Summer Berry Crisp
Summer is coming and I am already seeing so many beautiful strawberries, blackberries and blueberries berries in the stores. This weekend I was talking with fam...
Category: Food
Reading and Eating: Ginger Soy Salmon
I have never cooked so many dinners and meals in a row! I love cooking but, I have been in the kitchen more than usual. Grocery store ingredients have been hit ...
Southwestern Chopped Chicken Salad
After these past two weeks I will not take a simple thing like going to the grocery store for granted. I have been shopping as little as possible and when I do ...
Comforting Homemade Chicken Pot Pie
There are all sorts of difficult food fads these days. So, what is the modern cook to do? When it comes to cooking for others I put all those trends out. Inste...
Maison McCauley’s 3rd Anniversary
“People who love to eat are always the best people.” Julia Child I began blogging here at Maison McCauley a little over three years ago. When I started writing ...
Celebrating the Everyday With Peach Pancakes
My husband’s best friend, Ben, is a mathematician and economist. As an economist he often sees life with a refreshingly different viewpoint. He has a way of val...
Reading and Eating: Julia Reed’s New Orleans Seafood Gumbo
The cold winter weather is here and I am already feeling the chaos of the holidays. How is it that Thanksgiving is already right around the corner? But as I st...
There Is No Taste Like Home: King Ranch Chicken
My first newspaper column ran last week, which was exciting to see. My assignment was to introduce myself to my local readers, so I decided to do it through fo...
Chicken Vesuvio A Chicago Classic
Chicago’s famous deep-dish pizza and its signature hot dogs get lots of attention, but the city has other uniquely delicious dishes like Chicken Vesuvio. ...
Pulled Chicken Sandwich with Southwestern Carrot Slaw
I cook with a sense of adventure and fun. Never one to make just the same rotation of dishes I am always trying to push the flavor boundaries and create somethi...