Cream Cheese Frosting
I have been in a funk all weekāI made two more cakes from that book I was all aglow about last weekend, and I’m no longer glowing š First off, I wanted to try the Red Velvet cake recipe; the…
Tag: Quick and Easy
Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Brussels sprouts ruined every Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner for the first thirty years of my life.Ā It was a rule, in my parents’ house, that everyone had to eat one Brussels sprout at Thanksgiving dinner and another at Christmas dinner. I…
Banoffee Pie
Banoffee Pie! You’ve heard of it, right? Toffee, bananas and coffee flavored cream in a pastry crust? There are more to British desserts than Trifle, Spotted Dick, and Sticky Toffee Pudding, you know! This pie took the British Isles by…
Oven Baked Chicken Nuggets
I know a thing or two about chicken nuggets as I have been making them for two decades with a recipe very similar to the one Sara Moulton contributed to The 150 Best American Recipes.Ā Sara calls her versionĀ Garlicky Baked…
Oven Baked Fries
One of our family favorites has always been our oven baked fries.Ā My friend Mary first made these for me about 25 years agoāI had been so impressed to arrive at her house for lunch and find a basket of home…
Gringo Grandma’s Chili
Gingo Grandma’s chili!Ā That’s me!Ā This is my chili!Ā You’ve probably guessed that this is NOT serious cook-off chili.Ā This is big pot, throw-it-all-together, family friendly, low-budget chiliāchili that everyone likes! Chili with ground meat! And beans! Oh, my! A recipe…
Glazed Pork Chop for One
My nineteen-year-old daughter whipped this up for her dinnerāover high heatāin her on-campus apartment over the weekend.Ā The firefighters came to call, in their big red truck, with the sirens blaring.Ā She’d set off the smoke alarmāwith one pork chop!…
Poached Pear Salad
Poached Pear Salad is ideal for any fancy meal and also be good for a light lunch when pairedāpeared! now there’s a joke in the makingāwhen paired with a sandwich or quiche, baked potato or flat bread, pizza or a…