Category: Cooking with Kat

Thai Basil Fried Rice with Shrimp, Crab & Pineapple

.Reading time 8 minutes.

Here’s the dish! Having been home for months now, I am always looking to recreate some of my favorite restaurant dishes. I’ve had some take out during this pandemic, but for the most part, I’ve been back in the kitchen cooking up delicious meals. Fried Rice is one of my favorite dishes to make, because […]

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Kat’s 3rd Annual New Year’s Day Dinner

.Reading time 17 minutes.

Here’s the dish! I love to entertain, but I don’t do it much because I have small living quarters. For the past few years, I have had friends over on New Year’s Day for a traditional southern meal of Fried Chicken, Macaroni & Cheese, Collard Greens, Black Eye Peas, Cornbread, Chocolate Chip Pie, and the […]

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Thanksgiving with the Jenkinses

.Reading time 12 minutes.

Here’s the dish! Relocating to another city means sometimes you won’t be home with your family for the holidays. Last year, I went home to Atlanta for Thanksgiving and stayed in D.C. for Christmas. After spending a Christmas away from my family, I knew in the years to come, I’d be home for Christmas (instead […]

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Chicken Tortilla Soup

.Reading time 9 minutes.

Nothing comforts you when you’re under the weather like a hot, hearty bowl of soup. When I woke up last Sunday feeling a bit under the weather, I knew I wanted some chicken soup to warm my soul. I didn’t want to go for the traditional Chicken Noodle Soup I ate as a child when […]

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