No, not southern-fried chicken, southern-baked chicken, but it’s almost as good. A month or so ago, I bought a 4-pack of chicken loins, about a ½ inch thick, five in a pack, from Sam’s. Didn’t know what I’d do with them, but since they would thaw fairly quickly if I needed a last minute entrée, I popped them in the freezer. I took the last package out last night and mulled over my … [Read more...]

As comedian Ron White once said when approached by a police officer while drunk at a bar, “I had the right to remain silent.  I just didn’t have the ability.” Ron subsequently gave the cop some lip and spent the night in the pokey. Similarly, I know how to lose weight, but I often lack the ability. Losing weight is most difficult if you like to cook, eat out occasionally and entertain. So … [Read more...]

  I came across an interesting recipe for an appetizer. The kids of a family I cook for love anything Mexican, especially tacos and I figured they would enjoy Taco Roll Ups. They did. They are delicious and super easy. You can actually make these with shredded chicken or beef, but I just went for the meatless recipe. Basically, you use floured tortillas, sour cream, whipped cream … [Read more...]

  I have been barbequing chicken on the grill to various degrees of edibility for over 50 years. It is one of the first things I learned – or attempted to learn - to cook. Some of it has been really good, while some of it turned out more like chicken flavored briquettes. I have finally learned - I think - how to cook great barbeque chicken every time. In a word: S...L...O…W… I have … [Read more...]

I was strolling through the bakery department at Kroger’s this week and saw a package of Martin’s Hoagie Rolls that caught my eye. They looked very fresh and they were a perfect size for a hoagie – a little longer and not so stubby as most. So I bought them and then wondered what I would have with the rolls. Hey, a Philly Cheese Steak sandwich sounded good. All I needed was a fresh onion, a bag … [Read more...]

I was in the mood for some tuna salad, but I don’t much care for tuna packed in water – which is what most manufacturers offer these days. I suppose they – and the buying public – thinks it’s healthier, but olive oil is good for you, a vital oil in a diet. But much to my surprise – at Wal-Mart no less – I saw a stack of tuna fish cans from StarKist packed in olive oil. Upon further inspection, I … [Read more...]

  Chicken tenderloins represent one of the best buys in the grocery store. The tenderloins are those small pieces on the whole chicken breast. The chicken tender or tenderloin is a strip of breast meat attached to the ribs, that is part of the breast, but it’s not really connected so that it can be separated and used as it is. They are generally removed by the butchers when they make … [Read more...]

  Certainly,  nothing is better than a gooey, grilled cheese sandwich. Buttery, rich, decadent. But how about hot dogs? How can you beat a fat hot dog smothered in mustard, catsup and all the fixing’s? But what if you had a Grilled Cheese Hot Dog? Well, they are good, they are easy and everybody loves them. I picked up this recipe from Yummly and want to share it. Start with fresh … [Read more...]

  By Sherman Shifflett   I  was thinking about what to have for dinner Saturday night, and I decided to try something different. I had a small steak, but wanted some different sides. I had picked up a cabbage yesterday, thinking coleslaw. Instead of coleslaw, however, I decided to fry some cabbage; I  had not done that in years. I shredded half a cabbage, added a sliced onion … [Read more...]