by: Christopher Oliver

Bread is an essential element of any good meal. Bread besides being wonderful on it's own merits, has the added benefit of moping up. You know how bread works to collect all those wonderful juices, gravy and bits of food remaining on the plate. The stuff a spoon or fork just cant get and your only other option is to lick the plate! Yes, that's what I am talking about. What a tasty treat a good piece of bread can be when drenched with gravy or soaked with some savory soup. Ah.....sweet it is. ...More

by Christopher Oliver (Inspired by Nikki Phillips)

Nikki, a friend of many years, has a rather strong obsession with cilantro. So for Valentine's Day I prepared a meal with cilantro in everything. The surprise hit of the meal was the corn bread. It was so well received that I tried it a number of times after that and always to rave reviews. So here is the recipe so you too can make Nikki's Cilantro Cornbread.  ...More