Cinco de Mayo, or the fifth of May, is a holiday that celebrates the date of the Mexican army’s May 5, 1862 victory over France at the Battle of Puebla…
Applejack-Braised Pork Butt
I recently saw this recipe in my Garden & Gun magazine. Oh my, it did not dissapoint. The focus of the article was “Cooking from the Bar Cart” so many…
Homemade Velveeta
I’ve said it a thousand times – homemade is always better. ALWAYS! This holds very true of this recipe for homemade Velveeta cheese. Yes, you can make it yourself in…
Creamy Chicken Ravioli
Here is yet another wonderful dish for a cold winter’s night. It is so good, creamy, full of flavor and very awesome. And can be put together quickly on a…
Whiskey Sour
A friend called me a few weeks ago asking my recommendation for a bourbon – she was serving Whiskey Sours for dinner guests. They were having steak for dinner. What…
Tortellini Soup
What a most delicious soup, I mean most delicious. And it’s good for you and full of awesome ingredients like Italian sausage and cheese tortellini! I did use fresh spinach…
No Knead Bread
This is the easiest bread you will make – ever. You do have to plan for it as it takes 18 hours for the dough to rise but it’s worth…
Traditional Ginger Snaps
These cookies will become your annual holiday (or winter) favorite. They mix quickly and are pretty versatile in that you can simply roll in sugar, or roll in colored sugar,…
Christmas Jam
This recipe came across my desk one day a few weeks back and after reading it, I knew I had to make it. The biggest hurdle to overcome – finding…