Kitchen Cassoulet makes the cut

wowAll I can say is wow!

Look what a little, lonely rotisserie chicken sitting in my fridge along with a few other kitchen pantry ingredients can grow up to be – a recipe for an easy Kitchen Cassoulet that is now among the top finalists in the Extended Stay America Away From Home Cooking Challenge!

The challenge was simple: Submit a dish that can be made in the Extended Stay America kitchen. The recipe may contain no more than ten ingredients, and cannot require baking or use of an oven. When I saw the challenge, I entered my recipe. Continue reading

Houston we have lift off

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Chef Cameron Talley, Talley’s Private Chef

Chef Cameron Talley is ascending through the culinary-sphere in Houston, Texas.

His trajectory is smooth and steady and he’s aiming at a client base that is quickly emerging in the Lone Star State.

Sure Texans love their beef and won’t be breaking up with it anytime soon or perhaps ever. But in Houston they are falling in love with the lighter and healthier dishes created by Chef Talley. Continue reading