We’ve ALL done it. We’ve been talked into a product by someone who knows less about it than WE do!! It happened to me one day when a young chap at the meat counter at the grocery store told me their Imitation Crab Salad was “AWESOME”…! So I bought some. As you can imagine, it […]
Delaney’s Pumpkin Oatmeal Pancakes – With A Splash Of Apple Cider
Once Autumn arrives, some people get a little carried away with pumpkin. I’ve seen pumpkin added to almost everything! Recently I stumbled across this blog post from four years ago, and I decided this is one pumpkin dish that has stood the test of time. So take a trip down memory lane with me as […]
Fried Cornmeal Mush – My Childhood Winter Breakfast Revisited
Mush. When you hear that word, what comes to mind? A dogsled race? An overcooked vegetable? I’ve told you before how smells and tastes of food can trigger long forgotten memories, and for me that word “Mush” brings back some wonderful childhood memories. Memories of waking up on a frigid Iowa winter morning, curled up […]
Resurrection “Empty Tomb” Biscuits…An Easter Lesson
Easter is almost here, so it’s a perfect time to share a recipe called Resurrection “Empty Tomb” Biscuits. And you’ll never believe how I ended up with the recipe in the first place. My good friend Nancy is an avid reader, and so am I. Recently she told me about a book she said I […]
Blueberry Lemon Walnut Bread…Yes Please!
Sometimes the best recipes are found in the strangest places, like this one for Blueberry Lemon Walnut Bread I found on the back of a bag of Southern Grove Walnuts from our local Aldi grocery store. Wowza…and YUM! The other day I was thinking about baking something without having to make a trip to the […]
Asparagus Bacon Mushroom Quiche
Quiche was NOT on my radar recently as we packed for yet another road trip. But you know me. Waste not, want not! I found myself staring into the refrigerator at some leftovers that wouldn’t survive until we came home again. I just knew those leftovers would taste great if I mixed them all together…and […]
TWO MINUTE Breakfast Sandwich
I don’t know about you, but unless I’m cooking breakfast for company or for a special occasion, I want to get in and get out of the kitchen…fast! (And breakfast is the ONE meal Peepaw makes for himself…as long as it’s cold cereal or oatmeal and toast!) I’ve never been a big fan of cereal, […]
Cinnamon Apple Oatmeal Raisin Muffins
For the first time in…FOREVER…I was absolutely stumped as to what to fix for dinner tonight. This NEVER happens to me…but today, absolutely NOTHING sounded good. Until one word popped into my head. BREAKFAST. And many of you already know how much we love finding little old Mom & Pop diners in our travels across […]
Tailgate Breakfast Burritos
I love REAL COOKING at a Hawkeye tailgate! I enjoy the interaction with other Hawkeye football fans as we share sample tastes and compare menu choices on game days. And last week we were surprised to learn that the tailgaters on both sides of us were also serving a Mexican themed tailgate menu that day. […]
Bacon and Asparagus Omelet
I hate leftovers. But this is one way to disguise them so you don’t even realize they were left-over in the first place. I fished the small amounts of veggies out of a zip lock bag of leftover salad from dinner last night…and I found the cooked bacon in a bag in my meat drawer. […]