A Collection of Holiday Recipes, Treats. Comfort food…recipes handed down from family and friends. .
These little Individual potato gratins are so easy to make. Using a muffin tin allows you to place a few slices of potato, add heavy cream, salt and pepper and pop in the oven. I like to add a sprinkle of grated cheese over the tops of the gratins just minutes before they are baked….
This is Ham in a Crock Pot! We all know how easy it is to make a Ham. Most Hams are already cooked, so an hour or so in the oven and Ham is ready to be served. However, a Ham can dry out very easily. This is a recipe I had seen a couple…
If you feel adventurous, and you want a really special Bloody Mary Cocktail…you must try making this version of the red tomato juice type drink. Especially this version which adds Hatch Chile Pepper Infused Tequila instead of the usual vodka. Got your attention? I thought so! It also calls for Sriracha Sauce…
OR…baked in the oven…potatoes, sausage and eggs in Flamenco recipe! This is a wonderful brunch idea, especially when made and served in individual Mexican style Terra cotta dishes. Hand-painted clay or ‘barro’ has been a tradition in Mexico for hundreds of years. It is the preferred way of cooking in and serving food at the…
Christmas in April…no, not really Christmas, … but I have been going through my cookie recipes and I came across several from one of the Cookie Exchanges I used to host annually. (Back in the Midwest) They were so fun! I love my friends! 🙂 One of my Christmas traditions involved a…
Banana Nut Cookies can be made in a matter of minutes. Before you know it…you are enjoying good eats. I really like cookies….and these cookies are a treat. You will think you are eating banana nut bread, but just a little bit different. 🙂 I love the banana flavor melding with the walnuts and the…
Do Baked Potato Shells filled with cheese, sour cream, bacon and perhaps broccoli… or even chili sound good to you? If you are like me…you really like potato skins as an appetizer at your favorite eating place. You can have almost the same thing, but this is a little healthier version. By using ingredients such…
If you like Buster Bars with the salty peanuts and fudgy toppings….you will like this home made dessert bar. You can adjust the hot fudge and peanuts and whipped topping to your liking. These are really good…. Try them! Me
It Is 6:00 O’Clock Somewhere! I know you have heard the phrase “It is 5 o’clock somewhere.” This little saying or “diddy” as I like to call them… sort of gives people the affirmation that is socially acceptable to stretch boundaries and drink their beverage of choice anytime of the night or day… because after all,…
Chocolate Chip Cookies (Large and gooey)! I am on a chocolate chip cookies fix today. I had several packages of Chocolate Chips in my freezer and I decided to make one of my favorite cookies…and more importantly, one of my favorite cookie doughs to eat right out of the bowl. Yes, you heard me right!…
Neiman Marcus Chocolate Chip Cookie (It is free) The Clarification Explanation! Friends, below is an explanation about the origin of the famous cookie recipe…from the horse’s mouth so to speak. I don’t know that any of the below is actually true but it makes for a good story. So read at your own risk. 🥴🥰🥴…
Tips and Tricks with Chocolate chip Cookies; solutions to making that perfect cookie. Who doesn’t like Chocolate Chip cookies? Who has problems or issues with the way their Chocolate Chip Cookies turn out? The answer to that last question is usually “no worries”… because chocolate chip cookies are so good, it doesn’t matter if they…