Sweet & Spicy Char Sui Bao or Baked Pork Buns

Sweet & Spicy Char Sui Bao or Baked Pork Buns

I love pork buns! I love the surprise of biting into one to discover the wonderful yummy filling on the inside. The simplicity of flavors that just go so well with the wonderful brown and crispy crust on the outside. I’ve also found they are addictive 

Grilled Baby Back Ribs and Heidi’s Dry Rub

Grilled Baby Back Ribs and Heidi’s Dry Rub

In the honor of football starting this week, I have decided to share my rib recipe. If there’s one thing that my husband likes just as much as his chicken wings, it’s ribs. I love ribs as well but I’m really picky about them. Probably 

Sausage Hobo Dinner for Camping

Sausage Hobo Dinner for Camping

I grew up camping with my family. My dad thought there was nothing better to life than dragging his whole family on two-week camping trips into the middle of nowhere. We would sometimes hike in for days without ever coming out of the woods along 

Buffalo Wing Meatball

Buffalo Wing Meatball

I’ve had several requests to get the recipe for the Buffalo Wing Meatballs I made for the Daring Cooks Challenge posted, so here it is. It really does taste like chicken wings, especially when tossed into the wing sauce and baked for a couple more 

Green Lentil and Chicken Sausage Stew

Green Lentil and Chicken Sausage Stew

The second lentil recipe I’m sharing with you this week is Green Lentil and Chicken Sausage Stew.  I recently tried the roasted red pepper and spinach sausage from Costco and have been working out ideas to do with it.  It’s a good sausage but we 

Green Lentils with Spiced Yogurt Sauce

Green Lentils with Spiced Yogurt Sauce

I recently just started playing with lentils in my cooking.  I’ve always loved eating when I’ve been out but for some reason never cooked at home with them, so they are my latest “new” ingredient. I’ve discovered that I love them al dente and they 

Crispy Buttermilk Fried Chicken Sandwich with Spicy Pickle Slaw and Sriracha Aioli

Crispy Buttermilk Fried Chicken Sandwich with Spicy Pickle Slaw and Sriracha Aioli

Lately, I’ve had a craving for fried, breaded food, something we don’t eat much of.  It could be my Southern roots showing, BUT I suspect it has more to do with the photos of the latest trend popping up everywhere. Fried chicken sandwiches. And there’s 

Quick Teriyaki Stir-fry with Jasmine Rice

Quick Teriyaki Stir-fry with Jasmine Rice

I’m not a rice eater but my husband is.  Yes, I know it’s crazy and I’m trying to change my views on rice but it goes back to childhood trauma of one of those events where my parents forced you to eat something I didn’t want. A 

White Bean and Ham Soup

White Bean and Ham Soup

I did the traditional ham with a brown sugar and pineapple glaze for Easter, leaving me with a lot of leftover ham.  After eating ham and cheese sandwiches for a few days we still have plenty left and I bought the smallest one I could 

Minced Beef Cottage Pie to Celebrate St. Paddy’s Day

Minced Beef Cottage Pie to Celebrate St. Paddy’s Day

St. Paddy’s Day!  It’s a holiday that I love because it’s green and fun and means that spring is almost here.  It also seems it’s the one day a year there are more drunk people stumbling down the sidewalks than any other, but it does get