Recipes
Find all of Chef Nancy’s recipes right here! From Appetizers and Entrees to Soups and Sweet Treats, we’ve got you covered! Enjoy!
From Global Inspiration to Weeknight Simplicity
Spicy Tuesday! Polenta Squares with Toppers – Red Pepper Flakes
Check out the Gorgeous Red Peppers that Shayna spied in Rome! Red Peppers in Rome red peppers in Rome 2 Don’t you just love an appetizer that comes together in a jif, looks impressive, and tastes great? We do too! Inspired by Shayna’s trip to Italy, here’s an easy and...
Spicy Tuesday – Eggplant Pecorino – Basil
We love eggplant in all its different shapes and size... did you know that more than 4 Billion acres across the world are planted with numerous varieties? This relative of the tomato and potato is a food chameleon - absorbing the flavors of whatever it is cooked with...
HOW TO Make Delicious Herb Pesto!
Maybe the herbs in your garden are giving their last. looking a little spent, or just a tiny bit tired. Have you opened the veggie drawer in your fridge and found some sad looking parsley or cilantro looking back at you? Don't just toss 'em...make pesto. Pesto...
Spicy Tuesday – Smoked Trout on Granny Smith Apples – Horseradish
Spicy, pungent, hot and healthy, its hard to NOT like horseradish. Shayna and I love it for its special, (sneaky), way of enhancing flavors in food. Have you ever seen a horseradish root up close and personal? Isn’t it gnarly and ancient looking? Did you know that it...
Pumpkin Hummus with Handmade Pita Chips Tonight!
Sous Chef Lea and I are in Fayette tonight getting ready for a demo this evening - after a busy weekend and a super duper busy week in head of us! I'm standing at the kitchen counter quickly passing on this recipe to you. Its one we've already made a couple times this...
Spicy Tuesday – Ginger – Ginger Treats
What’s better than a treat? We can’t think of many things… That’s why we love this week’s herb and its recipe. Sweet and satisfying, easy to make and share, too! Aromatic, pungent and spicy Ginger was the inspiration for these small indulgences. Ginger is as an herb...
Roasted Red Pepper Soup – Perfect for Crisp Fall Days!
About 2 AM last night I woke up while I was writing a soup recipe. Darn it. I can't remember it. Most people think about the opportunity to wear warm fuzzy sweaters and knee high boots when the weather starts to turn crisp. Not me. I'm dreaming up recipes for new...
Turning Kitchen Experience into Action at Home – A Guest Blog by Taste and Savor Intern Michelle
I've learned so much over the past month! One night last week, I decided to put my experience interning with Chef Nancy into good use by having my mom’s friends over for dinner. I incorporated a little of what I have learned in the kitchen with Taste and...
Spicy Tuesday – White Bean and Artichoke Stew – Fennel Seeds
Last week Shayna and I presented one of our favorite classes: Pre and Pro Biotics. Super menu and terrific instruction - all about foods that we may be familiar with, but not know much about their power to make us feel great! When you read the recipe title below,...
Spicy Tuesday – Spicy Tomato Salad – Turmeric
As we wrap up the summer produce and head into fall, we wanted to give one more “shout out” to our marvelous tomatoes. There are so many recipes that have tomatoes in them but we believe with the extra benefit of the herbs and spices that we highlight, it takes an...
Spicy Tuesday – Spanish Pork Tenderloin – 091013
We think roasting pork tenderloin is one of the easiest most delicious ways to make a main dish for dinner – and OH the leftovers! Although we don’t eat meat that often, its so much fun to have a veggie filled, flavorful slice or two of this tenderloin, perfect for...
Meatless Monday – Spanish Yellow Rice Salad – 090913
Tapas parties are awesome. I love the little savory and sweet bites spread out on a table, set up on a bar or just passed around between friends. We hosted a Wine Tasting and Tapas party last night that was SO much fun. It was for the benefit of "Angels on Earth" a...
SPICY Tuesday – Shrimp Remoulade – Mustard Seeds
If you’ve traveled to the Gulf Coast of Louisiana, Alabama or Mississippi you have probably enjoyed Remoulade. We love the slightly spicy combination of tastes and all the herbs and veggies in it. Remoulade was created in France, in the 1800s. You may think about it...
Spicy Tuesday – White Bean Dip with Handmade Pita Chips
Who doesn’t love an easy appetizer than looks and tastes appetizing too? This creamy and flavor-filled AND fast white bean dip certainly meets all the requirements. One of the nicest attributes of the dip is how its power packed with good-for-you ingredients. The...
Meatless Luscious Fun: Easy Herb-Rubbed Roasted Summer Veggies – 082613
Nothing makes me happier than laughter in my in kitchen. I love, love, love to entertain. Dinner, drinks and nibbles, games, a new movie - it doesn't matter. If I could, I'd entertain every night. I'm incredibly spoiled in my professional life, most often with a...
