Saltimbocca and Roasted Carrots (Subscribers, click HERE to view the video from your e-mail.) In Italian, Saltimbocca means “jump in the mouth,” and in this recurring WSFA-12 TV cooking segment appearance, host Tonya Terry admits that this Italian chicken cutlet recipe lives up to its name. (Grazie tanto Nonna per questa ricetta ~ Brava!) And …
Winter Vegetable Cooking …
Bringing fresh food to local TV (Subscribers, please click HERE to view the video from your e-mail) I’m excited to say that 2012 is starting off with bringing fresh and locally sourced food to local TV. And you don’t have to live in Montgomery, AL, to join in the fun! With host Judd Davis, let …
Buon Natale e Felice Anno Nuovo~
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! I tend to go overboard sometimes at the holidays. If a little is good, a lot must be better—as evidenced by the lights on our front door and tree. In the spirit of keeping the holidays simple and heartfelt, here is a warm and comforting recipe: “Fresh Berry Cobbler.” …
Biscotti Natale ~
Italian Christmas Cookies Italians might be famous for being frugal, but when it comes to holidays, all the stops are pulled out! And Nonna is no exception. Here is her recipe for classic Biscotti Natale: Chocolate, Amaretto, Hazelnut, and Almond Cookies. Extravagant because it uses two kinds of nuts, chocolate and amaretto liqueur ~ yum, …
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner~
“‘Twas the night before Thanksgiving, and all toward the house, every creature was bringing home a boyfriend or spouse!” With the largest American food holiday quickly approaching, the looming culinary quandary isn’t what to make on Turkey Day or what to do with the leftovers, it’s—what to feed everyone the night before the food frenzy …
Recipes and Memories
A Southern Classic ~ Pecan Pie Yesterday I had a whim to make a pecan pie, but not just any pecan pie. I wanted to make my late mother-in-law’s pecan pie. Now is her pie better than your pie or the next-door neighbor’s? Maybe … maybe not. But what I do know is that she …
Mark Leslie Today Show Appearance ~ Columbus Day
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Here is my appearance on NBC’s “Today Show with Kathie Lee & Hoda” for Columbus Day, October 10, 2011. E-mail subscribers: to view the video from your e-mail, please click HERE. I must tell you that Kathie Lee and Hoda were really kind …
Oh, Great Pumpkin, Where Are You?
Tune in to my appearance on The Today Show with Kathie Lee & Hoda for a Columbus Day cooking segment this Monday, October 10, 2011. Please check local listings for air-times. Fall has arrived in the South—with low humidity, daytime highs in the low 80s and nighttime temps being in the 50s—and it has me …
When You Read, You Begin with Ah, Bee, Cee~
Learning a Language With the beginning of a new school year fast approaching, I have a bit of the learning bug on my brain. And “learning” shouldn’t be reserved for those under 22, who are mostly forced to become educated before reaching 18! “Learning” is a life long adventure ~ or so it seems to …
Tomatoes x 5
The tomatoes are coming, the tomatoes are coming! Late summer is that magical time of year when garden tomatoes ripen on the vine – and quickly become the thing that you cannot eat or give away fast enough! In all of their deliciousness, it can be hard to keep up. Here are 5 of my …
