I’m excited about this lemon chicken recipe, so much so that I can tell you with all honesty that I have prepared breaded lemon chicken with capers six times in the last six weeks. I don’t ever do that, but this is one of those recipes that might become a signature dish, because it’s a…
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Kayne Prime, Nashville’s Sophisticated Steakhouse
I’m not sure if I’m the last person in Nashville to finally get to Kayne Prime to have one of the legendary steaks. I tend to avoid steakhouses, because the food is usually too big, the rooms too dark, and I feel like I need to be having a business meeting. Kayne Prime changed all…
The Favorite Recipes of 2014
You decided what the favorite recipes were at Spinach Tiger this year, and while I might be surprised by what became so popular around here, here they are. I’ve divided them between savory and desserts. Savory dishes win over desserts which still surprises me, and the winning dishes lean to healthy, which does not…
Peach Habanero Grilled Cheese, Easy Party Food
There is nothing better than finding a local food company that makes high quality gourmet food products, except maybe one thing, and that’s products that make your next party so much easier. Once you try a pepper jelly in a grilled cheese, you’ll never want it any other way, and it was a big hit…
Apple Pie from Scratch
I am clearly Italian, but I have strong American roots in my cuisine. My signature dishes include roast chicken, biscuits and apple pie. In fact, if I have to take dinner to someone, that’s what I make. It’s a friendly meal that is easy to put together, and smacks of love. Nothing on this earth…
Creative Ideas for Thanksgiving Leftovers and a Blessings Jar Tradition
Thanksgiving leftovers. Everyone loves them, at least for a day, and the microwave has made the whole left over thing quite easy. But, I’m in the cooking mode during Thanksgiving week, and over the years, I’ve made a few interesting creations from the leftovers. Most of the recipes here used ingredients from our Thanksgiving dinners…
Old Fashioned Peach Cobbler with a Double Crust
Old Fashioned Peach Cobbler Old Fashioned peach cobbler takes us way back in the day in the South, when the pie dough was rolling on the table nearly daily in the summer to keep up with the abundance of fruit. I’m now convinced there are as many ways to make cobblers as there are biscuits or shrimp…
Blueberry Cream Cheese Dessert Tacos Celebrate the New Bar Food
In August we are making our way to Asheville, North Carolina for the Asheville Wine and Food Festival. The three day event kicks off August 21 with ELIXIR a cocktail mix-off by over twenty of the best bartenders in town. The event location is a secret, creating lots of buzz around the buzz. I told…
July 4th Summer Food for Thought, Freedom to Write
This post was originally written in 2014. It fit then. It fits now. Before I delve into how I feel about political discourse and how much I love America, remember food is healing and can bring all sides together. All Americans should be able to sit together and enjoy our freedom, whether red, blue, purple…
Blueberry Buttermilk Pie
Blueberry Buttermilk Pie This might be the last of the buttermilk recipes for a while, but don’t hold me to that. Blueberry buttermilk pie is like a pudding pie, not to be mistaken for chess pie, which is much too sweet for my taste. You can use fresh blueberries, which are in abundance right now,…
Fresh Corn off the Cob Buttermilk Quiche
Fresh Corn Buttermilk Quiche I could eat fresh corn buttermilk quiche every day for breakfast. Fresh corn off the cob finds itself in the most fun places this past week, like in this in buttermilk salad dressing or this buttermilk fried chicken. Yes, I’m on a buttermilk kick, which is what happens when you buy…
Homemade Buttermilk Ranch Dressing and My Writing Process Blogging Tour
If you love buttermilk dressing, blogging, recipes, the writing process, or you believe hospitality is the gold of life, read on. One of my favorite Nashville bloggers asked me to join the “my writing process blogging tour.” Teresa from Food on Fifth is one of those blogs I open right away, just to salivate over…
