This recipe comes from two sources. Alton Brown's nifty tutorial on caramelizing onions in the microwave and Cook's Country's recipe for onion soup for two. It also comes from the fact that Monette's Produce Market offered a 3lb bag of cooking onions for 49 cents. How do you not take advantage of that? This … Continue reading The trick to easy French Onion soup
The Turkey – Frying Up Our Thanksgiving Tradition
It started back in the 1990s. I saw Martha Stewart fry up a turkey for the first time on her television show, and as I was wont to do back in my early homemaking days, I immediately decided we had to do this at home. Turkey fryers were not easy to find back in those … Continue reading The Turkey – Frying Up Our Thanksgiving Tradition
My Best Sage Dressing
I've eaten sage bread stuffing at Thanksgiving all of my life. At the Thanksgiving dinners my Mom made for me and her when I was growing up and for the Thanksgiving dinners I made for my roommate when we were in college. I never actually had a recipe, I just kept playing around and adding … Continue reading My Best Sage Dressing
Spooky Boo-tiful Halloween Treats
Those who know me well know that I don't dig on blue food. In fact my distaste for it caused Percy Jackson fans to turn on me in droves. But this Halloween, I actually cooked with a blue (ish) food. I made a delicious Halloween treat with Boo Berry cereal. Though like most allegedly blue foods, Boo … Continue reading Spooky Boo-tiful Halloween Treats
Preserving the taste of summer – how to freeze fresh herbs
I've written before about how the hearty herbs in my garden hold up over the winter. But there are tender herbs like basil and tarragon that are done at the first frost. Fresh basil is expensive and I have absolutely zero luck at trying to grow them inside in pots. While shopping over the weekend, … Continue reading Preserving the taste of summer – how to freeze fresh herbs
Slow Cooker Korean Pork Tacos
These tacos are my take on Korean barbecue. They certainly aren't authentic Korean food, but they do incorporate a lot of the delicious sweet, salty and spicy Asian flavors in an easy-to-make slow cooker recipe. These are delicious topped with sweet pickles, so I suggest making my refrigerator pickle recipe a few days out to have … Continue reading Slow Cooker Korean Pork Tacos
Bread & Butter Pickles In Minutes
Here's a quick way to make a version of delicious bread and butter pickles. No bread or butter involved in making these babies and you can have a whole jar of delicious homemade pickles in less than 30 minutes. They are sweet and sharp and delicious. Let's start with the ingredients. I used a cucumber … Continue reading Bread & Butter Pickles In Minutes
Salad With Maple Bacon Vinaigrette – A Delicious Main Dish
This delicious salad is one of my most requested recipes. The original version of it came from The Pioneer Woman's Tasty Kitchen website and it was delicious. But like all real cooks, I live to change things up. I turned mine into a main dish by adding making a pork loin, which I sliced … Continue reading Salad With Maple Bacon Vinaigrette – A Delicious Main Dish
The Secret To Perfect Cobb Salad
Cobb salad is an amazing dish. More than a salad, it's a perfect meal packed with protein and flavor. It has meat and cheese and vegetables dressed in a tangy vinaigrette. I love a good Cobb salad, but it's really hard to get a decent one out. Either the ingredients are wrong or it's just … Continue reading The Secret To Perfect Cobb Salad
Easy Buffalo Chicken Mac & Cheese
This recipe is actually my husband's. Although I did help with tweaking the flavors a bit. So it's sort of a collaborative Mac and Cheese. He's gotten very much into experiments of the macaroni and cheese variety. He finally admitted that homemade is better than the stuff in the Kraft box. I might have shed … Continue reading Easy Buffalo Chicken Mac & Cheese