Main Dishes

The weather is heating up in Dallas, and I don’t know about you but my cravings shift with the seasons!

Texas Brisket Queso is the best way to use leftover brisket after a barbecue or a holiday weekend, and today we’re going to learn how to make it! The queso is a real, authentic, tex mex queso made with American cheese, so it’s Velveeta free, much like your favorite tex mex restaurant.  You won’t believe …

Welcome to Part 2 of my Texas Skirt Steak Fajitas Tutorial… In part one, I gave the recipe for the quintessential, Texas style, steak fajita marinade. If you’re a Texan, or you visited us and fell in love with Tex Mex style fajitas, you’ll be very familiar with the flavor of this perfect, pineapple juice …

I’ve made this steak fajita marinade for Eva Longoria, Lyle Lovett, Andy Dalton, Tony Parker, Tyler Seguin, and Bobby Flay. So you might say this recipe has been well-tested. As a private chef, you learn what your best recipes are because they end up being everyone’s favorite recipes. They’re requested time and time again, no …

Springtime is the best time for a crawfish boil! A traditional Southern staple, crawfish boils are a fun way to spend an afternoon with friends and family. Spending time together is always a little more fun with a delicious meal, and crawfish boils are no exception. That’s why I’m sharing our favorite boiling brew recipe …

Do you ever get in the mood for chicken fried steak but the occasion just calls for something, SPECIAL? 🙂 I recently found myself working with The Honest Veal Company for the Annual Meat Conference, at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, and I felt like we really had the opportunity to fuse Texan cuisine with a …

Meatball Casserole is the hero of any low carb kitchen and it’s a family friendly recipe that you’ll want to make every week! Meatballs are time savers for busy parents and professionals because they can be prepped in big batches and frozen, then cooked off when you’re ready— with no one the wiser. They are …

Everyone loved the Keto Pizza Crust so much that we decided to take the dough and make a hot pocket! These crunchy little pillows of cheesy chicken are filled with an authentic homemade enchilada sauce, tender pulled chicken breast, and dipped in cool sour cream.

I crave Keto stuffed mushrooms in the Fall because they feel like the quintessential snack for cozying up under a flannel blanket, and watching a scary movie! My kids have proclaimed Saturdays as the official day for our 30 days of Halloween watch-a-thon. So for five glorious hours, we throw every blanket in the house …

GUYS! I’ve lost 7 lbs in 1 week EATING KETO PIZZA— Ok, well I’ve eaten a lot of other tasty things too, but more importantly I have stopped late night snacking, craving sugar, and today I put on a pair of pants from 3 years ago. Do you know how good that feels? It’s better …

One of the questions I get the most from readers, parents, and even magazine editors is, “What can I prepare ahead of time for lunches for myself (or my kids), that is easy, healthy, and tastes amazing?” 

Nestled in between the hustle and bustle of downtown Southlake, I discovered a restaurant that whisked me back to memories of chef school in Scottsdale, Arizona and vacations in the red rock canyons of Sedona