Let’s enrich your morning coffee with some chocolatey, creamy goodness!… Read more
Category: Nom nom nom (Recipes)
Recipes!
Easy sourdough bread — no starter required!
If you don’t want to muck around with odious starters and knuckle-busting kneading, here’s something to try.
Recipe of the week | Pink lemonade (Updated)
How about a delicious, refreshing drink that’s actually good for you?
Recipe | Spicy pork chop rub
Here’s a very easy, spicy rub for your pork chops. I use this combination more than anything else.… Read more
Recipe | Home Made Eggnog
The holidays are coming, so here’s something you can make that is in the spirit of fall. AND you can add spirits!… Read more
Yay! I finally learned how to make quinoa that doesn’t suck!
Having heard how good this grain was supposed to be for you, I had tried to prepare it a couple of times in the past. But it always had this soapy, bitter aftertaste. I was about to just give it up…until I actually read some good instructions.… Read more
Recipe | Blueberry bran muffins
A fairly easy, but delicious recipe.… Read more
Recipe | Scratch Pumpkin Pie
Sure, you can go buy a frozen pie or use some canned pumpkin (which is not necessarily pumpkin)
But haven’t you ever wanted to try this from scratch? It’s easier than you think!… Read more
DIY Caramel syrup for coffee
A little something extra to sweeten up your morning.… Read more
Recipe | Honey Wheat Bread
A pretty easy recipe that tastes wonderful.… Read more
Sourdough biscuits
Here’s an easy recipe for your sourdough starter discards… Read more
Recipe | Chocolate Mint Ice Cream
A lightly flavored ice cream using a fresh garden herb.… Read more
All I wanted were some damn crepes
Instead, I got into a whirl-around of confusion and frustration.
Recipe | Banana Meringue Pie
Easy to make, and it’s got bananas – Win Win!… Read more
Recipe | Perfect Pie Crust
Here is how to easily make a mouthwatering envelope for your favorite fruity fillings!… Read more
Recipe | Loquat Pie
I will just HAVE to try this. Since our loquats only give it up once a year, this will be the time.… Read more
Recipe | Sopa de chile’ con queso
I used to work in a mall restaurant named The Soupery. This was their flagship menu item. Since this was over 30 years ago, I feel comfortable sharing the recipe. It’s the best cheese soup I’ve ever had.
What you’ll need, equipment-wise:
Measuring cups
Whisk and big spoons
Two pots that will … Read more
5 NEW 1 Minute Microwave Mug Cakes CELEBRATION!
Includes Vegan, Egg-Free & Flourless Recipes!… Read more
Recipe | Alton’s Ginger Snaps
Ingredients
Dry
9 1/2 ounces by weight all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 tablespoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/2 teaspoon ground clove
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
Wet
7 ounces by weight dark brown sugar
5 ounces (1 1/4 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
3 ounces molasses, by weight
1 large … Read more
Recipe | Sweet & Salty Snickers Popcorn
Ingredients
3 regular sized bags of Lightly Salted Microwave Popcorn, popped and kernels removed
1/2 cup unsalted butter
1/2 cup light corn syrup
2 cups brown sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp, vanilla extract
6 Snickers candy bars, regular size, chopped
1 cup salted pretzel sticks broken up into smaller pieces… Read more
Recipe | Spicy Bacon-Wrapped Jalapeno Poppers
Ingredients
8 large jalapenos
1 1/2 cups or so of grated cheese. Mozzarella, Cheddar or whatever you like.
16 slices of bacon
16 toothpicks
1 six pack of beer, preferably Corona
Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
Open 1 beer and drink about half.
Wash and dry jalapenos.
Slice jalapenos in half, length wise and … Read more
My Pinto bean recipe
What you need:
Stove
Heavy cooking utensil, at least 4 quarts capacity.
Water
Start about 5 hours before serving time
2 cups pinto beans
1 bell pepper
1 medium sized onion
1/2 cup jalapenos (adjust to taste)
1 8 oz can tomato sauce
1 can Rotel diced tomatoes with green chiles
Salt and pepper
Add … Read more
Recipe: Jalapeno Corn Bread
What you need:
A 9 inch square baking pan or a cake pan
An oven
1 8.5 oz can of cream style corn
1 Cup yellow corn meal
3/4 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup corn oil
3 ozs shredded Cheddar Cheese
3 eggs
2 jalapeno peppers, minced
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
2 tbl … Read more
Caramel Chocolate Shortbread Bars
Ingredients
For the shortbread layer:
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp. baking powder
¼ tsp. salt
1 cup butter, at room temperature
½ cup sugar
For the Caramel Layer
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tbsp corn syrup
1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
For the chocolate layer:
8 oz. semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, … Read more
Recipe: Breakfast Enchiladas
Ingredients:
1 lb sausage
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
8 (8 in) flour tortillas
6 eggs
1 Tbsp all-purpose flour
2 cups of half and half
3 oz of real bacon bits
Cook the sausage in a frying pan. Once cooked stir together the sausage, 1 cup of the cheese, and half of the bacon … Read more