Breakfast

Creamy Biscuits in Downhome White Sauce Creamy Biscuits in Downhome White Sauce

FINALLY! I found a recipe that produces my kind of biscuit, i.e. thick, creamy,... 

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Dinner

Roasted Chicken with Garlic and Herbs Roasted Chicken with Garlic and Herbs

Slow roasted in the oven, this chicken came out tender and full of flavor.  I served... 

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Appetizers

Mango Salsa Mango Salsa

Someone passed this recipe to me.  I haven't tried it yet, but I will soon.  If... 

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Dessert

Simple Blackberry Cobbler Simple Blackberry Cobbler

I apologize that there's not a photograph for this recipe.  You'll have to trust... 

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Budget Friendly

Simple Lentil Chili Recipe Simple Lentil Chili Recipe

Of all the simple lentil recipes I have tried, this one is fast becoming my favorite way to eat lentils.  My newest friend from Virginia, Cheryl B., brought this soup over last week for our lunch together.  The kids chowed down! Cheryl was sweet enough to leave extra lentil chili behind for me to photograph and enjoy.  And I certainly did just that.... [Read more of this review]

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Chicken Recipes

How to Grill Chicken Boobs How to Grill Chicken Boobs

There's nothing like grilled chicken boobs, especially when they've been slathered with barbecue sauce. MMM! PREPARING A CHARCOAL GRILL For direct grilling, first light the charcoal in a chimney starter. Crumple 1 or 2 sheets of newsprint loosely in the bottom of the chimney starter.  Place the chimney starter on the bottom grate of your grill. ... [Read more of this review]

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Beef Recipes

Coffee-Cardamom Brisket Rub Coffee-Cardamom Brisket Rub

INCREDIBLE FLAVOR!  "Oh I've never felt love like this before, opened my eyes! No, I never felt-love-like-this-befor-or-or-ore." CONFESSION: I've never GRILLED a brisket. I've never done anything with a brisket, except eat it. I don't normally get fancy with the spices, or venture into the unusual recipes.  Not because I'm scared, only because I... [Read more of this review]

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Cooking 101

One of these is not like the others. One of these is not like the others.

I just wanted you to see the differences in the yolks from chickens that eat grains, mixed grain & grass & insects, and chickens that only feed on grass and insects. Their flavors are as distinctive as the colors indicate.  The bottom yolks shown are FAR BETTER than the flavorless yolk at top.  And that's all I've got to say about that.  Read More →

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