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All this rainy weather has me craving soups BIG TIME! I have to be honest...I have been hard at work on a really exciting new project and just finished a new movie so I haven't been logging many hours in the kitchen. Of course I am always still cooking for…

Happy 2017! I can't believe the new year is here! I planned to write an "end of the year letter" but between the holidays, family time and a bit of relaxation time...it just simply didn't happen! My favorite thing to do at the end of the year is to write…

I talk a big game about greens all the time, but the truth is, I love a root vegetable! Carrots, turnips, parsnips, rutabagas, beets...gimme!! I always tend to think of these as "Fall" veggies but truthfully they can take you right in to spring... There are so many things you…

"Southern tradition holds that the first food to be eaten on New Year's Day should be black-eyed peas for luck and prosperity -- specifically, one pea for each day of the year. To really ensure a good year, add a mess o' greens for wealth..." - unknown I was raised…

I am constantly asked about my favorite way to whip up a quick but impressive appetizer, especially around the Holidays, and my go to answer is always " a cheese plate"... But sometimes a simple wedge of cheese just ain't enough! During the festive Holiday season I want to jazz…

All of a sudden Los Angeles is in the dead of Winter and I LOVE it! I am finally bundling up in to my favorite sweaters that only get worn a few times a year and I'm turning on my fireplace. We Californians don't have much to complain about when…

Here come the holidays and I just can't wait! I have to tell you that I feel a bit guilty that Thanksgiving seems to have just flown by but I am such a sucker for twinkly holiday lights that I'm really not too mad about it! I just got back…

I thought it might be helpful to show you just exactly what giblets are...the first time I roasted a turkey I didn't know to take them out and roasted my bird with the giblets inside. That's a no go! So if you have question about them...here they are...in all their…

Gravy is one of those classic holiday recipes that is a staple for your table but everybody also always has their own way of doing it! We always kept our gravy pretty simple, and that's what I have always loved about it... Giblets, stock, salt, pepper, celery, onion, a can…

Nanny's dressing...(which really is more like her Aunt Goggy or even Eulla Bell's dressing) has been one of our family classics for a very long time. I swear, I could just have Nanny's dressing on Thanksgiving and I would be happy! It is pretty simple, but it truly is the…