Posted in comfort, dessert, events, food to share on Mar 22nd, 2015 No Comments »
Today just felt like the right day to light something on fire. I love tart cherries. I’m a huge fan of cherry pie, but I didn’t feel like making pie crust. Cherries Jubilee came to mind and this recipe was born. My very first grown up solo holiday was Thanksgiving of my freshman year in […]
Posted in cheap meals, chicken, easy meals, events, food to share, gluten free, leftovers, make and store recipes, Mexican on Jan 15th, 2015 No Comments »
This shredded chicken recipe may be the easiest recipe I make. It makes a great filling for a taco bar, topping for salads, nachos, enchiladas, quesadillas, or appetizers. You can cook it as written below as dinner for your family or scale it to serve large parties. The simplicity does not equal the resulting flavor. […]
Posted in cheap meals, comfort, easy meals, events, food to share, leftovers, Mexican, sides on Jan 13th, 2015 No Comments »
Spanish rice is that loose term for any rice dish that is sort of red and is typically served alongside Mexican food. My college friend, Marti, used to get giant casseroles of Spanish Rice from her childhood nanny which fed people for days. Locha’s rice was legendary. Or maybe we were just hungry and almost […]
Posted in appetizers, comfort, events, food to share, gluten free, leftovers, make and store recipes, sauce on Jan 6th, 2015 No Comments »
Who’s ready to watch some Cowboys action this weekend? Sunday’s game may have inched my blood pressure a few more unfortunate steps up, but I’m delighted to have more football left to play in the season. After being chronically disappointed by my Longhorns the last couple of years, I’m still a little in shock that […]
Posted in comfort, dessert, events, make and store recipes on Jan 1st, 2015 No Comments »
This is the Chocolate Bottom Crusted Chocolate Pie I made for Julia, a friend of my daughter, when her grandfather passed away. Hers had meringue on top, but I’m a big fan of real whipped cream over meringue, any day. For years, every time I saw Julia, we talked about this pie. It was the […]
Posted in events, food to share, turkey on Nov 16th, 2010 4 Comments »
Thanksgiving is truly one of my favorite holidays. I love the food, the break from school or work, and the true opening night to the holiday season. I love a party, and when are there more parties to attend than the holidays? Nearly all of my Thanksgiving repertoire can be found on my website in […]
Posted in appetizers, dressing, events, food to share, frying, salad, sauce, seafood on Oct 20th, 2010 4 Comments »
I’ve made batches and batches of crab cakes in my life, yet somehow they’ve just never been quite perfect. I’ve tried recipes from Ina Garten and Paula Deen and numerous others as well as just winging it on my own. Somehow the perfect crab cake has eluded me until now. I started a post called […]
Posted in comfort, dessert, events, food to share, turkey, vacation on Oct 9th, 2010 No Comments »
Hands on Holiday Meal Class Learn to roast a perfect turkey, every time. Learn to make mashed potatoes that make your relatives weep with bliss not to be outdone by the art of perfecting a brown gravy. I still love a green bean casserole, yum. But it seems they’ve gone out of vogue on most […]
Posted in dessert, events, food to share, make and store recipes on Oct 5th, 2010 No Comments »
I’ve decide to eat cheesecake for lunch today. I made mini cheesecakes last week for my china and jeans dinner party, but didn’t manage to photograph them that night. So I’ve made more and photographed them today. Then I realized I didn’t eat them at the dinner party either, as I was entirely too full […]
Posted in appetizers, events, food to share, mushrooms, seafood, wine on Oct 4th, 2010 No Comments »
Last Wednesday I threw a china and jeans impromptu dinner party. Against my natural instincts, I prepared the party as my next entry to Project Food Blog 2010, before I knew whether I’d advanced to the next round or not. I am amongst the world’s most superstitious people. And of course, I jinxed myself and […]
