1 Cooking Chick

Or maybe all pasta salads are girlie! Ha! One of my favorite Birmingham restaurants is Chez Lulu. The next time you're there, check out this fabulous little French cafe! The last time I went, I ordered the pasta of the day.  It was an unexpected blend...

I get really excited and inspired by all things international!  Something I enjoy doing on this blog and in my kitchen, is adding Asian and Mediterranean twists to deep South cooking.  The object of my innovation today is chicken salad.
Who in the South doesn't love a nice beige blob of creamy, mayonnaise-y chicken salad?  It's a completely delightful Southern staple!  My favorite version includes pecans and red grapes.  Being the Southern Belle that I am (ha!), I have sampled many...

In my younger years, it was easy to be healthy.  I got a kick out of just seeing how healthy I could eat from day to day.  I've noticed that aging challenges habitual good choice-making.  Maybe just because adulting is not always fun...maybe we just...

I recently had the privilege of tasting a brand new product from a Memphis-based company called Tom's Tiny Kitchen.  They are known for their pimento cheese, but have very recently expanded to cheese dips.  They have three delicious flavors: Chipotle...