Category: Stories
National Ice Tea Day
I am recycling, re-purposing, and reusing today. This post was originally done as a guest post for Food Stories way back in 2012. Here it is again in all its glory to celebrate National Ice Tea Day.
Restaurant Style Salsa
Today, I recreate a favorite restaurant’s salsa. This recipe makes a huge batch so be prepared to invite over lots of friends to your next fiesta!
A Good & Spicy Bloody Mary for A Place at the Table
An 80s vintage recipe for a Bloody Mary as inspired by this month’s Cook the Books round for “A Place at the Table”
Mom’s Pecan Pie
As I continue to revisit our Thanksgiving holiday recipes, take note of this pie. It could certainly find a home on your upcoming holiday table.
O Canada
After 35 years, we make a trek back to Alberta to visit old friends.
Blue Hawaiian for #PartyLikeAMadMan
Giveaway alert! Win a copy of The Unofficial Mad Men Cookbook as we celebrate the season finale.
Bundles of Insane Apple Goodness
I have three points to make on today’s post. When a favorite blogger quits blogging it is like an old friend moved away to a third world country. Sometimes, I do use a tube of prepared bread-like substance. I refuse to name a recipe “dumplins.” To address my first point… Who else misses Jen at Juanita’s…
Always take the scenic route….
Did you catch all the clues I posted recently? Did you wonder why I was decorating with farolitos and baking bischochitos? I know you friends and how astute you are so I am sure some of you guessed. Yes, we went to Santa Fe for Christmas again. It had been three years since we spent…
Christmas Fudge
Oh, FUDGE!!!!! Today I am posting a classic family fudge recipe in honor of sweet Ralphie in “A Christmas Story” (and for December’s Food ‘n Flix).
Grandma’s Apple Butter
I vowed to make the family’s favorite apple butter with part of our bushel of Jonathan apples. Here is an heirloom recipe that just might be in your family, too.