Every good cook, has a secret ingredient to make their dishes extra special. Recently, I discovered my new secret ingredient...

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!

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.