Pecan Toffee Bars

Easy Christmas Cookie Recipes for a Festive, and Stress-Free, Holiday

While chestnuts roasting on an open fire sounds nice, we would much rather have Christmas cookies baking in the oven. Whether you’re heading to a neighborhood potluck, your best friend’s cocktail party, or a good ol’ fashioned Southern cookie swap, these Christmas cookie recipes from Chef Lynn Michelle’s kitchen will be the first to disappear […]
Savoring the Flavors, and Healthy Eating, of the Mellow Days of Summer

August may often be one of the hottest months of the year, but it can also be one of the healthiest. These mellow days of summer are the perfect time to savor all that Lowcountry living has to offer – with laid-back days (and nights) spent outdoors enjoying your favorite activities. What’s more, this relaxed end-of-summer month is the perfect time for simple, quick, “no-fuss” meals that are as good for you as they are good to eat, all while enjoying every minute of the easy, breezy last days of summer.
Spring Into Action! Colorful Recipes to Ring in Spring

Spring’s bounty of colorful seasonal produce and fresh ingredients on your plate.
Healthy Recipes, and Simple Substitutions, to Put a Spring in Your Step

As Seen in Pink Magazine! There’s no better way to welcome in spring than by incorporating some healthy habits – and healthier eating – into your life. With its promise of increased daylight hours, beautiful weather, and even more time spent outdoors (triggering the energy-boosting Vitamin D production, sometimes called the “sunshine vitamin”), the start […]
Pots of Gold and Clouds of Mint Dreams:

As Seen in Pink Magazine! St. Patrick’s Day has long been one of the most fun, and festive, food holidays. Although the type of “green” food traditionally associated with St. Patrick’s Day is not exactly known for being particularly healthy (who hasn’t enjoyed a glass of green beer or a McDonald’s signature Shamrock Shake on […]
The Basics of Baking with Chocolate

They say that cooking is love made visible, and there’s perhaps a no better testament to that quote than the world’s favorite dessert: chocolate. Crack open a gooey chocolate chip cookie, bite into a homemade brownie, or cut into a chocolate lava cake, and you’ll know what we mean. From mousse and fudge to cake […]
A HAPPY AND HEALTHIER 2021

After a Tough Year and the Flurry of the Holidays, Get Back on Track with These Simple Recipes for Healthy Eating With 2020 (thankfully) behind us, and the food frenzy of the holidays now just a memory, it’s time to look ahead to 2021 and happier, healthier, times for all of us. Between any bad […]
‘TIS THE SEASON

Recipes for a Festive, Flavor-packed – and Fit – Holiday While for many people this year’s holiday may be a little different from in past years, there’s one thing that is sure to stay the same: a focus on the season’s festive foods. From the smell of freshly baked gingerbread wafting through the house to […]
Party Platters & Sauces

Feature from LocalLife Magazine Cater to their needs For the experience as much as the meal, chef Lynn Michelle (aka the East Coast Chef®) puts the “personal” in personal chef, balancing the benefits of professional menus with ideas that bring people together and into the kitchen. In preparation and presentation, Chef Lynn caters to (pun intended) to […]