Carol Ann Kates

Try my Grilled Tequila Pork Chops with an Avocado Salsa and a Jalapeño Jelly Glaze. Do you ever get confused when you are trying to buy...

Plus a Delicious Recipe that Serves 6 for $2.36 Per Person It is all over the news—the cost of gas and food are going through the roof....

Need a Vegetarian Option for Your Memorial Day Barbecue? What are you grilling this weekend? We traditionally do hamburgers; however,...

Cooking for a Variety of Dietary Needs? Let Your Guests Assemble Their Own Shish Kabobs I hosted a rather large gathering recently to...

The weather is warming up, and the picnic season is upon us. My favorite picnic sandwich is the lobster roll—a toasted hot dog bun...

If you are cooking for someone this Mother’s Day and searching for recipe ideas, consider making crab cakes. Tom Douglas once said, “Who...

Cinco de Mayo is just around the corner. What are you making? I’m serving Tequila Marinated Chicken Fajitas and margaritas, of course. I...

Macaroni and cheese is considered the ultimate comfort food. In fact, a steaming bowl of hot pasta and gooey, melted cheese can make...

Featuring the Steele’s Bakery Angel Food Cake Easter is celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the spring equinox....

I have always been fascinated with food history and learning how the foods we love to eat and prepare for our family and friends have...

From Native American roots to a 1980s restaurant review, this classic Southern and Low Country dish continues to grow in popularity....

Meatloaf is one of our iconic comfort foods. For me, it brings back fond memories of home and my mother’s cooking. Cooks have been making...

My children love Indian food, so I have taken on the task of mastering certain Indian dishes. One of their favorites is chicken tikka...

The heartbreaking tragedy occurring in Ukraine has been all over the news. I watched one segment showing bakers making pierogis to feed...

Chicken Divan is a rich, creamy chicken, broccoli, and rice casserole, and one of my go-to favorites to serve a crowd. In French, the...

It’s National Clam Chowder Day, the perfect day to clamor for chowder. When did you have your first bowl of clam chowder? I had mine at...

We all have fond memories of our favorite childhood comfort foods, dishes that nudge at our sentiments with nostalgic appeal. For me, it...

What are you making your Valentine this coming Valentine’s Day? I’m making chocolate lava cake. My husband absolutely loves this dessert;...

My son moved to Ireland in September 2020, and we were fortunate enough to visit him in July of 2021. We absolutely fell in love with the...

The first “sliders” were made in 1921 by the hamburger chain, White Castle, founded by Walter A. Anderson and Edgar Waldo “Billy” Ingram...