Polly’s BBQ Sauce
Homemade BBQ sauce is easy to make and it tastes so much better that that squeeze bottle of chemicals with a two-year shelf life! And you can use it on anything! Chicken, ribs, burgers, steak… 🙂 The original recipe for…
Tag: Picnic
Kipferls – Vanilla Hazelnut Butter Cookies
I had never, ever heard of kipferls before. Then, in two weeks they came into my life twice! First, my friend Priscilla made some in the Culinary School Pastry Arts program she is enrolled in. I didn’t try one because…
Peach Iced Tea
This tea, as is, is not too sweet, and definitely has a pronounced peach flavor; it’s like Snapple Peach Iced Tea, only better! Â Make the big-batch peach base to keep in the freezer and you’ll be able to whip up…
Iced Lattes
I like coffee. Â No, I loooooove coffee. Â Not that hot, black and bitter brewed coffee, but that expensive stuff brewed by the tablespoonful and mixed with steamed and foamed milk. Â I have lived with an espresso machine since my ex-husband…
Sparkling Watermelon Lemonade
Last family BBQ of the season? I wish I had posted this recipe as a season opener so that we could have had enjoyed this drink throughout the summer, but at least it is posted in time for the last…
Fried Chicken
I know this chicken leg has a waffle under it, but this recipe just focuses on the actual fried chicken. Chicken n’ waffles will come later 🙂 Frying chicken wasn’t just another hedonistic pursuit, you know. I had a good reason—a…
Blueberry Chip Cookies
Hey world, there’s a new cookie on the plate! It’s sort of like a chocolate chip cookie—it has all the best elements of a chocolate chip cookie—it crunches like a chocolate chip cookie, and is crisp around the edges and…
Beef Skewers
Meat on a stick! Is there anything better? When I was pregnant with my first child, my cravings were iced tea, tomato soup, and “tasty chunks of beef”! Twenty-six year later, I still crave tasty chunks of beef! This is a very…