How to Get the Flakiest Salmon Ever with This Trick

If you’re buying salmon off the shelf instead of catching it straight out of the river, chances are it arrives to the grocery store frozen and you buy it thawed. This means, during the freezing and thawing process, the salmon loses a little bit of it’s firmness and retains more moisture causing a limp, mushy

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Chipotle Chicken Noodle Soup

This post is sponsored by Mueller’s® Pasta. The opinions and text are all mine. There’s nothing like taking leftovers and turning them into soup to make your family (or even yourself) feel like they’re getting something new. That’s what I did here with this Chipotle Chicken Noodle Soup recipe. I love a good chicken noodle

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Cheater Chicken n Dumplings Soup

I’ve never made Chicken n Dumplins soup at home before. This recipe was an amalgamation of what I had on hand and reminiscing flavors of dishes I’ve eaten once before. While this may be called “Cheater Chicken n Dumplins Soup” the only place we’re cheating on is the dumplings and replacing them with gnocchi. The

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The Only Pot Roast Recipe You’ll Ever Need

It’s about to be Fall which means I’m anxiously awaiting the opportunity to make my favorite pot roast recipe. My favorite thing about this pot roast recipe is it encourages interacting with my Atlanta community. I buy my chuck roast from Evergreen Butcher & Baker in Kirkwood, the veggies I source from my favorite Farmers

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Sumac Lemon Roasted Chicken

Roast chicken, you either love it or you overcook it. It can go so right and it can go so wrong. I’m on the side of absolutely love it. Typically I like dressing it up with interesting spices and bright savory flavors. This sumac lemon roasted chicken is light enough for summer and hearty enough

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Carb Free Smash Burgers

If you haven’t heard of a smash burger it’s because it’s the griddle burger rebranded. Gone are the days of dry hockey pucks coming off the grill your dad used to man in the summer and enter the perfectly griddled smash burger made on a flat surface. Whether you have a griddle, a cast iron,

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Thai Style Mussels in a Spicy Coconut Sauce

This recipe was inspired by my love for salmon Penang from the Thai restaurants near us. If you haven’t had Penang before it’s basically a spicy citrusy coconut broth that is ladled over meat served with a huge helping of rice. After I revitalized some freezer salmon for dinner the other night with a few

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Grilled & Stuffed Roast Beast with The Home Depot

Thank you The Home Depot for sponsoring this post. Although this has a sponsored nature to it, all opinions and recipes are my own.  If you’ve got a griller in your life, this is the Christmas recipe they need to have on hand. My friends at Home Depot challenged me to rethink how I cook

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