Chinese spiced duck breast with duck sauce, pickled onions, tart apples on a soft slider roll. You fry the potatoes in the duck fat after cooking the duck. I hope you like it. 2 duck breasts1 (8-ounce) jar duck sauce2 teaspoons Chinese 5 spice1 red onion, slivered1 Granny Smith apple, cut in matchsticks 1/2 cup…

After all the heavy holiday foods, it’s time for a salad. I used winter ingredients and made is as healthy as I can eat. 1/4 cup mayo1/4 cup maple syrup3 tablespoons pomegranate vinegar3 tablespoons shallot1/2 teaspoon black pepper2 tablespoons sugar1/2 cup olive oil10 oz bag spring mix1 mandarin orange1 cup dried cranberries1/2 cup slivered almonds1/2…

If you have followed this blog, you know I am not in love with grits. It’s a textural thing. I don’t like oatmeal either. And I have had Ohio scrapple and thought it lacked flavor. After watching too many cooking channel shows with grits being used successfully, I decided to give them one more try….

Every week on the shopping list sits the words “chicken breasts.” If I have to suffer through another stinking air fryer chicken breast or in-the-oven-coated-with-BBQ-sauce, I am going to lose what few wits I have left. I can not, will not eat food without taste. I should not, could not eat what tastes like paste….

This is a fun winter side dish that I made complicated. You read my blog, you know. It’s sweet , savory, herbal, salty, and spicy. All your tastebuds will get involved. I hope you like it. 4 medium sweet potatoes6 strips of bacon (I used duck bacon)2 tablespoons maple syrup1 teaspoon thyme2 tablespoons butter, melted1/2…