I have a friend who doesn't eat pork but makes some of the best soul food I've ever had. Instead of using ham hocks or bacon in her greens and beans, she uses smoked turkey wings or legs. I started doing this as well and was amazed at the flavor. You get all of the… Continue reading Pork-Free Red Beans and Rice
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Cowboy Beans
My mom had a pretty good rotation of meals when I was a kid, but I was a slightly picky child. Anytime she would say we were having hot dogs or spaghetti or chili for dinner I would grimace. I would eat it, of course, but I'd eat it begrudgingly. One thing I really didn't… Continue reading Cowboy Beans
Tex Mex Potato Soup
I have a long, sordid history with potato soup. Just kidding. I have NO history with potato soup. I don't think I've ever actually MADE potato soup. I've made just about every soup under the sun except for potato soup. I don't know why, either. It's not like I loathe potato soup. Quite the opposite.… Continue reading Tex Mex Potato Soup
Chicken Enchilada Pasta Salad
If you add protein to a pasta salad, you can have a really healthy and hearty lunch in a jif. I love to do that when I'm out of salad ideas for work. You can add salami and ham to an Italian-style pasta salad, or tuna to a macaroni salad, or chicken to just about… Continue reading Chicken Enchilada Pasta Salad
Chuckwagon Casserole
If you don't have a cast iron skillet, I implore you to buy one. Are they kind of a pain to clean? Sure. Are they heavy and take up a lot of room in the kitchen? Yes. But are they the king of cookware? Absolutely. Cast iron skillets are versatile. One second you can be… Continue reading Chuckwagon Casserole
Sweet Skillet Unbaked Beans
Baked beans may seem like a benign summer side dish, but the recipe's roots go back a long way. Baked beans are known to have been prepared as part of Native American cuisine. Once English colonists settled in America, they adopted and adapted the recipe. The version you eat out of a can of beans… Continue reading Sweet Skillet Unbaked Beans
Brown Rice & Chicken Enchilada Casserole
New Year, New You, am I right? I hate that phrase. I LOATHE it. It's the same catchphrase that gets used incessantly over the holiday break and it drives me nuts. Sometimes, though, it makes sense. A New Year means a fresh start. A new beginning. The slate is wiped clean and you have 365… Continue reading Brown Rice & Chicken Enchilada Casserole
Chicken and Quinoa Minestrone
It's 3 whole degrees outside. 3. That's it. The wind is howling from the north at a clip of 40 miles per hour, making it feel more like -20 degrees. That is just too dang cold, if you ask me. One thing you need to survive an Oklahoma arctic blast is blankets. LOTS of blankets.… Continue reading Chicken and Quinoa Minestrone
Meaty Pinto Beans
Yep, that's the title of this recipe. Meaty beans. I found it in one of my old church cookbooks and decided to keep the vague title. These beans are packed full of, no shock here, MEAT. I even added more meat to the pot (tasso ham) to beef it up (no pun intended) more. I… Continue reading Meaty Pinto Beans
Mexican Kale Salad
Salads have become a major part of my life. I don't have time to heat up my lunch at work, so I almost always pack a salad. It's easy to just grab and eat while in the midst of a major work crunch. I'm starting to run out of salad recipes, though. I want to… Continue reading Mexican Kale Salad