Intimate Epicurean Experiences
With the summer waining we are faced with using up the bountiful harvest we have staring us in the face. One of those items is watermelon, those huge guys we hate to lug around, but love to eat. Now I am sure we are in agreement when I say I like mine sliced with some […]
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Been making this the last few months and I have had a lot of people asking for the recipe, so here it is friends. Enjoy, and feel free to change it up as you wish. Again thank you so much to each one of you. Prep time 15 mins Cook time 45 […]
I don’t do a lot of baking, so when I was confronted with the idea of baking I combined everything I love in the world and put it into a cookie. These things being bacon, bourbon, and chocolate. I wanted to make sure I maintained the essence of a classic chocolate chip cookie while upgrading […]
As we unofficially say goodbye to summer, let’s end on a delicious note. Today I made this summertime salad with some items from the garden and fridge. Chicken is optional if you want to create a more substantial salad. It’s simple and easy, try it and let me know how it turned out. Tomato Burrata […]
It is late summer, and I am overrun with tomatoes of all kinds. big, little, roma, cherry, red, rose, yellow, purple, you name it. This is a quick way to use up some of those delicious cherry tomatoes that are too watery to can. Don’t forget to let me know how it turns out, have […]
Sometimes when I wake up in the morning and I want to make something that reminds me of when I was a kid. Sometimes its fresh made cookies or mac n’ cheese, but today it was Meatloaf. I know it doesn’t sound that sexy, I mean saying the word Meatloaf is kind of sad and […]
With the holiday weekend upon us I thought I would share with you a memory I have from my childhood. Enjoy and be grateful for the friends and family you have in your life. One day their faces may be gone but their memories will last with you forever. I believe I was about 8 […]
About a month ago a good friend asked me to come to the school where she teaches for career day. I immediately agreed, saying it would be an honor to spend two hours talking about being a chef and business owner. After returning that text message, fear crept in. Did I just agree to subject […]
A few days after Christmas, I received a box in the mail from an old family friend in South Carolina. This friend is always sending me the best gifts, touching and unique. I ripped the box open to find a card and two pieces of yellow paper with a recipe written on them in cursive. […]
