So what to do with the fried turkey carcass? You make gumbo! Well, it was raining today down here in South Texas which pretty much destroyed my plans to play in a golf tournament this morning.  It was not only wet, it was cold too — almost 40 degrees so I really wasn’t too motivated [...]

Winter is finally here in Texas and I’m in the mood for some clam chowder. Back in the fall I went on a girls trip with my twin sister and two other friends. We went to Newport, RI and had such a great time touring the mansions, shopping, and eating a lot of wonderful seafood. I [...]

What is a parsnip anyway?  And do you know what pork belly is??? Our second course in our “American Tasting Feast” menu after Thanksgiving. According to “cookthink.com” — “A parsnip is a pale, homely and under-loved root vegetable that looks something like an anemic carrot. Parsnips have a slightly sweet flavor that peaks during the [...]

New American Feast — Tasting Menu and a Michie tradition. Every Thanksgiving for the past eight years or so we have had our “Michie” feast on the day after Thanksgiving.  It’s a good thing that our Thanksgiving menu is pretty traditional because so much work goes into our meal on the Friday following Tday. Here’s [...]

Not your traditional chili. The chicken and white beans are wonderful in this fall favorite. I love any recipe with white beans listed in the ingredients.  Not to sound like Forrest Gump, but I like white bean hummus, white beans with cornbread, cassoulet (we made a wonderful one the year we did French country dinner theme), [...]