No lingering Spring coolness. No---it's just WHAM! One day you wake up and the temperatures are hovering in the high 90's and the sun sticks around for far too long. While I'm languishing in the eternal sunshine… Continue reading Tortellini and Roasted Veggie Salad
Lemon-Blueberry Cheesecake Bars
If there is one thing that I'm not good at, it's this: patience. Patience is hard, y'all. Whether it's me losing my temper at work because software is moving slowly, or burning the roof of my mouth because I just CANNOT WAIT for my pizza to cool down---I really suck at this patience thing. Patience is… Continue reading Lemon-Blueberry Cheesecake Bars
