Can we talk comfort? All this time and space we are given due to circumstances and comfort still escapes us. So we look for it in shapely glasses of wine, in music, in 5 minute coffee breaks, in people, in food. Im focusing on the oven baked comfort of mac and cheese this week. The…
Potato Peeled Summer Squash Noodles
The weekend slips through our fingers like silk. Its a rainy Sunday morning and I am adorned in comfy sweats sipping green tea and drafting recipes. My father called me and asked if I was indulging in one of my rain naps. He knows me so well. It must be in our genes, we are…
Lemon Banana Cream-Filled Beignets
Its been awhile since I’ve posted. Over these recent months I took a big step and launched my business, City Girl Cook, LLC, a food service. I’ve been baking up a storm. There was flour in places I never knew flour could reach, in my kitchen of course. Turning gifts into earnings was exciting but…
Limoncello French Toast
French Toast, the adversary of pancakes in the battle of breakfasts and brunches across the world. I am definitely being dramatic. Well, at least the battle extends across my dining table. I love French Toast. Its something that can be accessorized with a variety of fruit, nuts, drizzles, and fairy dust like powdered sugar. It…
Apple Pear Crumble
Hey all you cool cooks and kitchens! These past few weeks have been… I’m not sure there’s one word that suitably describes all the developments captured and imprinted on our minds and souls via the news, social media platforms, and other outlets. It seems a bit shallow and detaching for me to not mention the…
Lobster & Grits
Closing this week with another summer seafood recipe. There’s so much history in a bowl of grits. From Native Americans, to the Gullah and Geechee slaves, to their descendants and then to the world. For those that lived along the southeastern coast of the U.S pairing their various seafood catches with grits became a norm….
Baja Fish Tacos with Cod
This recipe is right on time for Taco Tuesday! Its been quite awhile since I’ve had a proper one. My birthday was right before the stay at home order went into place in March. That was last time my girlfriends and I clinked glasses and ordered more tacos than we could count. This recipe is…
Cajun Instant Seafood Pot (with Guinness)
Usually I bake my seafood, throwing everything on a sheet pan and shoving it in the oven. In an effort to keep the house cool on a warm day I decided to use my glorious instant pot. This pot is a magnificent modern day machine. I tickled myself with the thought of a show prefaced…
Coconut Shrimp
Here’s another summer seafood recipe as promised. I pulled out the air fryer for this recipe. I have no desire to overheat my kitchen with the stove on an 80 degree day. This air fryer of mine is a genie in a box. I may be a little jealous of it. I should probably use…
Creamy Shrimp Orecchiette
This recipe is the chorus to my summer seafood song. As mentioned in my previous post I am dedicating this week to light seafood recipes that are match worthy for this season. It wouldn’t be right if shrimp didn’t make the cut. It probably will make it in several posts this week because of its…
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