I’m so tired of restaurants playing with my emotions!! I was craving Cracker Barrel®️ Hashbrown Casserole so badly last night! I wanted nothing else. Those pillowy shreds of potatoes smothered in cheese with the faintest hint of onion flavor haunted my tastebuds! I need it. To my dismay, those folks have taken it off the…
Recipes
Smothered Turkey Necks and Gravy
I remember coming home from middle school and smelling my mom’s gravy from the driveway. I’d just roll my eyes, but my juvenile palette only wanted pizza rolls. Boy, was I missing out! Homemade gravy is a Southern staple! I was an adult when I learned that packaged gravy was an actual thing! “Brown that…
Juicy Air Fryer Chicken Thighs
How much do you trust me? Have I ever steered you wrong with food? NOPE! So, I don’t want to hear any gripes about the key ingredient in the recipe, okay? Good. Now, keep scroll to for the best chicken thigh recipe ever. I’m not exaggerating.
White Chicken Chili Recipe
Crawfish Bisque Recipe
Easter in Louisiana is something special. Picture this. Church pews full of pastel colored suits, frilly dresses, and big hats. Kids with blank stares holding a microphone in front of the congregation, because they’ve forgotten the Easter poem their parents made them recite 100 times during the week. Ushers outside during the sermon hiding dyed…
Louisiana Boiled Turkey Necks Recipe
Cheesy Jalapeño Scalloped Potatoes
The recipe was inspired by the scalloped potatoes I had in NYC. Took my friend to Ocean Prime in Manhattan near the Rockefeller Center. Pretty posh place. I pulled out my fancy shoes that I can barely walk in for the occasion. We had so much fun (and so much booze) that I ended the…
Spicy Penne alla Vodka Recipe
In 2021, I became a traveling foodie. I disguised it as a “photographer”, but whatever. It is what it is. Everywhere I travel, I research the best restaurants in the area before the hotels. Because, you know…priorities. I had a shoot in Chicago earlier this month. My model/friend recommended that we try Tavern on the…
The BEST Cranberry Sauce!
I’m quite embarrassed at how long it took me to fall in love with cranberry sauce. I remember grimacing at that cylindrical mold my mom placed amongst our Thanksgiving spread. For the life of me, I just couldn’t understand why my family liked the stuff. I was well into my 20’s when I finally decided…
Creamy Spaghetti and Cheese Recipe
A Classic, Southern Side Dish! My family will always choose Spaghetti and Cheese over Macaroni and Cheese. It’s literally a no brainer in my household. I grew up having spaghetti instead of mac and cheese as a side dish. Very rarely would my mom or aunts use elbow macaroni. We still refer to the spaghetti…