Hot Sauce (DIY)

With all the peppers, I started making hot sauce again.

Jalapenos and Santa Fe peppers.

I have four or five varieties of jalapenos—Tam (a mild one), Mammoth, and just regular old hot ones. I also picked up a Santa Fe pepper plant. The Santa Fe variety is also called Guero and can be . . . → Read More: Hot Sauce (DIY)

Pickled Cherry Peppers

I love fall in Oklahoma because you never know what you will get. You might take a snow day off school before Thanksgiving or you might be able to still wear flip flops to school the day before Thanksgiving break. Who knows? (You do realize I could quote Will Rogers at this point, but I . . . → Read More: Pickled Cherry Peppers

Whole Wheat Pumpkin Muffins (and a weird squash)

Have you ever been over to M.J.’s Kitchen? If not, you must stumbled over there as soon as you are able.

Last January, M.J. posted about an unusual squash with an unusual name: Cushaw Pumpkin. These things do not look like pumpkins at all. Besides the weird name, they were pretty weird looking. She spoke . . . → Read More: Whole Wheat Pumpkin Muffins (and a weird squash)

Whole Wheat Rolls

I woke up Saturday morning to a rainy, cool fall day. Perfect.

I woke up with a sore throat also. Not so perfect.

 

What I needed was a big pot of soup. Check. Some friends had given us some bean soup mix, so I set about getting the beans cooking. (Even though . . . → Read More: Whole Wheat Rolls

Rosemary and Thyme Spicy Herb Salt

You will need lots of rosemary and LOTS of thyme for the aromatic herb salt. . . . → Read More: Rosemary and Thyme Spicy Herb Salt

Chickenburgers-in-a-Basket for Food ‘n Flix: Toast

No simple toast meal today but an inspired dish from the film “Toast” for Food ‘n Flix. The recipe? Chickenburgers-in-a-Basket, a vintage dish from a 1960s cookbook. . . . → Read More: Chickenburgers-in-a-Basket for Food ‘n Flix: Toast

Texas (or Oklahoma) Ovenbaked Beans

This round for Cook the Books Club features The Baker’s Daughter by Sarah McCoy. This recipe was inspired by the novel. . . . → Read More: Texas (or Oklahoma) Ovenbaked Beans

Pasta BBT

BBT stands for Bacon, Basil and Tomato! Keep reading for a fun fall stopover too. . . . → Read More: Pasta BBT

Fudgy Salted Caramel Brownies

Today is September’s SRC Reveal Day! . . . → Read More: Fudgy Salted Caramel Brownies

Creole Okra and Sausage Jambalaya Gumbo

It was the principals’ jobs to feed the staff this week at Parent/Teacher Conferences. My goodness, but they are a hungry bunch. We went through two pans of lasagna, a double-batch of Veronica’s Creamy Green Chile Chicken Enchilada Casserole, a BIG salad, two loaves of French Bread, angel food cake, and brownies. (And, really…we have . . . → Read More: Creole Okra and Sausage Jambalaya Gumbo