Month: January 2017
+ Fashion
Paris Fashion Week
Here are all my favorites from last week’s Fashion Week. Lace, embellishments and lots of ruffles and feathers seemed to be the common theme on the runways. Save Save
Chicken Pot Pie
Here’s part 2 of my recipes from Savannah, Georgia. This recipe is also from chef Paula Deen. It called for a quart of heavy cream, but I only added a pint and the rest I added chicken stock and half and half in equal parts. The recipe is on her website Lady and Sons Chicken Pot Pie.
Fried Chicken
This week I’m featuring recipes inspired by my trip to Savannah, Georgia. While visiting I had the pleasure of having lunch at chef Paula Deen’s restaurant, The Lady and Sons. This recipe is available on her website. Grandmother Paul’s Fried Chicken
+ Food, vegetables
Candied South Carolina Sweet Potatoes
This is another great side dish from Carolina Cooking. I made a couple of changes, I cut the sweet potatoes in rounds instead of lengthwise and I raised the temperature to 400 instead of 350. It also called for baked sweet potatoes, I was confused if that meant to bake them in the oven first then peel and slice. I suppose you could try … Read More Candied South Carolina Sweet Potatoes
+ Food, vegetables
Dillon Fresh Corn au Gratin
This was a great side dish I made the other night alongside grilled chicken. This is courtesy of Carolina Cooking given to me by a friend, while visiting Charleston, North Carolina.
+ Fashion
Over the Knee Boots Trend
Took advantage of our first major snow storm of the season and wore my over the knee boots.
Bistek de Palomilla
I almost forgot about this dish, it took a trip to a Little Havana in Miami to remind me. It is such a Cuban staple dish. It is quick and easy to make. I used Ana Quincoces Rodriquez’s Cuban Chicks can Cook recipe as a baseline with some minor changes of mine.
+ Food
Apple Chutney
Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday! Here’s a great recipe that I made just before the holidays. This chutney is delicious, it can be served alongside a pork loin or on top of brie cheese as an appetizer. It is courtesy of The Barefoot Contessa, Make it Ahead recipes. here’s the link: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/apple-chutney-recipe.html
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