Peas for pennies. Greens for dollars. Cornbread for Gold. We love the Southern tradition of eating a carefully selected plate of deliciousness on New Year’s Day. Read on for Five Lucky Recipes to make all your wishes come true. 1-Garlic Jalapeno Black Eyed Peas Not just for New Year’s Day – we enjoy black eyed...
Get ready to take the ho-hum to oh, HEY! We’ve been adding an extra oomph to everyday rolls, buns, bread and toast with a simple trick: egg wash + Spice Blends. It’s one small step that takes the meal miles and miles. Here are 5 ways to dress that loaf, roll, boulette or bun. Everything...
MONOUNSATURATED FATS: TWO TIPS, TONS OF FLAVOR Do any reading on heart healthy diets, and the term Monounsaturated Fat will come up. According to the American Heart Association: For good health, the majority of the fats that you eat should be monounsaturated or polyunsaturated. Monounsaturated fats can help reduce bad cholesterol levels in your blood which...
Staying in? Couldn’t snag tickets? No problem. Forget the pub, stay home and watch the game while noshing on these five delish game-day dishes… 1- Elevated Hot Dogs. Oxymoron? Maybe. But we are here for these franks any day. From Elote Dogs to Buffalo weiners, set up a hot dot buffet and wait for the...
Once exclusive and hard to find, Extra Virgin Olive Oil has become a mainstay. With its health benefits and cooking versatility, olive oil is among the top five most common pantry staples. We field lots of questions about olive oil – including its smoke point – and we are constantly working on recipes that highlight...
Why don’t you teach a Meal Prep Class? This question comes up often and came up in a unique way with Ana Couture – owner of Trifecta Sports Therapy. But the more we talked with Ana, we kept turning the question back to her: What is a “meal prep class?” What does that look like?...
THREE TECHNIQUES FOR BONELESS, SKINLESS CHICKEN BREASTS Every day, we field the question: how do I make boneless, skinless chicken breasts taste better? Store owner and chef Anne’s answer is known to be little snarky: don’t buy them. Cook thighs. And she’s not wrong – thighs do have more fat which means they are inherently...
FIVE PANTRY STAPLES TO STOCK RIGHT NOw By Anne Milneck, Owner, Chef & Tea Sommelier A properly packed pantry is essential to getting dinner on the table. Think of pantry staples as those tools in your tool chest – not the hammer or screwdriver – those other tools. You might not reach for them every...
July is Culinary Arts Month, a celebratory month that highlights professional cooks and the unique flavors that they bring to the table. We have quite the lineup of incredible cooks who share their talents in the Teaching Kitchen at Red Stick Spice. Indeed, every class is a celebration. I am so lucky to be surrounded by tons of cooking...
We believe in home cooks. Store owner Anne says it often and on repeat: home cooking is where it’s at. So much good happens when you cook at home. . Better health outcomes. Greater happiness. Stronger relationships. We believe in it so much that teaching cooking classes is the cornerstone of what we do at...