There are two kinds of Pasties. One is the self-adhesive variety that dancers wear on stage. Not classically trained dancers. The other kind. They may be purchased in the same establishments that sell 6 inch platform heels and miniscule under-garments. This kind is pronounced paste-ee, which rhymes with tasty, although I am pretty sure they […]
Pirate Shrimp One of the great things about cooking, is that there are no hard and fast rules. There are some suggestions, like “don’t put the Everclear in the saucepan while you are boiling the jello”, as you tend to burn down the kitchen before the jello shots are finished. Thank you to my sister, Sarah, for testing […]
I made this fun little snack with Thanksgiving leftovers… Turkey, chopped, and mashed potatoes rolled into 2″ balls. Stuffing formed around those into larger balls. Roll in Panko, spray with non stick spray. Bake at 350* about 20 minutes, until golden brown, and heated through. Serve in a pool of gravy, with homemade cranberry sauce on […]
Yep, he did. After eating 2 pounds of butter a few months ago, tonight he stole (literally snatched it while I was in the washroom) 2 blocks of cream cheese and ate them.
In the South, we have a particular fondness for using terms of endearment, and we don’t reserve them just for those close to us. We use them everywhere, at all times, and to anyone. If we don’t know your real name, we’ll call you Sugar, Sweetheart, Sweetie, or Darlin’. If we know your real […]
I hate squash. Or did for the first 35 years of my life, anyway. In fact, squash is the primary reason that I developed such a passion for the culinary arts. I know that makes about as much sense as a fur coat in Tahiti, but it’s true. Growing up, my only exposure to squash […]
I was never good at math. Like most girls, I excelled in verbal acrobatics and science, but math and history were, well, Greek to me. Not surprising, I guess, since so much of what we know of math was first contemplated, theorized, solved, and proved thousands of years ago in ancient Greece. Of course, there […]
Boys, don’t run off yet. We will mention bar food, beer and other booze in this article. I also mention hockey, but don’t get too excited about that. For as many times as I have baked cupcakes, eaten cupcakes, and written about cupcakes, I realize that I have not actually included any recipes for cupcakes. I […]
The weather has turned chilly. In central Texas, we get all excited when the temperature drops below 70 degrees, and we start acting crazy. Like white-tailed bucks during the rut. For the uninitiated, the rut is that one time of year when white tail deer mate. During this period the bucks seem to lose any […]
Pies…..Whoopie Pies. But since I got your attention, you may as well read a little further, right? Since you are here and all. In the Northeast, they are called Whoopie Pies. The theory is that Amish cooks would spoon the dollops of leftover cake batter into little globs, and bake them to test the temperature […]
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