My mom’s chicken potpie is the stuff of dreams. She takes chicken and veggies, coats them with a layer of gravy, and tops the whole shebang with homemade pie crust. The crust is the key ingredient, but it also makes it a rather labor intensive dish. I could take the easy way out and use [...]
Archive of posts filed under the Comfort Food category.
Craving Fulfilled
Here’s a fun fact about me: I once appeared on a short-lived Food Network show called Calorie Commando. If you never saw it, the premise was simple: “real people” worked with the Calorie Commando, Juan Carlos Cruz, to come up with healthier versions of their favorite gluttonous foods. To be honest, I applied for the [...]
In Defense of Meatloaf
Extensive Facebook research tells me that most of my acquaintances have no love for meatloaf. They say it’s mushy. It’s gross. It’s something they were force-fed as children, and therefore they have no desire to eat it as adults. I’ll admit it’s not the most attractive food in the world (brown food just doesn’t photograph [...]
Perfect Chili
I’m the first to admit that I talk in extremes when I talk about food. I’ll frequently eat or drink something and promptly proclaim, “That was the BEST _____ I have EVER HAD!” I throw around words like amazing, perfect, and fantastic. I become obsessed. I’m sure it’s like the boy who cried wolf; my [...]
G.R.I.T.S.
I’ve had a hankering for shrimp and grits ever since I enjoyed them at Crook’s Corner in Chapel Hill, NC. Lo and behold, Crook’s Corner released the recipe to Southern Living and it’s available online. It seemed fitting to prepare this dish with help from some fellow G.R.I.T.S. – Jami, who hails from Baton Rouge, [...]
