Sundays with Friends: Wild Turkey in the Crock Pot
I hit my two-year Anniversary this week since TheOnyxPlate.com was started. Woohoo! What an amazing two years it has been with new places, new foods, and wonderful people I’ve met along my journey that has only just begun. I can’t wait to reflect further on it for you in a post coming up (you know … Read more
Rambling on my way to my 30s and a Cooking Class on 9/5/12!!! Yay!
First, I must apologize for all of the “reflection” posts lately, and lack of recipes. I’ll be back on the recipes shortly, I promise. I’m just in a very pivotal moment it seems in life. By no means is it a bad thing, but it is definitely causing me to think a lot about the … Read more
Finding time for Tuna Steak Piccolini…
I despise life sometimes. Well, let me rephrase that to be a bit more positive. *wink* I despise how life can get in the way of throwing together a fabulous meal every night. The definition of life in this statement would be…long and tiring workdays, lack of groceries because of growing bills, lack of inspiration because … Read more
Sundays with Friends: Sparkling Smoothies with the sparkling young ladies of GurlBye
A couple Sundays ago I posted about a good friend of mine and her group, GurlBye. They sent me two recipes, and here is the second installment. If you didn’t have a chance to look at the Rhythm Roll post (which looked incredibly delicious, and I’m making tonight *smile*), you should. You can find the … Read more
First try…Poached Eggs and Hollandaise…SUCCESS! (kinda)
You never know when you will be inspired. New things come around the bend at every turn, and you really have to be prepared for what you’re thrown. Now, I’ll be honest, the idea of making my own poached egg scared the crap out of me. Much less, making a Hollandaise sauce was giving me … Read more
Pecan Peanut Butter Waffles
I posted this to The Onyx Plate’s FB page last night, but just in case you are not following me on Facebook (which you need to *wink*), I wanted to make sure you were able to see it. In true Onyx Plate loving style…I ended up with heart shaped Pecan Peanut Butter Waffles topped with … Read more
Hungry for BBQ? You will be…
I have another project I’m working on for a local company here, and I have had my hands in magically delicious pork BBQ all day long. Needless to say, my hands are pretty dry from all of the hand washing. *smiles* These are four of the creations from today. When I saw the photographs I … Read more
A Simple Savory Saturday Veggie Quesadilla
Happy Valentine’s Day weekend, everyone! I don’t know about you guys, but I enjoy a simple Saturday. You work all week, and sometimes it’s just nice to do something for yourself…relax. *relaxing sigh* Along with relaxing Saturdays comes relaxing food. I’m not the one that enjoys a lot of food prep on Saturdays for lunch, … Read more
Happy, Healthy, and Homemade Apple Oatmeal
I’m sure you, just like the majority of the human population, get bored with the everyday breakfast choices you have available to you. Sure, you can grab a pace of instant oatmeal, but does that really satisfy your inner culinary god? I think not. *smiles* In this case, you absolutely have to try this! I … Read more
Fit for a Mardi Gras King….Cake.
I have a super good friend of mine that is in love with everything Mardi Gras, and I know she looks forward to it every year. Well, this year, I decided to try my hand at a King Cake. I also knew that I would need to get her honest opinion as well since she … Read more
