Category: Food

New Orleans Barbecue Shrimp With Sage Sausage and Smoked Gouda Grit Cake

From buttermilk biscuits soaked in sausage gravy to chicken and waffles, Southerners know how to do breakfast right. Though breakfast can vary, even in the South, there is one iconic Southern breakfast dish you that stands out among the others: shrimp and grits. For those who aren’t familiar with grits, it’s a type of porridge made from boiled cornmeal. On its…


Deep Roots: Ji Hye Kim Melds Ancient Korean Traditions With Of-the-Moment Michigan Produce

How does one go from a career in hospital administration to becoming an award-winning chef? Ji Hye Kim can tell you. Kim is a semifinalist for the 2022 James Beard Foundation (JBF) Award for Outstanding Chef, having previously made semifinalist in 2020 for Best Chef, Great Lakes region. But being a chef wasn’t her first…


Sausages in Wine

After a decadent first course, I love serving sausages cooked in a crisp pinot grigio as a second course. The wine adds a layer of flavor and makes a light sauce to serve with the sausages. A green salad is all you need to make this a simple main course. Serves 4 1/4 cup olive…


Goat Cheese Soufflés With Mustard Sauce

Don’t be afraid of making a soufflé; it is really not difficult, just a little temperamental (and we all have experience dealing with that!). Start by making the base, which is a cheesy béchamel with egg yolks, cheese, milk, and a touch of flour. I use goat cheese, as I love its tang and creaminess,…


Strawberry Crumble

So easy to make and so aromatic, this strawberry crumble will imbue your kitchen with the fresh flavors and colors of early spring. It’s delicious served right out of the oven or at room temperature, with vanilla ice cream or a dollop of orange-scented whipped cream. The crumble topping is made with rolled oats, butter,…


Easy Entertaining: An Elegant Dinner to Ease Into Spring

As winter turns into spring, all I want is to do is open up the garden and move our dinners outside. Alas, not yet. I can serve drinks outside in the garden, but in reality, it is still too cold and too rainy to sit outside for a long period of time. And so, this…


Using Just the Right Ingredients Keeps These Cookies Crisp

To make cookies that are thin and crispy, we picked our ingredients carefully: cake flour, melted butter, egg yolk and a combination of brown and white sugar. Cake flour contains less protein than all-purpose flour does, so it forms less gluten when it’s mixed into a dough. Since gluten gives baked goods their structure, a…


Spring Soup: Minty Pea Soup with Parmesan Toasts

Spring is just around the corner! It’s time to start thinking about golden spring meal to make at home. To start off this minty pea soup, its very light, perfect for a warm spring afternoon. This recipe is simple and easy to make, great for a family meal. Let’s jump in! Ingredients For the soup…


Copycat Panera Frontega Chicken Panini

Few restaurants have an entire menu dedicated to comfort foods, but Panera Bread is one of those rare gems that knows what Americans are craving. With sandwich and soup options galore, the place is pure heaven on a day when you just need some carby foods. But what if we told you that you didn’t have to venture…


Girl Scout Cookie Taste Test: Little Brownie Bakers vs. ABC

We’re in the middle of Girl Scout cookie season, and that means people around the country are reveling in the delights of Samoas, Tagalongs, Trefoils, Do-si-Dos and Thin Mints. Err, or maybe they’re eating Caramel deLites, Peanut Butter Patties, Shortbread, Peanut Butter Sandwiches and Thin Mints. Two hundred million boxes of Girl Scout cookies are…