Salmon Cobb Salad Recipe
Think outside the bun this summer and enjoy food that doesn’t just taste good but makes you feel good. A great alternative to the typical hot dog fest is to serve fish or a lighter meat. With salmon...
View ArticleThe Alabama Oyster
“That’s what we call Butter Love,” says Lane Zirlott of Murder Point Oyster Company as he takes an oyster knife and severs the muscle of an oyster shell with a distinct purple stripe to reveal the...
View ArticleSquash Blossom And Goat Cheese Quiche
Ahhh summer vegetable season is here and with it an array of tasty, healthy veggies to eat raw, bake, saute, stew, etc. Just as the season brings squash, it also brings squash blossoms and if you have...
View ArticlePork Belly Breakfast Tacos
With Pork Belly fresh from Bluewater Creek Farm in Killen, Alabama plus fresh eggs and vegetables from our farm, these breakfast tacos were an ideal meal for the table this weekend. Here’s the recipe:...
View ArticleWoman Of Style: Jennifer Mims On Food and Family
Jennifer Mims has been in the restaurant business for almost 10 years and with that experience it only seems natural that she would open a restaurant of her own. Based on serving real, regionally grown...
View ArticleSouthern Paella Recipe
Paella is a hearty meal that presents beautifully and tastes so good. With summer vegetables like corn and peas in season and shrimp fresh from the Gulf, it is a great time to enjoy a Southern summer...
View ArticleQuinoa And Vegetable Salad Recipe
My new favorite meal is this simple quinoa and vegetable salad. With the discovery of grilled sweet potatoes (one of the best things I have ever put in my mouth) and always looking for simple ways to...
View ArticleLobster, Shrimp and Fish Ceviche
Anytime is a great time to enjoy ceviche, especially fall when freshly harvested scallops and inshore shrimp abound, and lobster is in season. The key ingredient to ceviche – fresh seafood, if you have...
View ArticleWoman Of Style: Ashley Tarver Has The Flavor
From wearing a leather fringe jean jacket as a child and aspiring to be a country music singer to line fishing in Malaysia and hiking Machu Picchu by herself (incredible!!), Ashley Tarver brings her...
View ArticlePoblano Pepper Breakfast Boats
I love poblano peppers so when I found some recently at the farmers market I decided to try something new using fresh tomatoes and our fresh farm eggs. This meal was not only healthy and delicious, but...
View ArticleHow To Set Up A Taco Bar
Tacos could possibly be my favorite go-to meal. About once a week we gather around the table for a meal of either shrimp tacos, veggie tacos, or steak tacos. They’re flavorful, they’re easy, and being...
View ArticleChicken, Sweet Potato and Mushroom Paella
A one pot dish that is hearty and contains the essentials we need as human beings – I’m in! Paella, originally from Spain, contains the key ingredients to a Mediterranean diet: olive oil, seasonal...
View ArticleChicken, Rice, and Lentil Soup
Hearty, easy, delish, and packed with good stuff, this chicken soup will soothe your soul and tummy. Chicken, Lentil, and Rice Soup, makes 6 servings 1 cup dried soup blend of lentil, peas, and rice...
View Article10 Reasons Olive You
With olive season beginning in autumn, there is something in my body that starts craving these briny little jewels as that fall breeze flows through the air. On a trip to California this year, I was in...
View ArticleLox Bagel Recipe
Lately we’ve been starting our mornings with a breakfast that is healthy and easy to put together – Lox Bagels. Lox is salt cured or brined smoked salmon. Salmon is great for heart health and brain...
View ArticleRainbow Smoothie Bowl
In the wake of our most gluttonous holidays, why not start off each day with a healthy bowl of goodness that will make you feel good and give you energy throughout the day. Smoothie bowls are filling,...
View ArticleCoq Au Vin Recipe
“A chicken in every pot,” said King Henri IV of France, in what would become a famous political promise of general welfare, from peasants on up. Out of Henri’s famous promise grew a dish that is...
View ArticleTropical Papaya Smoothie Recipe
Papaya is a tropical fruit packed with vitamin C and A along with fiber and antioxidants called carotenoids which help fight off disease. Start your morning with this delicious papaya smoothie:...
View ArticleHow To Cook A Beef Tenderloin
Oh the Roast Beast! What a beautiful meal to serve to friends and family. A beef tenderloin when prepared right promises the most stunning, mouthwatering meal. Anyone who has taken on this endeavor...
View ArticleWinter Fruit And Vegetable Salad
Using root vegetables like beets and carrots that can be found in season all year long and typically have more flavor in colder weather along with fresh oranges and apples, you can create this layered...
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