Watermelon “Steak” Salad

Watermelon “Steak” Salad Makes 4 servings Dressing ½ cup light olive oil ¼ cup canola oil ¼ cup white balsamic vinegar 2 teaspoon Dijon mustard 1 teaspoon sugar ¼ to ½ teaspoon chili lime seasoning Kosher salt Coarse-ground pepper Salad […]

Roasted Salmon with Peach Arugula Salad

Roasted Salmon with Peach Arugula Salad Makes 6 servings Salmon 2 pounds whole salmon fillet, skin-on 1 teaspoon kosher salt ½ teaspoon coarse-ground pepper 1 lemon, thinly sliced 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled 1 tablespoon honey 1 tablespoon […]

Steak (Not) Nicoise Salad

There is no rhyme or reason to the recipes I select for my cooking segments on Charlotte Today. Inspiration can come from anywhere. I’ve been inspired while watching Food Network or PBS, sitting in car line, reading a book, folding laundry. […]

Asian Shrimp and Noodle Salad

Whenever I get the opportunity to cook on Charlotte Today, a local lifestyle and entertainment morning show in Charlotte, North Carolina, I have a blast. It’s the one time in my life when I can dirty a bunch of dishes and […]

Broccoli Salad

Much of my life can be chronicled by food. I fell in love with Big Daddy over a pan of leftover rice and tomatoes at some diner in West Virginia. A lemon cake introduced me to the world of competitive […]

Red Beans and Rice Salad

My mom is a pretty cool lady, and everyone who meets Mae Belle—that’s what we call her—falls in love with her. She’s kind, funny, sometimes a little cuckoo for cocoa puffs and the most generous person I know. She is […]