Chicken is a great medium to cook with for both chefs and moms. It is versatile, there are endless ways to cook it, and almost all of my kids like it. At the Secret Garden Cafe, I would always receive good feedback on this dish from guests when we would serve this for our Sunday
My mother always says she can’t cook worth beans, but there are a few things she can cook well. Cinnamon rolls are definitely one of them and they are GOOD! We have these for Christmas and holidays every year since I was little and they are always something we looked forward to having. Her recipe
My kids are extremely picky eaters. People are always surprised to learn that my kids won’t eat their vegetables just as much as the next kid. This is a very simple recipe that even the pickiest eater in my family will actually eat. I’ve used this recipe with not only zucchini but many other vegetables.
This is a great summer time recipe. We feature a lot of seasonal desserts and this one is a hit at the Secret Garden Cafe. One of the reasons I love this recipe is because the components have good textural contrast. Instead of adding the coconut to the custard, I use coconut milk, and put
When we first opened the restaurant back in 2013, we served a Sunday brunch buffet. We featured homemade desserts, muffins, Belgium style waffles and lunch entrees. One of our signature desserts were these fudge brownies. I worked the buffet line every Sunday and I can’t tell you how many times I was asked about this
I’m absolutely in love with curries of all kinds. Indian curries are my favorite. They are warm, nutty and spicy. This is a recipe that I adapted after eating in a restaurant in London when I was visiting a family friend. I didn’t know what was in it, but after some research I found some
So many things can be said about my talented father. He is a master plumber and second to none in his trade. He’s known as the plumber’s plumber because techs from other companies regularly call him up for troubleshooting advise. We call him “MacGyver” in my family because he is always able to fix or
This recipe for coleslaw I developed this year (early spring 2019). We originally were serving a mayonnaise based coleslaw using purple cabbage, and although it looked very cool on our Georgia turkey sandwich, I wasn’t happy how it looked as a side item. I wanted something that not only tasted good with our house roasted
