Thanksgiving is my FAVORITE holiday. It’s not about material things. It’s not about gifts. It’s about family and friends. And that wonderful food. For most of us, the menu doesn’t change very much. For me, the food memories associated with Thanksgiving go all the way back to my childhood…even though it appears that I skipped […]
Bean With Bacon Soup -No Cans Allowed!!!
When I was a child, one of my favorite canned soups was Bean With Bacon, and I have been craving that taste again. So I decided to recreate that soup from scratch. I found a recipe online on a blog called Taste & Tell. That recipe sounded very promising, so I used it as a […]
Florence’s Zucchini Frittata – A Summer Veggie Side Dish
Florence and her long time husband Clarence (Known to all as “C.C.”) lived across the street from us when our boys were little. C. C. was the fire chief and our boys used to love waving at them from our side of the street. Especially if there was a fire truck involved! An added benefit […]
Recipe Mistakes – From Disaster To Delicious
Mistakes are rarely something to crow about. But on Thanksgiving day I made one of the biggest mistakes in my more than fifty years of cooking in the kitchen. But luckily it turned out to be delicious! I love Chef Michael Symon. And I saw him prepare his “Pap’s” corn pudding recipe on TV. It […]
Tagine Baked Moroccan Chicken – A New Cuisine To Love
Tagine cooking has never been in my wheelhouse. Until now. This pandemic has urged us all to stay close to home. And for me, that meant feeding my thrift store shopping habit by heading to our garage! (Read about that trip HERE.) That’s where I discovered a brand new tagine that had been gathering dust […]
Onion Rings – Homemade and Double Dipped For Crunch
Onion rings are one of my most favorite bar foods ever! We don’t often splurge on them though since they are definitely not the healthiest choice on a menu. But once I decided to set out on my “maiden voyage” to initiate my brand new deep fryer I knew onion rings would be a perfect […]
Try My Simple Yet Elegant Potato Gratin – It’s DELISH
It’s a brand new year…and SIMPLE is good. First of all, I hope your holidays were filled with family, food and FUN! When folks hear the word Gratin they immediately think French. And DIFFICULT! But I’m here to tell you my version of this potato side dish is as easy as it could be! I […]
Meemaw’s Thanksgiving Meal – Prep Guidelines Revisited
My Thanksgiving meal prep guidelines may be in order right about now since my favorite holiday is only days away. (Here is a look back at our 2014 Thanksgiving meal…and my three little sous chefs who helped me pull it all together that year!) Every year I hear horror stories about folks who make all […]
My Butternut Squash Soup Will Warm You Right Up
Ahh…Butternut Squash Soup. It’s good enough for company…and here is proof of that! I served this last winter as one course of a five course dinner I cooked with my foodie friend Jim. I don’t know what the temperature is where you live, but it’s SOUP season here in the Heartland! We were gone all […]
Aldi Flounder and Vegetables In Parchment – Yes Please!
OK my Aldi Peeps! (You know who you are!) I’m writing this blog post and this easy recipe just for YOU!!! (XOXO) This Flounder and Veggies in Parchment is not just healthy and beautiful. It’s good enough to serve to company! For any of my followers who have never heard of Aldi Grocery Stores…you have […]