Latest Recipes

Side Dish, Vegetables

Scalloped Potato Gratin

We live in a world in which carbs are made of evil. Especially the lowly potato. Layered in cream and cheese. Soooooooo, if you are one to live in sin, you MUST rock out the fabulous fabulous fabulous Scalloped Potatoes Gratin. The recipe comes from Tyler Florence. It is perfection! I slice my potatoes with my good ole Cuisinart Food Processor using the slicer attachment. If you don’t have such […]

Baking, Desserts, Uncategorized

Mom’s Blueberry Pie

My Mom’s Blueberry Pie is neither fancy nor flashy, but it is delish. It is very easy to make as my Mom always used a pre-made refrigerated dough for the pie crust, such as Pilsbury. Of course, I can rock out dough from scratch but I’m sharing the pics and the recipe as true to my Mom would have done it. I always serve with a dollop of whipped cream. […]

Breakfast, Lunch, Main, Vegetarian

Veggie Cheddar Quiche

You don’t have to be a gourmet baker to rock out a scrumptious quiche. This recipe calls for a good ole pre-made pie pastry sheet. I usually keep a box stashed in the freezer for those times that making homemade pie crust isn’t in the time frame. Be sure to let the quiche set before cutting into it. Quiches are quite delish at room temp. You can swap out the […]

American, Baking, Bread, Side Dish, Vegetables

Cornbread

The proper way to make Cornbread came be debated for an eternity. All I know is this is the recipe that we love up in here. Yes, it does use sugar (apparently, this is a hot-button ingredient.) Yes, I add cheese. It calls for sour cream as opposed to buttermilk, which I quite like because buttermilk is not always on hand in my refrigerator, but sour cream IS always in […]

American, Condiment, Fruit

Strawberry Jam

If you find yourself with beacoup amounts of fresh strawberries, you gotta give this Strawberry Jam recipe a whirl. It requires no more than the strawberries, sugar and a lemon. You have to give the pot of simmering strawberries a bit of tender love and care by stirring and smashing every few minutes, but the results are soooo worth it.