Tina's Chic Corner

Has the flavor of chicken changed? I had no issues eating chicken when I was a kid.  My dad was (and still is) picky about his chicken, claiming some chicken dishes tasted “too chicken-y.”  My sisters and I used to think that my dad was weird for thinking that. Karma is a kicker.  A few years ago, I was eating some kind of chicken dish and said (to myself or whoever was with me), “Wow, does this chicken taste chicken-y or what?”  (My husband piped up and said it was him that was there to hear that and that he …

Sometimes I have a hard time getting my daily dose of veggies. My mom says that when I was little I used to eat vegetables all the time.  In fact, I preferred a carrot over chocolate.  Whaaat?! That doesn’t sound like me at all.  I guess I’ve changed.  Luckily I still like to eat most vegetables but I admit that it requires effort and sometimes I slack off.  I wonder if pizza and bagels will ever turn a corner and be considered a vegetable.  😉 If so, I’d be golden. Anyway, in an effort to eat more vegetables, I thought …

I’m talking about comfort foods 101 today. We all have an idea of what we consider to be our ideal comfort food so I’m not here to convince you that pasta and sauce is the best comfort food ever (even if is  😉 ).  The reality is that you’re probably like me and you have lots of favorite comfort foods, depending on the time of the year, time of day, or your mood at the moment. I’ve made a variety of Italian sauce recipes.  I love having variety, but my absolute favorite sauce is my Marinara Sauce and Italian Meat Sauce.  They are essentially …