Roasted Red Pepper Hummus

So tomorrow is that “little” game that causes grown men to act like imbeciles over that pointy-ended prolate spheroid.  Prolate spheroid=”oval-shaped.”  You know……foos-ball…….”Foos-ball da debil!”  Sorry for that movie implant.  Super Bowl…..are y’all with me? 
Ummmmmm, yeah……I’m not so much a fan.  But when you live with 3 people who have testosterone, you sorta just have [...]

White Chili

White Chili, you ask?  HUH?  Chili ain’t white!  Well, THIS one is!  The first time I ever heard of White Chili, I was a skeptic too!  But after the first bowl all those years ago, I was cured of my skepticism!  So I thought “White” Chili was appropriate for today when we were *supposed to* get [...]

Aunt Jane’s Pea Salad

Today, I’m going to do something I’ve never done before.  I’m going to repeat a recipe.  Here’s why……when I originally shared this recipe with you, I did it just to have a recipe to share that day.  It didn’t have any pictures to go with the recipe then.  I shared this recipe with you last [...]

Beef Tips & Gravy

First of all, let me just say that I’m a popsicle this morning.  It’s a wonder that my poor little fingers can even type in this evil, wicked, mean and nasty cold!  It’s a whopping 6 whole degrees in my neck of the woods this morning!  6!  DEGREES!  That’s just insane!  This ain’t Minnesota!   OK, [...]

Bourbon Chicken

Alright, now, all you good Christian teetotalers don’t come unglued on me!  I’m not going to corrupt you with that evil  “sauce!”  Bourbon Chicken is so named for Bourbon Street in New Orleans, not for the liquor.  You’ll probably find some recipes out there that DO use actual liquor in the sauce.  But mine doesn’t.  [...]

Caprese Salad

Insalata Caprese………doesn’t that just sound pretty?  That’s the “real” name for this salad.  It means “salad in the style of Capri.”  It’s a very simple salad from the southern Italian region of Campania.  Traditionally it is made with sliced fresh mozzarella cheese, plum tomatoes, basil and just a little salt, pepper and olive oil.
I first [...]

Ford Hill Chicken And Rice

I was recently craving some beef tips and rice……..um, and as you can see from the title of this entry, BEEF is not what I ended up with.  While I was in the friendly neighborhood Kroger, I noticed they had chicken on sale and being the cheapskate I am, I decided chicken and rice would [...]

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

A new year has arrived!  It’s hard to believe that 2008 could really already be GONE!  It seems like it was just yesterday that we were ringing it in.  But here we are with a whole new year to start all over again.
To me, the new year is like starting with a clean slate.  A [...]