Quicker Boston Baked BeansWith Memorial Day fast approaching, the aroma of grilled food will be soon wafting all over our BBQ loving neighborhood-- I'm excited! We enjoy grilling. We also love baked beans as a side dish, and I usually buy my favorite[...] |
Carolina Red Slaw (Cook's Country)...and off on a road trip all of next week!Last weekend, my husband was craving Pulled Pork Sandwiche s . The timing for his request was perfect, because I had just received the June/July issue of Cook's Country Magazine . (This magazine/TV show is part of the Cook's[...] |
Coconut Layer Cake with a Swiss Buttercream FrostingCoconut. Love it. (Or not .) If you don't love coconut, please stick around. You can easily adapt this cake to be vanilla. But if you do love coconut-- and I sure do-- this is the coconut cake to make. I've posted Ina[...] |
Salted Butter Caramel Ice CreamI do believe that I have found the Holy Grail of Ice Cream recipe! I adore caramel. It's my weakness. I love it more than-- gasp -- chocolate. I've made caramel flan sauce before, but I've never made my own[...] |
Spring English Pea Soup with Tarragon. Oh, that hits the spot!Hello, my dear friends and readers! I've missed not having any time to visit food blogs. I've definitely been busy in the kitchen, but all my photos and recipes have been waiting for me to carve out some time to sit down and work on[...] |
A Tribute to StrawberriesOh, Happy Day! My local farm stand opened yesterday. I made a bee-line to snatch up the first pickings of their sweet, juicy and organically grown strawberries. The woman in front of me bought the last flat of berries, but I[...] |
The Pioneer Woman's Perfect Potatoes au GratinSpud Lovers Unite, I say. I love potatoes. I could eat them every day, and never tire of them. That's why I can't live a carb-free life. I suppose I could give up bread, if I had to. But give up potatoes? Never! What I[...] |
Fluffy, FLUFFY, Pancakes! Yes, Indeed.Sunday Pancakes. How traditional is that? Pancakes and oven-cooked bacon ... it's what makes the men in my life very happy. I can't recall the last time I used boxed mixes to make pancakes. Homemade/scratch pancakes[...] |
Lemon Chicken Breasts. "How Easy is That?"Springtime and Lemons. Works for me! Thanks to my husband's efforts to nurture and take care of our Eureka and Meyer lemon trees, I can enjoy one of my favorite citrus flavors. I've been enjoying this season's shows on[...] |
Mississippi Mud Cake With Espresso-Bourbon Glaze- A Mocha and Chocolate Lover's Dream!As much as I enjoy sharing savory recipes with y'all, I love to bake desserts. I give them away as fast as I can, so that I'm not too tempted to eat them all. Such was the case with this rich Mississippi Mud Cake with[...] |