Author: The Cooking Lawyer

Appetizer, Uncategorized

Better than Chili’s Queso Dip

I was first introduced to Chili’s queso dip by my law partner, Jon Lomurro, who loves the dip so much that when the Chili’s staff see him in the parking lot, they get the skillet ready. You can almost feel your arteries clogging as you eat it. After trying to figure out what to do […]

Dinner

Asian One-Pot Hot Dish

I was trying to figure out what to do with my Napa cabbage and green beans when I came across Molly Yeh’s Asian Hot Dish recipe. However, I did not have her specialty ingredients, so I improvised with what I had. It came out delicious! And I made her recipe healthier by using 98% fat-free […]

Dessert

Air-Fried Ice Cream

Someone recently reminded me of the heavenly treat from my childhood from ChiChi’s and Casa Lupita. Delicious layers of caramel, ice cream, and crunch. Yum. The traditional dessert is deep-fried, so I decided to see if my air-fryer could replicate the texture. It worked! So I turned my kitchen into Casa Christina and my kids […]

Condiment

Copy-cat Sweet and Sour Sauce

My kids love McDonald’s Sweet and Sour sauce. In addition to McNuggets being super unhealthy, the sauce itself is full of sugar. So I tried to replicate it with healthier options. It’s still not healthy, but at least it’s better than the original! Add your email address to our mailing list for notifications of the […]

Dinner

Purple Cabbage Slow Cooker Chicken Dinner

Don’t grab take-out during the week – add these simple, easy ingredients to the slow cooker, then head to work. Dinner will be ready once you get home! Add your email address above to subscribe to my blog.

Bread, Breakfast, Brunch, Dessert, Side Dish, Snack, Uncategorized

Apple Muffins

Using a homemade apple syrup as the sweetener, you won’t miss the refined sugar in these tasty muffins. If you would like to hear about my next recipe, subscribe to my blog.

Dinner

Apple BBQ Sauce

Just in time for Labor Day, try this fresh fall BBQ sauce adding real apples. It comes together in just 20 minutes as you are cooking your protein. Add the protein into the sauce at the last minute. You can make it sugar-free if you want to cut down on your carbohydrates. Either way, it’s […]