Hot Grape Tomatoes – Easiest Side Dish Ever!
There’s a side dish I prepare when I'm entertaining that I call "Hot Grape Tomatoes. I am often asked to share my “secret”. It's so simple, and so easy, and It's not secret any more! Enjoy the blog.
Yorkshire Pudding, A Single Serving Just for You
My boys’ eyes used to light up when roast beef was on the menu, because they knew Yorkshire Puddings might just be in the offing. Great big crispy-topped puffs with an almost custardy interior were receptacles for large quantities of gravy. I would make 12 yorkies in muffins pans, which you think might be adequate for the 4 or 5 [...]
Fish Tacos – Party in the Kitchen!
I love volunteering, because I’m worth every penny they pay me! Actually, I love volunteering because I can choose my opportunities, and one of my favorites is to work with the Foods students from Bearspaw Christian School, and their teacher, my good friend Carmaine. Once each semester, the senior high school students came into my kitchen to make something interesting. [...]
Basic Baking Mix for Pancakes and Waffles – Better than Store-Bought
Yahoo! When the Calgary Stampede rolls around, it's time for a Pancake Breakfast. My family loves pancakes and waffles, and so do I. When we are all together for a holiday, we make big batches and freeze the leftovers. That way, the little guys can have toaster pancakes or waffles any time they want for the rest [...]
Crispy Shrimp (or chicken, or fish) Without Deep Frying
“Crispy Crunchy Golden Munchy” When I went to cooking school, one of my mentors would evoke this phrase to remind all us aspiring chefs to seek perfection in fried food – it became our mantra. I’m a pushover for deep fried food of many varieties, but an aging gall bladder and an expanding waistline prohibits me from frequent consumption. While [...]
Panzanella – Celebrate the Tomato!
Summertime --- and tomatoes are --- eeeeeeasy…… Carter was coming over for dinner, and as always, I asked him if there was anything special I could prepare, as I know his life is busy and he doesn’t always have time (or the budget) to put together some of his favorites. Thinking I might hear “steak” or “Yorkshire pudding”, I [...]
Zucchini “Noodles” – a Versatile Side
Late September is exactly the time of year when you hear that joke about never leaving your car unattended on the street with the windows open, because you might return to find it full of zucchinis. As the last warm days of autumn come to an end, a forgotten squash can turn into a behemoth before you know it. [...]
Cookie Snax (Put Down That Box and Make Your Own)
If I was just faster with my thumb on the “skip” button, I never would have gone down this road. I saw an advertisement for “cookie chips” on TV, and (sucker that I am), I was intrigued enough to go out and buy a box. I mean, “Salted Caramel” – what’s not to [...]
Fast Mac and Cheese (A Life Skill)
Did you grow up on Kraft® Dinner, or something similar? Is that how you sustained yourself at college? I had to give my kids KD lessons before they left home, because we didn’t use it, and they weren’t going to be able to make “Mama’s” mac and cheese in any old dorm room microwave. At home we made béchamel (look it [...]