Nope, not making this up! I found this at one of my foray's into the book section in Marshall's. I tend to glance through there and see what goodies I can find. And I came home victoriously with … [Read more...]
Black Hog BBQ
I was having a very rough week and Ed suggested we go out for a drive. We do that sometimes, just wander about aimlessly and then look for a place to eat. We found ourselves heading toward Frederick … [Read more...]
Sauteed Snow Peas & Peppers
Being on a diet can be very boring and drab. Unless, of course, you are liberal with the ginger and garlic! Even though I use low sodium soy sauce, it provided enough salt without me having to break … [Read more...]
Apricot Pistachio Rolled Pork
I love everything about this recipe. I love pork, I love pistachios, I love apricots. It's delicious and really fun to make. It's also damn sexy. I found this in a Betty Crocker cookbook about a milli... [Read more...]
Aunt Lynn’s Broccoli & Cauliflower Casserole
Well over a decade ago, my Aunt Lynn gave me a recipe for a broccoli and cauliflower casserole that my kids loved. It quickly became a standard at holiday meals. It's still served, just for nostalgia,... [Read more...]
Ozeri Touch Professional Digital Kitchen Scale
I've been dieting, and as part of that, I've been very carefully measuring everything when cooking. We needed to start measuring anyway so we could get accurate recipes on the site, but the dieting pa... [Read more...]
Corn Salad
This is a great little salad. It's light and refreshing, and just looks pretty as hell. It works really well with roasted corn, although this recipe uses boiled corn. Using roasted corn changes the fl... [Read more...]
Avocado Ranch Dressing
We had a couple of avocados sitting around that we were worried might go bad if we didn't use them. I substituted Greek yogurt for sour cream, and added just enough vinegar to give it a nice little zi... [Read more...]
Grilled Artichokes
We've established that I love artichokes. Some people think they are bland, but I've found you can get a lot of great flavor out of them. There is a little bit of prep work required here, but the resu... [Read more...]
Chicken Stir Fry
In my veggie stir fry post I mentioned adding zucchini to the mix to see how it would come out. What I've done here is a... [Read more...]