‘The Yum Lab’ Archives
Kick off this Season with Crazy Spicy Chicken Wings
Are you ready for some football???? I sure am! Or maybe it’s just the food. Fans take their food seriously just like their football: sliders straight off the grill, slices of sausage, piles of potato chips, dozens of dips, and buckets of ice cold beer to wash it all down. Hmmm...once it all hits your lips, how can it not taste so good?! [...]
Come on Baby, Bring on the Bruschetta!
Last weekend, my parents decided they would organize a little get together to celebrate Labor Day, a holiday we know nothing about except that we get the day off. I don't know about you, but to me that’s a good enough excuse to throw a party. When my mother phoned me about the blessed event, I cut right to the chase - what are we going to eat? I [...]
Move over McDonald’s, I can make my OWN McMuffin!
Wake up sunshine! It’s time to brush away your sleepy eyes and jump start another day. Uh huh…right. You wake me up with that peppy attitude and you’ll be tasting pillow for a month. I'm not a morning person (no, really?) and that will never change. Every morning I never fail to go through the same routine: cuss out the alarm clock, [...]
Happy Birthday to… NOT IT!!!
Your birthday. A day that is completely and solely dedicated to you. In your 24 hours, you can take advantage and get away with behaviors that otherwise would be baffling any other day of the year. For example (you might want to take notes), you can... Rock the most obnoxious outfit you own and get away with it Wear a crown because everyone [...]
Cooking Chicken Chili…Kicking and Screaming
Being the token cook of the group, I was “volunteered” to enter our 1st Annual Chili Cook-off at work. Do you know what that means? I had to make 1 to 2 GALLONS of boiling hot chili…oh and it better be delicious or you’ll make the team look like a failure. Awesome. The fear of 500 people telling you how much your chili sucks is now on your [...]
My Sweet September
I love the sound of September - we are that much closer to fall! I think I can make it until September 22nd, the first day of fall. The sweet cool breezes of September are slowly making their way down through the woods, swirling around the trucks of trees, and the leaves just beginning to turn to beautiful yellows, oranges, and reds....HELLO?! [...]
Creamy Cucumber Chicken with a Kick
The cool and crisp whispers of a cucumber have been calling my name. Although I have resisted crawling into my fridge’s vegetable drawer, cucumber slices have been sneaking their way into my snacks, salads, and side dishes all summer long. But now, it’s finally time for their new appearance in...rev your engines please...the main dish. No no, [...]
Get Corny and Cut up with Creamy Corn Pudding
Now here's a southern recipe. You can't go past corn season and not cook up some corn pudding. Since I'm on the sweet side, I made a sweet and creamy corn pudding that I'll even nibble on cold. 1. Turn the stove to medium to warm up a large skillet sprayed with non-stick spray. Add 3 tablespoons of butter. Everything is better with butter, isn't [...]
Go Back 2 School with these PB & J Cupcakes
rrrrRRIIIIIINNNNNNGGGGGG!!!!!! It's that time of the year again! Time for school to start everybody! Starting school again was always a mixture of excitement and terror for me. I was excited to see all my friends, terrified I would get lost in the crowd, excited about recess, terrified I wouldn't have the PERFECT outfit. If you think about it, [...]
For My Sweet, Honey Peach Chicken
I love peaches. Lucky for me, peaches are at their peak as we speak (or type, read, WHATEVER) and CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP. There's no way in hell that I'm paying $3 or more a pound for an imperfect peach during the rest of the year, so I load up on these babies every time I hit the store. I often get overexcited in my picking and purchase several at a [...]
All of my Favorite Things…My Perfect Pork
I don't even know how to start writing up this article. I truly don't know how to tell you how delicious this is or how excited I am about this dish...no, wait...MASTERPIECE. But, I shall try my very best - this recipe deserves it! So...here goes nothing! There are a few things that I have found that I can't live without. I know what you are [...]
Pop it like it’s hot…Tomatillo Pepper Chicken
I have a passion for peppers. All you have to do is just pop one in and instantly there’s a party in your mouth…and who doesn’t like a party? Since peppers can't party alone, I'm inviting the tomatillos and chicken to simmer up a whole lot of spice in my kitchen! Now let's get the chopping knife to dance and dice : 1/2 onion (I [...]
Kick up that Cornbread…Yee-haw!
I have been craving cornbread for the longest time! Growing up we made our cornbread straight from a Jiffy box. The cornbread was actually quite delicious and wen't perfect with our typical Campbell's tomato soup, chili, or other 5 minute meal. Nothing like a meal from a can, eh? It's been years since I've had some cornbread and since it is corn [...]
Ready to Rave over a Raspberry Vodka Sour
Nothing sounds better than a nice cool drink after a hard day's work. Unfortunately after pounding it out after the 7 to 5 schedule, I don't have time to stop by the store and pick up something fabulously new. Thankfully over the past couple weekends we had picked up our favorite poisons, just for this time of need...and need it was because I need [...]
Don’t Skimp on the Shrimp! Salad
After enjoying a delicious grilled filet mignon and shrimp dinner cooked by my dad, there was still mounds of food to be eaten, despite of our avid attempts. Being the woman that she is, my mother would not let me walk out of their house without toting a huge bag of shrimp back. I love shrimp - and loved my Dad's grilled shrimp - but how am I [...]
Chicken Soup for the Soul…and the Sick
Don't you just love a good cold? To say the least, let's say I'm not a big fan of them. And just my luck - I've somehow caught a nasty cold that just won't quit. Since I've decided against becoming a hermit for the rest of my life and I still want to be friends with my possible sick-carrying buddies, I had to come up with a quick fix until [...]
The Amazing August Assortment
Hotter than hell, I can’t step foot outside without breaking a sweat. My hair is hopeless in the heat and humidity – even with the all the hair products I use! It’s gotta be August…and it is! It’s the month where you can’t stand to be anywhere but 4 feet deep in a crystal, clear, and totally chilled out pool. Temperatures have [...]
The “Souper” Quick Shrimp Meal
With always so much to do and so little time to do it, I can relate to a chicken running around with their head cut off. Gruesome, but true. No, I’m not making chicken today, but a girl still has to eat – even with all the chaos. I could just speed off to the nearest drive through, but I want a good HOME cooked meal. I'm in need of comfort [...]
A Quick Rubdown for Sweet Tender Pork
Tuesday is my massage day. I look forward to that one hour of bliss all week long. From head to toe, I am lathered down with hot precious oils as the knots in my back are rubbed down deep into oblivion. Since I had completely stuffed myself with chicken tacos the night before, I thought if I was going to lie down for an hour I might as well make [...]
The Tasty Chicken Taco Transformation
The other night I baked 3 large chicken breasts into a gorgeous perfection. Bathed in olive oil, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper, all 3 baked beautifully in the oven after enjoying the rays of a 350 degree oven for 45 minutes. Now 3 days later, I’m still stuck with 1 chicken breast because SOMEBODY doesn’t like [...]
