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What's Cooking This Week? Fish Tacos, Pork Tenderloin with Mango Salsa and More

I love cooking for my fiancé and me, but most of the time, cooking for two proves to be difficult. If I don't make a plan, I end up running around in circles at the grocery store and wasting half the ingredient's I've bought (and I hate wasting food). Enter What's Cooking This Week - my weekly meal ... More >>

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What's Cooking This Week? Baked Potato Soup (Lightened) & More

I love cooking for my fiancé and me, but most of the time, cooking for two proves to be difficult. If I don't make a plan, I end up running around in circles at the grocery store and wasting half the ingredient's I've bought (and I hate wasting food). Enter What's Cooking This Week -- my weekly mea ... More >>

Post-Holiday Diet Cleanse: Leek Soup

As the year winds down and all we have left to celebrate is New Year's, everyone says they will start their "New Year's Diet." It usually starts with cutting out sweets and trying to work out in some capacity each day, but let's be honest, that effort quickly dies and our New Year's resolution to h ... More >>

What's Cooking This Week? Latkes, Matzoh Ball Soup and More

I love cooking for my fiancé and me, but most of the time, cooking for two proves to be difficult. If I don't make a plan, I end up running around in circles at the grocery store and wasting half the ingredient's I've bought (and I hate wasting food). Enter What's Cooking This Week: my weekly meal ... More >>

What's Cooking This Week? Italian-Style Bangers and Mash Plus More

I love cooking for my fiancé and me, but most of the time, cooking for two proves to be difficult. If I don't make a plan, I end up running around in circles at the grocery store and wasting half the ingredient's I've bought (and I hate wasting food). Enter What's Cooking This Week - my weekly meal ... More >>

Copycat Recipe: Olive Garden's Zuppa Toscana

While it pains me to say this, there are actually a few things that I enjoy at Olive Garden. And no, it's not their four-cheese lasagna rollatini topped with shrimp-sausage-and-asiago alfredo sauce (which, per the best commercials ever, seems to be how they top everything. I'll pass). You see, the ... More >>

What's Cooking This Week? Butternut Squash Mac 'N Cheese More

I love cooking for my fiancé and me, but most of the time, cooking for two proves to be difficult. If I don't make a plan, I end up running around in circles at the grocery store and wasting half the ingredients I've bought (and I hate wasting food). Enter What's Cooking This Week - my weekly meal ... More >>

How To: Pumpkin Soup in a Pumpkin

I love using pumpkins throughout the fall season. It's a quintessential ingredient that can be used in multiple ways. You can roast the seeds and enjoy as a snack or on top of a salad; you can slice the pumpkin into wedges and cook for a side dish or in a pumpkin risotto; you can also puree the pump ... More >>

What's Cooking This Week? Pan-Roasted Brussels Sprouts, Turkey 'P'LTs & More

I love cooking for my fiancé and me, but most of the time, cooking for two proves to be difficult. If I don't make a plan, I end up running around in circles at the grocery store and wasting half the ingredients I've bought (and I hate wasting food). Enter What's Cooking This Week - my weekly meal ... More >>

Rainy Day Comfort Food: Tomato Basil Soup and Grilled Cheese

On rainy days, I always crave something warm and comforting, even in summertime. As the temperature falls to a bearable heat, my mind plays tricks on me and makes me think it's cold and muggy outside, which cues the craving for something that warms my belly and my heart. Hearty casseroles or potpie ... More >>

Bad Weather and a Big Ass Bowl of Gumbo at Hay Merchant

I love Hay Merchant. No, really -- I love Hay Merchant. I'm there at least once or twice a week. What can I say? I'm a girl who loves craft beer and Hay Merchant is a place for craft beer lovers. But it's also a place for food lovers, and I love food too. Everything I've tried at Hay Merchant has e ... More >>

What's Cooking This Week?

Easter was wonderful (as were the week of home cooked meals I enjoyed leading up to the celebration). One of my favorite parts about Easter are the leftovers, or remaking the leftovers. So I'm using up some leftover ham and making some other Spring treats. Here's what I'm making: Scrambled Eggs w ... More >>

What's Cooking This Week?

Last week I spiced up the menu with Moroccan Inspired Burgers & Wasabi Salmon. With the weather warming up, I want to use my oven before it's too late. So this week, I'm making a roasted chicken and going back to my roots with some more of my Italian favorites. Here's what I'm making: Lemon Roast ... More >>

How To: Make Pure Velvet/Homemade Veal Stock

A few weeks ago, the fiance and I took a birthday trip to San Antonio. While I enjoyed some delicious eats during my first trip to the Riverwalk, one thing stood out above the rest. And by stood out, I mean I still think about it every day, dream about it every night, and keep a picture of it on my ... More >>

What's Cooking This Week?

Last week was filled with satisfying, healthy meals starting with a Marinated Sea Bass and ending with a fantastic Grilled Eggplant Flatbread. Now that Valentine's Day is here, I'll be wooing my lover with a week full of crave-worthy bites, including a special romantic dinner for two. Here's what I ... More >>

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Dinner For Two: A Romantic Valentine's Day Menu

Romance is in the air...and in my kitchen. This year, my fiancé and I decided to skip our usual Valentine's Day steakhouse special and cook an at-home meal full of flavor and passion. With mussels, steak, and shrimp, I'm sure we won't be missing that over-priced prix-fixe steak dinner. Woo your l ... More >>

What's Cooking This Week?

Last week's Red Chicken Chili hit the spot. I'm still not sure which way I liked it better; in a bowl topped with a dollop of low-fat sour cream or in a whole wheat soft taco with some homemade guacamole. Either way, I felt good eating it knowing exactly what was in it. I'll be continuing on my jour ... More >>

What's Cooking This Week?

Happy New Year, everybody! You know that that means; it's now time to join the gym, vow to stay true to your healthy resolutions, and give up by the time Cupid comes bearing promises of love and boxes full of chocolate-covered everything. You'll start with one or two strawberries, naturally; it's no ... More >>

What's Cooking This Week?

Photo by diekatrinWarm up with a piping hot bowl of Minestrone​Ooh baby it's cold outside. This week, I'm definitely feeling the chill - so what better way to warm up than with cozy comforts like Minestrone Soup & Beef Stew? I may or may not also add a Guinness or four to really get me feeling ... More >>

What's Cooking This Week?

Photo by clairityTrying to stuff myself fuller than the bird.​Woo! Thanksgiving is almost here. I've been cooking a bit lighter in preparation, and I will continue to do so all the way up to the day when I will stuff myself fuller than the bird itself. Since I'll be cooking all day on Thursday ... More >>

What's Cooking This Week?

Photo by Brooke ViggianoNext time I'm making a bread bowl.​Another week, another menu. Last week, I enjoyed a delicious cream of tomato soup and an equally awesome fried egg BLT. I enjoyed them so much, actually, that I'm putting another soup and grilled sandwich in the plans for this week. If ... More >>

What's Cooking This Week?

Photo by Mike KingSpaghetti low-carbonara.​Last week, I spiced up my menu with a punch of fall flavor. This week, inspiration came in the form of my favorite four-letter word: sale. You can put pretty much anything on discount and I'll buy it; I say this as I look at the giant rooster that I j ... More >>

Ingredient of the Week: Leeks

What is it? Part of the onion and garlic family, leeks are large green stalks that resemble scallions or green onions on steroids. The flavor is described as falling somewhere between a mild onion and a cucumber, similar to the shallot but sweeter. Unlike scallions, leeks are not pungent or bitte ... More >>

Comfort Food for Fall: Dad's Greens and Beans

Photos: Christina Uticone​My comfort food kick culminated last week with a batch of greens and beans. I love this most simple soup, which is so easy to make because I almost always have the ingredients on hand. In the winter, everyone's grandpa or dad had a pot of greens and beans simmering on ... More >>

Restaurant Week Sneak Peek: Philippe

Christina UticoneSweet rock baby shrimp salad​Houston Restaurant Week is better than Christmas -- there, I said it. Last year my husband and I went crazy trying new restaurants, finding many of our favorites through the Restaurant Week event. This is the gift that keeps on giving (and I'm coun ... More >>

Nona Sivley Demonstrates TV-Worthy Cooking at Rice Epicurean

Geri Maria Harris​Last week ended on a high note when Hell's Kitchen Season 8 winner Nona Sivley left her chef de cuisine post at LA Market to head over to Rice Epicurean and cook up a big, steaming bowl of loaded potato soup. The audience was atwitter with an interesting mix of dedicated Hell's ... More >>

What a Crock: Cream of Portobello Barley Soup

​Sure, it's getting warmer outside, but I'm a firm believer that there's never really a bad time of year for a good bowl of soup. Let's see how this Cream of Portobello Barley turned out. The rundown I think you'll find that most of the ingredients for this recipe already reside in your pant ... More >>

How To Host a Japanese Dinner Party at Home in 5 Easy Steps

​The cold, rainy weather coupled with PHEW (post holiday empty wallet syndrome) means there has never been a better time to entertain at home. If you're sick of cooking up chicken and salad dinners for friends and family, follow these easy steps to create a delicious Japanese-themed dinner at ... More >>

Super Easy and Delicious 1015 Onion Soup

​Right now, we happen to be in one of those very few months in Houston when one can truly enjoy a nice bowl of hot soup. This recipe is adapted from a favorite made by my friend Cindy Smith. It is perfect for a cold, rainy day when you're craving something warm and savory, with little outp ... More >>

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A Different Chicken Soup at Pho Ga Dakao

​Chances are that if you've eaten pho, the popular Vietnamese soup, you've only eaten pho bo. That is, you've only eaten beef pho. There are many reasons why beef pho is more popular than its counterpart, chicken pho, but the long and short of it is that chicken pho is finally starting to mak ... More >>

What a Crock: Slow-Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup

​I'm always on the lookout for sure-fire crock pot recipes that are guaranteed good. The Run Down Can you believe that some crock pot recipes can often involve several steps and be somewhat complicated? To me, that defeats the purpose. The recipes I like are "dump and run." Essentially, you ... More >>

Recipe: Shrimp Bisque

​After chatting with Heather Vaughan for last week's Chef Chat, she was kind enough to pass along her recipe for Shrimp Bisque. A rich and creamy base provides the perfect backdrop for a ton of plump shrimp. This is an abbreviated (but still delicious) version that is friendlier to the home co ... More >>

Recipe: Hue-Style Noodle Soup

Tam Vo​Most people are familiar with the Vietnamese beef noodle soup, pho (pronounced "fuh"). Pho is good, but bun bo Hue (pronounced boom baw way), or Hue-style beef noodle soup, is great. If pho was like flying a kite, bun bo Hue would be like flying a jet fighter: intense and not for the we ... More >>

Weird Recipes from The Memphis Cookbook

​In preparation for an upcoming visit to my hometown, I decided to crack open The Memphis Cookbook -- yes, that's really the name -- published by The Junior League of Memphis (naturally) in 1952 and "updated" in 1980. Reading this cookbook was both horrifying and hilarious. We discovered some ... More >>

Recipe: Chicken Noodle Soup

​Previously, Jane Catherine Collins posted her chicken noodle soup in under 30 minutes. This is not a quick recipe, but it is easy, and a great way to warm up the house in this cold weather. It makes enough soup for four meal-size servings, and would pass at any potluck Grandma would be attend ... More >>

Chicken Soup in Less than 30 Minutes

Photo by Jane Catherine Collins​This is not a Rachel Ray recipe, so just wipe that thought out of your mind. We can't stand Rachel Ray and have banned her show from our house. We do all like a fast meal, though. So here's our version of a 30-minute dish: chicken soup:

How to Make the Perfect: Chicken Stock

Photo by Jane Catherine Collins​When I talk about making homemade chicken stock, people look at me like I have a third eye. Why would you do that when you can just buy it at the store? Because making stock tastes way better than the store-bought stuff. Very few recipes are easier than this ... More >>

Cooking Up a Storm: Shrimp and Corn Chowder

​ When I fell in love with the shrimp soup at Mama's Cajun Cuisine, I knew just where to go to get a recipe. Cooking up a Storm: Recipes Lost and Found from The Times-Picayune of New Orleans is one of the most well-thumbed cookbooks on my bookshelf. This instant classic, written by Times-Pica ... More >>

Beef and Barley Soup with Bovril

Beef soup always tastes better with a dash of Bovril liquid beef bouillon added. So do beef stews and beef gravies. Legend has it that Bovril was invented because Napolean III needed to feed his army during the war with Prussia. So he ordered an enormous quantity of canned beef from a Scotsman named ... More >>

Hot Squash Soup

On cold mornings, I like to turn on the oven to warm up the kitchen. I know you're not supposed to heat your house with the oven. That's why I try to stick something in there so I can claim I'm actually cooking. Roasting a couple of heads of garlic is a good idea--you can always use roasted garlic ... More >>

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