My guest this week is Lori Rogers aka “Chef Lorius” with her new book Calibama Cooking – Classic & Contemporary Comfort Food.
What happens when you combine family roots from the heart of Dixie with a girl born and raised in California? You get some seriously delicious comfort food, just like grandma used to make. You also get new and innovative twists on classic recipes we all love. Put it all together, and you’ve got classic and contemporary comfort food, or Calibama Cooking! Each recipe in Calibama Cooking has easy-to-follow instructions, full color photos, tips and serving suggestions, and feel-good stories from Lori’s life that will make you laugh and want to eat. She will have you laughing and cooking in no time while simultaneously handing you a spoon inviting you to “taste this.” Learn more, get a copy NOW!
Meet Chef Lorious—Comfort Food Specialist Extraordinaire! A regular on Washington DC’s WJLA-TV (ABC) “Good Morning Washington” and on WTTG-FOX5 “Good Day DC”, she is always cooking up a batch of deliciousness, with an extra dose of love. Chef Lorious is the essence of comfort food, from her warm smile and infectious personality, to her flavor packed meals. Your mouth will water with one bite of her lasagna, and you’ll wanna slap your mama when you taste her sweet potato pie (but please, do not slap your mama!) Before you know it, you’ll be whipping up the classics, and adding new twists and spins to your favorite dishes. Chef Lorious calls her kitchen the “Love Lab”, and it’s no surprise why. With each bite, you are transported to a place that makes you feel as if you’re sitting with family, eating, reminiscing and talking about life at the table. She will have you laughing and cooking with stories of her childhood, while simultaneously handing you a spoon inviting you to “taste this”. Who says cooking can’t be easy, fun and delicious? Chef Lorious believes it can be all of that and more. Follow Lori on Face Book & Twitter
Good Life Guy’s Wine of the Week:
2015 Kenwood Vineyards Six Ridges Cabernet Sauvignon
An expressive and beautifully balanced Cabernet Sauvignon with aromas of ripe blackberry and raspberry underscored by notes of caramel and cinnamon. The palate is rich but not astringent—full of ripe fruit and hints of baking spices. The finish is characterized by toastiness from the oak barrels reminiscent of a lightly roasted coffee.