Oklahoma City is lucky to have the choice of restaurants and cuisines that we have. A lot of people (food magazines, television shows) overlook our food mecca. You'll see nonstop chatter about Austin and Seattle, but nill when it comes to OKC. We've got a very large Korean and Vietnamese population here, and some outstanding… Continue reading Cuban Stuffed Pork Chops
If there is one thing you rarely see on my blog, it's meatloaf. It's not that I don't make meatloaf. It's a staple in my house. I love everything about the easy dinner meal. The problem with blogging about meatloaf is taking the pictures. Meatloaf just doesn't...look good. At all. Sometimes it will look like… Continue reading Sausage and Peppers Stuffed Meatloaf
If you had to choose only one herb to eat for the rest of your life, what would it be? Hands down, mine would be dill. Basil is a close second, but dill takes the prize. I use more dill weed than I do any other dried or fresh herb. Dill on my eggs, tuna… Continue reading Lemon-Dill Chicken Bowls
I think we're finally out of the woods when it comes to winter weather. It's mid-March, the stinky Bradford Pear trees are starting to bloom, and the rains are coming. I guess a slow-moving rain storm will park over us Monday into Tuesday. If that doesn't scream spring, I don't know what does. To herald… Continue reading Tex Mex Turkey Burgers
I was a Camp Fire girl for many years when I was a kid. I don't remember much about th organization, but I do remember this day camp I would go to in the summers in Wichita Falls. I made some great memories and made so many friends at that camp. It was at a… Continue reading Bratwurst Hobo Dinners
There's a restaurant in downtown OKC that holds a special place in my heart: Texadelphia. I'm pretty sure it's a regional chain, and several restaurants can be found in Texas. There used to be one in Norman when I first moved down here 7 years ago, too, but it unfortunately shut down. Texadelphia was one… Continue reading Chicken Philly Cheesesteak Stuffed Peppers
I've come a long way since trying my first zucchini noodle. In 2016, I made a chow mein with them for the first time. I cooked the zucchini too much then and ended up with a floppy zucchini noodle. The dish still tasted okay, but the texture threw me for a loop. Fast forward to… Continue reading Creamy Herb & Shrimp Pasta
