Category: Cooking & Recipes

Flavorful holiday dish recipes for every course

Whether this holiday marks your culinary debut or you’re a seasoned chef looking for a fresh take on seasonal favorites, you can take some notes from the pros. Every good chef has an arsenal of tricks and techniques to create amazing dishes every time, and the perfect blend of spices...

Seared Polenta Rounds with Mushrooms and Caramelized Onions

  Seared Polenta Rounds with Mushrooms and Caramelized Onions Recipe courtesy of Tiffany from the blog ParsnipsandPastries.com Servings: 5 1 large yellow onion, sliced 1 tablespoon butter 1/2 tablespoon olive oil, plus additional for searing 1/4 cup vegetable stock 10 ounces cremini mushrooms, sliced 4 ounces shiitake mushrooms, sliced 3...

Good, old-fashioned soups and stews recipes

When cooler temperatures call for something to warm you up, good, old-fashioned soups and stews may be just what you need. You can create delicious, steaming pots that taste like they’re straight out of mom’s kitchen with flavorful, convenient ingredients such as Aunt Nellie’s Pickled Beets and READ Salads to...

Holiday Entertaining – Savory appetizers and more

From savory appetizers to delicious holiday gifts, cheese is a must-have holiday ingredient. These recipes from Chef George Duran, host of TLC’s “Ultimate Cake Off” and Food Network’s “Ham on the Street,” make it easy to elevate your cheeseboard, serve up delightfully delicate puffed pastries or make glass canning jar...

Thanksgiving Turkey with a Creole Twist

Juicy, spicy and full of flavor. That’s how you’d describe each of these brand-new turkey recipes from Tony Chachere’s Famous Creole Cuisine®. Seasoned both inside and out, the flavor combinations will make your mouth water even before you taste it. Whether deep fried, oven roasted or smoked, you are guaranteed...

Grandma Elsie’s Famous Pumpkin Chiffon Pie

With the holiday season around the corner, leadership consultant, speaker and author David Grossman is preparing for a much-loved annual Thanksgiving tradition – Grandma Elsie’s Famous Pumpkin Chiffon Pie and other crowd-favorite recipes. Instead of getting holiday gifts for friends and neighbors, Elsie Edelstein, whom Grossman adopted as his grandmother,...