N. R. Brown
It is amazing how just MAKING FOOD educates you…I was getting ready to make this recipe for Chicken Divan (which my family always called Chicken Couch — because why would you NOT?) and noted the 4-6 chicken breasts. I decided to cut the recipe down to 3 chicken breasts and cut everything else roughly in …
My mother’s recipes are the BANE of my existence. I love my mother, and God bless her and keep her — but OMG, let God take that pen away from her when she’s writing down recipes! Why? Because this woman has her own shorthand that consists of leaving out titles, instructions, temps…everything! Case in point: …
My sister was the first one to introduce our family to macadamia nuts, and how amazing those nuts can be with white chocolate. So it was no surprise when these little babies started showing up in the “sweets corner” of my mom’s kitchen. BTW, I loved that sweets corner — It was always a surprise …
You ever have that kind of day where you wake up and you feel like you need about 9 hours more sleep? And it is rainy and cold outside, but you’ve got errands that HAVE to get done — and by the time you are done you are cold and your socks are wet and …
My sister is the source of this cake, but mom loved it as well. It is one of those cakes that you dream about after you’ve made it. It is gone too soon, and you always envy the person who got the last slice. If you decide to carve the cake into a shape (you …
This is an INCREDIBLY versatile soup. It is kind of like chili crossed with vegetable soup — so feel free to add any sort of other vegetables that strike your fancy and noodles too. My mom usually took whatever veggies that were sitting around in the fridge or pantry, drained them and then dumped them …
My dad loved peanut butter. It was his favorite ice cream, cookie, pie, and bar…my mother knew this, so we often had peanut butter things laying around specifically to make him happy. This recipe was one of my favorites. It must have been my dad’s too, because every time I went home there were a …
I grew up in an Italian neighborhood — so my formative tastebud years were filled with red sauce and almond cookies. To this day when I go to bakeries around DC I am befuddled by what is and isn’t there. It isn’t until I get to Philly that I start getting back to the old …
So, this dip will sound familiar to a lot of you — but I love the fact that my mom included this with her recipes and named it after my dad. My dad LOVED his Kansas City Chiefs, although (in the words of HIS dad), “Those Chiefs can’t play no damn football.” — usually uttered …
It’s full on winter, and I’m nesting during this cold snap. My favorite (and very easy thing to make) during the dark of this season is CHILI! It is warm, versatile, and delicious. Also, you can add chili to a ton of other things to give them a kick. I’m sure everyone has a favorite …
