Soul Food Royalty visits Los Angeles

The Neelys

Gina and Pat Neely

Gina and Pat Neely aren’t just the owners of three wildly successful barbeque restaurants in Tennessee and a brand new one in New York.

They aren’t just the stars of the very popular and highly rated Food Network show Down Home with the Neely’s. Continue reading

A little spice makes everything nice

 

Spice in my pantry.

Some of the spices in my pantry.

For me a little spice wasn’t an option.  It was a lifeline.

After a diagnosis of high blood pressure a few years ago, instead of getting mad, I got motivated. I had to cut back on salt, but doggonit I refused cut back on favor. Standing in front of my pantry – a repository of every spice known to womankind – and guided by determination, I began blending a little bit of this and some of everything else and voila! Continue reading

Talking food and other good stuff with KJLH Radio Personality Tammi Mac

Tammi Mac

Tammi Mac, KJLH Radio Personality

Los Angeles is my home town.

It’s a city of lights, camera, action and food.  Local radio personality Tammi Mac has been involved in them all. Each weekday she graces the airwaves of Stevie Wonder’s 102.3 KJLH Radio station from 4-8 p.m. with humor, style and down home relatability.  She shares that time block with co-host Don Amiche. Continue reading

Kitchen Cassoulet

Cassoulet is fancy and French but you can make this Kitchen Cassoulet in a cinch –

Cassoulette upclose

Kitchen Cassoulet up close

Oh who needs to go through the fuss, toil and cost of making a Cassoulet. The traditional slow cooked casserole typically contains pork sausages, goose, duck, sometimes mutton (animal protein) and white beans. Once considered peasant food, today this little dish can set your wallet back more than a few duckets. I am all about budget friendly and health conscious meals on this blog and I have one Continue reading