A Mostly Spicy Adventure In My Texas Kitchen
I love anything wrapped in a tortilla don’t you? Honestly I’ve stopped buying sliced bread because in this house it never gets used. Everything goes in a tortilla. Corn or Flour doesn’t matter I love them both especially when they are slathered in honey and butter! Which one do you prefer? We all have leftover […]
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Years ago I had a cute little electric smoker…. He was red and reminded me of a little Star Wars droid. I even named him R2. This little smoker was super easy to use and always produced tender juicy smoked meats. Sadly about 2 years ago the electric element went out and that was the […]
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When I first got married at the ripe old age of 20 I didn’t know much about cooking. Sure I had basic cooking knowledge and could follow a recipe but that was about the extent of it. What I’ve always possessed is a fearless desire to learn and the willingness to always try something new. […]
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Growing up my two favorite dishes were my Mom’s Chicken & Rice Casserole and King Ranch Chicken Enchiladas. Both of these dishes are fairly simple to assemble using ingredients most everyone keeps on hand. Although I will admit to making these dishes slightly more complicated over the past year by making my own Cream of […]
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As I have said before my Grandmother make the BEST EVER Peach Cobbler. What makes her cobbler recipe so delicious, besides the fresh Parker County Peaches, are her dumplings and delicious flakey crust. I love this cobbler so much that for a while now I’ve been thinking about turning this sweet desert into something savory. […]
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This is a recipe from another one of my favorite cookbooks, “Eva’s Kitchen” by the one and only Eva Longoria. Who, by the way also just happens to be a Texas native :). Eva’s hairdresser on the set of Desperate Housewives shared his grandmother’s recipe for Hungarian Paprika Chicken with her and now I’m sharing […]
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It’s September in Texas and it’s still REALLY hot outside, although that isn’t unusual for Texas…. Despite the fact that it’s 100+ degrees outside after a long day at work I still can always find comfort at the bottom of a bowl of Chicken Noodle Soup, served with a side of Cheesy Biscuits. Yes […]
Read MoreEvery year for my birthday my Mom has the family over for a meal and every year we have this same conversation a few days prior…. Mom: So what do you want me to make for your Birthday dinner? Me: Your Chicken Enchiladas. Mom: But I made that last year. Me: Yep and it’s my […]
Read MoreGrilled Chicken, Rotisserie Chicken, Roasted Chicken, Poached Chicken… I almost always have some form of left over chicken in my refrigerator and one of my favorite quick meals to make with leftover chicken is my chicken fried rice. When I made this fried rice the other night I used leftover grilled chicken tenders and brown rice […]
Read MoreYesterday was a cool, dark and slightly stormy day here in North Texas. Well when I say “cool” that’s a relative term, it was probably around 80 degrees. But that’s cool for Texas in Mid-June. Needless to say the rain left me craving a warm comforting bowl of soup, and I had one bowl soup on […]
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Meals With Mel 