We had corn on the cob as part of Bob’s Father’s Day dinner yesterday and I tried out this trick I’d heard about and it made amazing corn on the cob! All you do is add 1 cup milk and 1 stick of butter to the boiling water before you add the corn. Let the … Continue reading
I tried out this new cranberry sauce recipe this year and it was really good, a nice mix of tart and sweet. 1 orange 12 oz fresh or frozen cranberries 1 cup real maple syrup 1 tablespoon packed brown sugar Optional Variations Cinnamon Apple – 2 Granny Smith apples, diced (about 2 cups) and 1/4 … Continue reading
My friend Alisha and I are still attempting to get our catering business off the ground but it’s been a slow go since I’ve been working on a tv series but we did manage to squeeze in a little gig catering a ring ceremony luncheon for a dear friend of mine and this is one … Continue reading
Don’t let the name fool you, these cheat in ease of preparation only, definitely not in flavor! 1 pound bacon 2 (28 ounce each) cans Bush’s Original Baked Beans 2/3 cup brown sugar 1/3 cup ketchup 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder 1 small onion, chopped 1 Preheat oven to 350. 2 Cut bacon into bite size … Continue reading
KFC is not my fav but I do love their coleslaw and biscuits, this tasted pretty close to me. It was easy to make too! 1/2 tablespoon dried onion 1/3 cup sugar 1/2 cup light mayonnaise 1/4 cup buttermilk 1/4 cup milk 1 1/2 tablespoons white vinegar 2 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice 1/2 teaspoon salt … Continue reading
Here’s a quick and easy side dish which kicks broccoli up a notch. Everyone here loves broccoli so it’s a win! 24 oz broccoli 3 tablespoons olive oil 3 cloves garlic, pressed or minced 1 pinch salt 1/4 – 1/3 cup shredded Parmesan 1 Preheat oven to 425. Brush baking sheet with olive oil. 2 … Continue reading
Yesterday we had a big late birthday dinner for my son in law Jaren. It was also kind of a Christmas dinner because we never did that either. We had ham and I decided to give a new funeral potatoes recipe a try. It made a 9 x 13″ pan and there was hardly anything … Continue reading
My niece Amber and her kids came for a visit yesterday so I got busy in the kitchen and whipped up way too much food!! I had these in the freezer and decided to throw them in the crock pot sort of at the last minute. They were a surprisingly good addition to our dinner. … Continue reading
Here’s the other new recipe I tried for Thanksgiving dinner. Zach loves corn so I thought I’d mix it up a bit. This tasted good but I didn’t care for the texture, other people liked it though so if you don’t have texture issues then you might like it too. It was really “eggy” so … Continue reading
All of the sudden I’ve got more tomatoes than I know what to do with so I went looking online and found this homemade tomato sauce recipe that you can freeze and then use in place of canned tomato sauce in recipes for soups and spaghetti sauce, etc so I’ve been making sauce like crazy … Continue reading
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