I’m becoming a pretty big fan of breakfast for dinner, especially on those nights when my husband is traveling and I’m home alone. When you have to take care of our dog and two cats on your own before starting dinner it really adds time to your night – and they won’t let you forget…
Almond Joy Cookies
Sometimes you feel like a nut. Sometimes you don’t. Sometimes you feel like an Almond Joy Cookie. I don’t make basic chocolate chip cookies very often. Don’t get me wrong I like them, but there are so many creative things to try with cookies. And I do like chocolate in cookies. I also really like…
Grilled Fajitas
It’s our Mom’s birthday today. Happy Birthday Mom! One of Mom’s standard contributions to the North Dakota hunting menu is fajitas. She has really figured out how to make good fajitas. But since today’s her birthday, and my dad is the grill master of their house, I wanted to give her a meal that she…
Fajita Seasoning
I LOVE Fajitas. The fragrance when they are cooking. The fact that they are a build your own dinner. The bright fresh flavor. How quick and easy they are. The fact that I can cook them on the stove or on the grill. When I order them in restaurants, I love that they come out…
How to: Roast Garlic
Roasted garlic is like nature’s savory candy, if there is such a thing as savory candy. Roasting takes garlic and mellows it out into this rich, mellow, garlicky flavor without the heat of raw garlic. It is amazing added to mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese sauce, spread on toasted baguette, mashed into butter, blended into…
Pork Chops with Drunken Apples & Pears
Pork chops and applesauce is a natural combination. But what if I added chunky apples instead of apple sauce? Let’s add some pears to those apples too. And why not flambé those apples and pears in a little bourbon? The result was pretty darn tasty. Seared, perfectly medium pork chops that are still nice and…
