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Asparagus with Dijon Vinaigrette

Asparagus with Dijon Vinaigrette

I found this recipe 14 years ago in the Williams-Sonoma Kitchen Library Vegetables book. I modified their version to remove the parsley and hard-boiled egg mostly for my personal preference and I also increased the red wine vinegar to make it more tangy. I never […]

Bacon Wrapped Little Smokies with Brown Sugar

Bacon Wrapped Little Smokies with Brown Sugar

If you need an awesome appetizer in a pinch, or just want to “WOW” your friends with little bundles of flavor, it really doesn’t get much easier than these little mouth watering Bacon Wrapped Little Smokies. It doesn’t take much time and everyone loves them. […]

How to Prepare Asparagus

How to Prepare Asparagus

As a kid, I only ate canned asparagus. Well, when I say eat, I mean, put it in a napkin under the table and throw it away without my mom seeing me because canned asparagus is raunchy! Oops, I digress. If you want to know […]

How to make tomatoes taste better

How to make tomatoes taste better

My mom taught me this little trick for how to make tomatoes taste better! When you are planning to have fresh tomatoes on a sandwich or a salad, slice them and lightly salt them well before you plan to actually serve them. This can be […]

Sausage Balls

Sausage Balls

When I started dating, Mark, who is now my husband, one of the first family functions I attended was the annual Bryson Christmas Party held outside of Chattanooga, TN. I was told it was a potluck and to bring something folks could snack on. For […]

Easy Chicken Piccata (lemon caper sauce)

Easy Chicken Piccata (lemon caper sauce)

Chicken piccata is a fantastic and classic Italian chicken dish. Even more importantly, it is relatively easy that if you can get comfortable making, will open up the realm of possibilities in all types of sauteed chicken with sauce recipes (marsala, parmigiana, saltimbocca, anything you […]

Welcome to McNack’s Kitchen!

Welcome to McNack’s Kitchen!

Welcome to McNack’s Kitchen – the creative output of two, long-time best friends who love to cook and entertain and want to help you do the same. Neither of us is professionally trained. Neither of us has ever worked in restaurants or as event planners. […]