I’ve never liked tuna casserole. Coming up, the only way my mom made tuna was, tuna salad. When I met my husband, one of his favorite dishes his mom made was tuna casserole. In almost 22 years of marriage, I’ve never made tuna casserole, because I didn’t like it. The truth is… I never tried it.

Eating French cuisine is TheBomb.com, there’s no doubt…but if you have fantasies of becoming a chef or love experimenting in the kitchen, then you’ll want to get your hands dirty in a French kitchen, take a culinary tour, and/or go to the open air French markets and shop for seasonal veggies, meat, poultry and cheeses with an expert. There’s nothing like it.

As a kid, I loved my grandmother’s hot chocolate! When visiting I always placed my order for breakfast, including summer visits. Her hot chocolate was the perfect prescription, for the chill of winter.

I don’t know why I’m not the biggest woman in the world! I think about what I’m going to cook for dinner today, tomorrow and next week all.the.time. Not only do I think about food, I dream about food, and cooking.

Chicken is a staple in our house. Ground turkey (instead of ground beef), and tilapia come in way behind in second and third place. Beef and pork are not a priority, outside of bacon, and the traditional holiday hams.

Recently I completed a project where I cook a weeks menu from Chef Aaron McCargo, Jr.’s new cookbook, Simply Done, Well Done. I called it Dinner At Big Daddy’s House. Mr. Husband is a meat, beans, potato, and rice man. He’s not interested in creativity and experimenting, when it comes to food. But this recipe, he loved!

I love greens, collards, turnips, and mustard’s are my favorite. In the south, we boil our greens, with pork, smoked turkey, or other meat for added flavor, for hours. A good southern cook DOES NOT saute greens!

A mark of a great stylist is her ability to effectively mix high and low items. This purple purse is an absolute steal at $48 and will finish any outfit regardless of the designer (or not).

Tis the season of holidays, and a lot of cooking! I’ve found one item I use most when cooking this time of year, is chicken broth. It seems like I never have enough.

Food Network star, Aaron McCargo, Jr. of “Big Daddy’s House,” gave us a demonstration of his bananas foster served along with blueberry and apple compote, instead of syrup. It was delicious.