Monthly Archives: July 2012

Today I took my culinary road trip with Martha down to New Orleans for a traditional creole Red Beans and Rice recipe from page 188. Creole blends French, Spanish, Portuguese, Native American and African cuisine, along with traditional Southern cooking … Continue reading →

Yesterday I kept it light and healthy with a Three Bean Salad, and today I rewarded myself with some All-American Chocolate Chip Cookies from page 54. I love baking cookies!  Especially rich, gooey chocolate chip cookies.  They’re easy to make … Continue reading →

Today I embraced some light and healthy eating with Martha’s Three Bean Salad from page 50 of the All- American section. This salad takes less than 15 minutes to make — you just need to cut and steam some green … Continue reading →

Today we broke out the grill again for Grilled Chicken With Spicy Peach Glaze from the South on page 178. I was actually a little worried about this recipe, mainly because I don’t like peaches.  I know that may sound … Continue reading →

Today I made a real down home Texan favorite, Chicken Fried Steak, from the Southwest section on page 306. I love finding out the history of how these American dishes were borne.  It’s likely that chicken fried steak came from … Continue reading →

As I promised yesterday, I was ambitious tonight and took on a two-layer Coconut Cake from page 69 of Martha’s All-American section. Instead of just going on and on about how delicious this cake is (and it sure is!) I … Continue reading →

After all the eating and partying yesterday, I needed to take the gluttony down a notch today.  Jeff was so stoked about the grill he decided to break it out again today and make some grilled chicken.  I was more … Continue reading →

I hope you all enjoyed your July 4th festivities!  I know I did, maybe a little too much which is why I was too exhausted to post yesterday.  But you didn’t think I’d let a fun holiday like the 4th … Continue reading →

After trying something new with a Spoon Bread yesterday, today I did one of my personal favorite comfort foods, Buffalo Chicken Wings from page 92 of the Northeast section. Buffalo wings are one of those treats that truly depend of … Continue reading →

Yesterday I tried a new recipe that I had never heard of, Spoon Bread from the South on page 198. One of my favorite things in doing the Martha Project is trying out recipes like this.  Because it’s always good … Continue reading →