Cooking with Ellen

~ “To make your dish taste just perfect, my secret ingredient is to add a little cayenne pepper” – Mamaw Jane Montgomery, Port Gibson, Mississippi (the best cook I know)
~ “How can a nation be great if its bread tastes like Kleenex?” – Julia Child

~ “An egg slicer can be used to slice strawberries, [...]

“Come Lord Jesus, be our guest,
And may our meal by Thee be blest.”
~Attributed to Martin Luther (1483-1546)

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Question:
“Do you have any healthy recipes to freeze? I’m going to have a baby soon and I want to freeze a bunch of meals so I won’t have to cook after she gets here.”
- Becky Sharpe, Alaska
Answer:
Cooking ahead is a great way to prepare for busy weeks and months. Something I enjoy doing is doubling [...]

This recipe tasted delicious and didn’t get dry like alot of tortilla chicken dishes do. I substituted kidney beans for the corn because were were out of corn and it still tasted delicious!
1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch cubes
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon + 1 [...]