This chocolate mousse cake is decadent and super easy to make. This recipe elevates a simple box brownie mix to a luscious dessert that makes the perfect ending to any Valentine’s Day meal. Let me know when you make this […]
This is my Food Network winning recipe! It smells and tastes just like Christmas! This bread pudding is hard to resist, and we ate it before I got a photo. That’s why I had to borrow the Ultimate Recipe Showdown […]
My mom used to make the best peach cobbler on the planet, and to this day, I have yet to find peach cobbler better than hers. When I was growing up, peach cobbler was her go-to dessert for family barbecues […]
When my kids were little guys, my husband and I would take them up to the mountains to pick apples. It was a family tradition that announced the arrival of Fall. We’d get a few apples picked before they started […]
A few weeks ago, my mother gave me a bag of blood oranges that were sent to her in error by the grocery store. She ordered regular navel oranges but got blood oranges instead. She had no use for them, […]
By no means am I a Patriots fan. But it only seems fair that I include something on my Super Bowl menu that represents the opposing team, since I have a dish celebrating the Eagles. Boston cream pie is the […]
I wanted a dessert for my New Year’s Eve party to be nostalgic and tasty. Something special that reminded me of my childhood. Rice krispie treats and Oreo cookies are the quintessential sweets of childhood memories, so I did a […]
I recently posted a picture of some red velvet shortbread cookies in a food group on Facebook and received several requests for the recipe. Since it’s the season of giving, I am more than happy to share. These are showstopper […]
I have been too busy these past few months that I totally forgot to post a recipe I prepared on Good Day Charlotte back in October. My brain is so fried that I can’t even remember the story that inspired […]
I’m the official Thanksgiving cook in my family. I’m also forbidden to go outside of the Thanksgiving dinner guidelines as laid down by my sisters many years ago after I decided to go all Bon Appetite with the menu. I wanted to […]
A crostata is an Italian baked tart. It’s a rustic dessert made with seasonal fruit wrapped in a simple pastry dough. It’s also an uncomplicated dessert that doesn’t require special baking technique or training. A crostata is an easy way […]
I think the eclipse threw me off my game last week. Looking at the shadowed sun through those 3D glasses must have messed up my equilibrium or something. I fell behind in everything that I needed to do for the […]
On Saturday, August 12, 2017, Queen City Kitchen will be a vendor at the Love Desserts Charlotte dessert festival. This will be my first festival, and I’m really excited! I love getting out in front of people and talking about […]
I used to be a volunteer cook for Wednesday night supper at my church. Every week for several years, I helped prepare 300+ meals with a group of retired men and women who kept the kitchen running smoothly and me […]
Thirteen years ago, I started my culinary journey at the Charlotte Regional Farmers Market. I had no clue what I was doing when I set my first batch of baked goods on that weathered wooden table in the outdoor market. […]
I remember the first time I ever had a carmelita bar. It was when I made my inaugural visit to the Whole Foods in Charlotte, North Carolina during the store’s grand opening week about four years ago. At the time, […]
Ever since I won my first baking competition with a white chocolate lemoncello cake, I look for new ways to update my favorite baked goods with the addition of white chocolate. This Christmas season I decided to jazz up my […]
I’ve really embraced the whole pumpkin spice thing this year. I’ve made everything from pumpkin spice bread to pumpkin spice granola to pumpkin spice rice krispie treats since autumn began. And there’s no sign of stopping in sight. That is […]
It’s pumpkin spice season, and I have jumped on the bandwagon. This past weekend my kids wanted to make some rice krispie treats, so I thought it would be fun to jazz them up with a little pumpkin and a […]
My mom and her sister, Evelyn—aka Aunt Frankie—are the best cooks I know. They both have their specialties, but no matter what they prepare, it’s always good. My Aunt Frankie and her family (shout to my Uncle Kenny, aka Uncle […]
