Category: Recipes

Whole Wheat Rolls
I woke up Saturday morning to a rainy, cool fall day. Perfect. I woke up with a sore throat also. Not so perfect. What I needed was a big pot of soup. Check. Some friends had given us some bean soup mix, so I set about getting the beans cooking.…

Rosemary and Thyme Spicy Herb Salt
You will need lots of rosemary and LOTS of thyme for the aromatic herb salt.

Chickenburgers-in-a-Basket for Food ‘n Flix: Toast
No simple toast meal today but an inspired dish from the film “Toast” for Food ‘n Flix. The recipe? Chickenburgers-in-a-Basket, a vintage dish from a 1960s cookbook.

Texas (or Oklahoma) Ovenbaked Beans
This round for Cook the Books Club features The Baker’s Daughter by Sarah McCoy. This recipe was inspired by the novel.

Pasta BBT
BBT stands for Bacon, Basil and Tomato! Keep reading for a fun fall stopover too.

Fudgy Salted Caramel Brownies
Today is September’s SRC Reveal Day!

Creole Okra and Sausage Jambalaya Gumbo
It was the principals’ jobs to feed the staff this week at Parent/Teacher Conferences. My goodness, but they are a hungry bunch. We went through two pans of lasagna, a double-batch of Veronica’s Creamy Green Chile Chicken Enchilada Casserole, a BIG salad, two loaves of French Bread, angel food cake, and brownies. (And, really…we have…

Cherry-Sriracha Cocktail
During my time at the lake this summer and my magazine reading marathon, I saw an ad for Texas Pete hot sauce and a cocktail recipe. I decided that it sounded interesting and that a cherry-sriracha cocktail might just be an interesting combo. (We love sriracha.) I saved this recipe then to use in…

Cherry Muffins with Pecan Crumble
The Hubs had to schedule and was in charge of training for his office recently. He needed bribes. I was happy to accommodate. I made Bakery Style Blueberry Muffins for one session and then created this recipe for another. They went quickly according to The Hubs. Cherry Muffins with Pecan Crumble 6 T.…

Chilled Jalapeno Poppers
This post is not so much of a recipe as it is a suggestion. With all the huge jalapenos coming on, it was time to make some appetizers for Sunday afternoon. After canning all the pepper jelly, I was pretty much spent, but I needed to use more peppers. I went with an old stand by…