Getting to Key West When you realize that you have airline credits that are going to expire in June, you are presented with a conundrum. Do you travel? Or do you let them expire? Actually, there is no question, you travel! Scot and I have made a bucket list of all the places we would […]
When it is hot outside and you want a quick meal a cool soup is the answer! It is 100 degrees this week in Texas so i thought a gazpacho alfresco lunch by the pool with a friend was the perfect meal. The key is to have fresh ingredients. I would not make this in […]
To brine or not to brine, that is the question. I have come to the conclusion that for smaller cuts of meat, ie chicken breasts or thighs vs a whole bird, brining works for me. I don’t want my meat to get soggy or spongy so I suggest only bringing chicken pieces for 2-4 hours. […]
Corn. It is one of my favorite veggies but it also brings back so many memories of eating it with warm butter dripping down my chin on a hot summer day. “Knee high by the 4th of July” was one of the first sayings that I remember from growing up in South Dakota. There was […]
When my oldest was in daycare at the age of 1, I befriended another mom who I met there. One Friday night she had us over for dinner. She had picked up this incredible salad from a gourmet store close to her work. It was one of the most interesting things that I had every […]
One of the most exciting days of my life was the day I was chosen to be on an episode of the ABC show The Chew in 2012. I had just won the Julia Child contest (I wrote about this in my recent blog, The JeriLynne/Julia Story) and can recall a Chew producer approaching me […]
Like every other American, I’m in love with Julia Child. As a young girl I would occasionally catch her cooking show on our local PBS station, but in all truth, I didn’t become hooked on her until I saw Dan Aykroyd’s impression of her on Saturday Night Live, imitating her unforgettable voice. I was gifted […]
Everyone has their vices in life. Some folks drink, some folks smoke, and I, JeriLynne Clifford, am addicted to cookbooks. I’m going to review some of my favorite cookbooks that have not only changed the way I cook but also, over the years, changed my perspective on food. As a girl from South Dakota, the […]
When your son is stationed in a great city, you have to make sure you visit. Sean is stationed in San Diego, California, and has been there a few times, but we’ve never been able to make a trip to visit. This time, we would make it to celebrate Sean’s birthday and we were so […]
We were so excited to go to Cabo San Lucas for three weeks! I didn’t know where to begin my planning but let’s retrace from the beginning. We were able to fly direct from Austin on Southwest into Cabo with a 2.5 hour plane ride, which is about my favorite length of time to be […]