Category : Main Courses

A few winters back, during a family cabin trip in the Smoky Mountains, breakfast became a competition. Every morning, someone new would try to outdo...

I was cleaning out my pantry one night when I came across a forgotten box of bowtie pasta tucked behind a jar of sun-dried tomatoes....

It was the kind of lazy afternoon where dinner plans don’t exist until your stomach makes the call. I opened the fridge, hoping for inspiration...

Down near Lafayette, we stopped at a roadside spot that looked like it had fed generations. You could smell the soul food before you even...

A few summers ago, I stumbled across a tiny bistro in Lisbon that served the most unexpected appetizer—fried olives. They arrived at the table in...

It all came together during a weekend I hadn’t planned to cook anything at all. I’d invited a few friends over to help clear out...

The scent of sautéed onions and celery in butter hits differently when it’s coming from a big family kitchen during the holidays. I remember helping...

The cauliflower almost didn’t make it. It was one of those grocery buys—good intentions, no real plan. For a few days, it just sat in...

​Creating a luxurious seafood bisque has always been a culinary goal of mine. The idea of combining shrimp, crab, and lobster into a single, creamy...

Dinner wasn’t planned. It was one of those long days when your brain’s on autopilot and the fridge feels like a puzzle. I had shrimp,...