Coffee Jello
It’s jello for grownups. It’s yummy! It’s fun! It’s sophisticated (for jello), best of all… it’s easy and fat free. :)
Mom Fincher’s Pecan Pie
Those of you who know me and have cooked along side of me (especially at Thanksgiving) have heard me complain that after 72 gazillion tries I still had not happened upon the one perfect pecan pie recipe. I am married to a Pecan Pie snob of epic proportions. Every time I would make a pecan …
Flour Tortillas
I grew up on these things! As a matter of fact we have them with every meal. Sometimes we would be out of bread but never, ever, out of tortillas. Even now I smile at the thought of my Mom fixing our school lunches only to discover that we were out of bread. It was …
Toffee Almond Sandies
Best Cookie Of All Time Award goes to… drum roll, audience sits in hushed anticipation… Toffee Almond Sandeez eez eez (stadium loud speaker echoes the announcement as people leap to their feet in celebration). A little much? Well then, clearly you have not tasted these cookies. I made them once, did a happy dance and …
COME AND GET IT!!!!
Howdy Cowpokes! This week at the HCC Ranch we’ll be rustlin’ up a mess grub for all you hungry, dusty, cattle wranglers. We’re a gunna go “Chuckwagon”! On the menu: Smoked Bristket, Spicy Cowboy Beans, Cornbread, something green for you city types, sweet tater chipotle skillet biskits, coffee so black and thick that you …
Thai Shrimp Curry Soup
Curry. Before I moved to Japan it never even appeared on my radar screen. Thai food was something that the Bohemian, bead wearing, waaaay too performance arty, “like hey man” flower power, Greenwich Village types ate. Oh and Thai people, who to the best of my knowledge are none of the above… unless some are… …
Angelfood Cupcakes with Pineapple Curd Filling
In Spanish there is a saying… ”Come y calla” (pronounced coh-meh ee kigh-ya). It means “eat and be quiet”. It is akin to saying “Enjoy, and don’t question your good fortune”. I couldn’t help but think of that when I was tasting the Angel Food Muffins I made for dessert last night. For those of you who …
“More Is Better” Cookies
These are what I call a cookie. They have just about everything in them (that’s why Mike named them the “More is Better Cookie”. They are huge and yummy looking and they make the house smell like love and happiness when they are baking. They taste terrific and are easy to make. Whenever I bring …
Churro Popcorn
A few months ago we had a baby girl baby shower. The theme was Ruffles and Bows and Sugar n’ Spice. Everything was pink and ruffly and sweet. On our Sugar N’ Spice themed dessert table we had lots of yummy treats but one of my favorites was this Churro popcorn. I loved the sugary …
Bruschetta like on Julie and Julia
Remember in one of the opening scenes of the movie Julie and Julia when Julie is making bruschetta? I do. Oh boy oh boy I do. I love bruschetta and the best thing about it is that it is healthy. Why, you could eat it everyday you could and never bat a guilty eye. When …