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Mom’s Triple-Threat {Black Bottom} Slap Somebody Chocolate Cake and...
TRIPLE-Threat? Yes! Because the three components of this specific cake (made for a birthday celebration) are all scrumptious, lip-smackin’, platter-lickin’ good and can be used on their own or...
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Spicy Pork Tortas with Chipotle Mayo
I love it when I have a hunk of meat in the fridge that needs to be used pronto and am unsure of its demise. Usually I prepare my meat for slow-cooking the night before, but was uninspired and waited...
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Soft & Chewy Chocolate Drops
These cookies were born of adversity. Okay, that may be a little dramatic, but my cocoa powder is MIA! I’ve looked down, around and upside down and cannot locate it for the life of me. I never thought...
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Flaky Peach Cobbler
This post is more or less about food porn and sharing something delightful. I mooched the crust recipe from Smitten Kitchen; the technique from someone’s great-grandmother (to the 64th power); and...
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Red Velvet Schmelvet and Lemon Brownies
So I have two rules in my kitchen: Rule #1 ~ Lick and lick and lick some more. Rule #2 ~ Don’t make the same mistake twice. #1, I’ve mastered. #2….well, about the time I think I’ve got it down, I...
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Chocolate-Chip Oatmeal Cookies
There is absolutely nothing special about these cookies. I even forgot to save a few chocolate chips out to sprinkle top so they’d be picture perfect. We made these the other day when it was a lovely...
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Our Favorite Caramel Popcorn
I intended to post this recipe all winter/fall, but didn’t make it nearly as often this year, with reason. Be forewarned: this popcorn is extremely addicting. But this 35-degree, rainy day in May had...
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Blueberry Streusel Muffins
Fresh blueberries and buttery, cinnamony streusel. How could this be wrong? It’s not. And, as I inhaled a couple of these for Sunday breakfast, there were a few times I thought I’d made blueberry...
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Mini Catfish Cakes & New
Friday evening before the holiday weekend, I sat down at the picnic table with a few old magazines, on a quest for new recipes. Years ago, magazine collecting was a hobby of mine and I’d forgotten the...
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My Turquoise Roadside Dream
Somewhere off the beaten path, where the dust settles freely and native flowers grow wild in the sun, there’s a roadside joint for people with an appetite and a little time to kill. From a distance,...
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Exceptionally Yummy and Easy Graham Cracker Crust
That I can take absolutely zippo of the credit for, except I may have found your new favorite graham cracker crust recipe! I say easy because a food processor is not needed. I literally banged those...
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Nellie & Joe’s Key Lime Pie
No family secrets here, simply the best key lime pie recipe, also found on any bottle of Nellie and Joe’s Lime Juice. Perfectly tart, fresh, creamy and simple, Nellie and Joe’s Famous Key Lime Pie is...
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Some Favorites
I do have a couple recipes to post, but in the meantime, I thought I’d post a list of some of the favorites that receive the most traffic for easy reference! Oddly enough, they are some of my favorites...
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{Really} The Best Banana Bread Recipe
My non-extensive search for a perfectly moist and delicious banana bread is over! Not that I’ve been desperate. Truthfully, bananas aren’t on my list of favorites and banana bread isn’t at the top of...
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Mrs. Sigg’s Snickerdoodles
“These snickerdoodles are the bomb!” — not exactly creative nor appropriately descriptive, but it’s okay! We’re not in writing class here and that is exactly what I said to my son this morning after...
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NJAPM (not just another patty melt)
I gratified my hankering for a home-cooked cross between greasy diner and greasy food truck this evening with gooey cheese and thick, smoky bacon and a thin patty of perfectly seasoned ground chuck...
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BBQ Beef Sliders with Onion Strings
Easy Slow-Cooker BBQ Brisket from Chow.com combines Southwest and sweet in both a meat rub and a BBQ sauce that slow cooks with the beef. I served this sandwiched between slider rolls, adding fried...
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Holiday Recipes 2013
The lights, ornaments and the boys’ stuffed Christmas animals have been safely stowed; the fudge is gone; the holidays are quickly becoming old news. That being said, I hope everyone enjoyed their time...
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