The egg has to be one of my favorite foods. The versatility of an egg is endless. Seriously, I could fill an entire page of ways to prepare eggs, use eggs and dishes completely based on eggs. It is rumored that way back in the day, the pleats on a chef’s hat depended on how many different…
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Buster the Terrier
Do you know Buster? My terror….um I mean terrier. He is the little scruffy dog that makes frequent appearances on my Instagram feed. Anyways, over the past two weeks he has developed a bit of a fixation. Every morning he wakes up and runs straight to the back door. Which isn’t unusual because that is what we have…
Rosemary & Havarti Sweet Potato Torte
Potatoes are pretty awesome. Potatoes with butter are awesomer. Potatoes with butter and cream are awesomest. Sweet potatoes with butter, cream, rosemary and havarti cheese are awesomerest. I know awesomerest isn’t a word but this is my blog and I can make up words if I want to. But don’t tell Merriam-Webster’s dictionary, they’ll probably send…
Let’s Talk Salt
Did you know that not all salt is the same? Salt is an essential ingredient in all cooking. In fact I would say it’s the well-known secret ingredient. It’s a natural enhancer of flavor when added to anything savory or sweet. Properly salting while cooking is the difference between a good cook and a great…
Zucchini & Summer Squash Ribbon Salad
If you didn’t get the memo it’s summer. Just thought I would let you know, in case you have been under a rock for the past few months or living in Antarctica. Don’t get me wrong I know that “technically” Antarctica has summers, but I believe it is safe to assume that even during the…
Tomato & Potato Gratiné
This is a tomato & potato gratin or a tomahto & potahto gratiné. Do you say tomato or tomohto, potato or potahto, gratiné or gratin…let’s call the whole thing off. It’s interesting how people can speak the same language, but use different words for the same thing or pronounce them differently. I guess that is a dialect? For example…
Refrigerator Pickled Salad
I love pickles. OB hates pickles. I suspect the entire state of Oklahoma is addicted to pickles. I have never met so many people who love pickles until I moved to Oklahoma. How do you feel about pickles? Although OB hates pickles he loves this pickled salad. Maybe it’s because he loves me so he…
Wild Mushroom Risotto
This is how a regular conversation with OB goes about an unknown/not previously used ingredient, when he accompanies me to the grocery store. “Ooooooh oyster mushrooms!” “What are those?” “Oyster mushrooms, smell them,” “They smell like fish!” “That is why they are oyster mushrooms. I’m going to get some!” “What for?” “To cook with…duh!” “What are you…
Bacon JAM!!!
First let me apologize for the quality of these pictures. I was multitasking to the extreme, not to mention sweating like a fiend. HA! That rhymed! Anyways, I was preparing for a dinner party, cleaning house, doing laundry, getting ready for errands and on a fervent hunt for my favorite pair of jeans; which I…
Peach Honey Mint Sorbet Recipe
Peach Honey Mint Sorbet Recipe | I’m sorry for jumping on the band wagon, but I need to whine about the heat because obviously, if you whine, it makes it all better. It’s not just hot here, it’s stinking hot. Like buckets of sweat hot when walking form the door to the car. Needless…