Beef Tallow
I’m going to show you how to make “Liquid Gold” today otherwise known as beef tallow. If you’re the type of person who has ever saved your leftover bacon grease (or at least remember your mom and grandma doing that) and know how much flavor that adds when you cook with it – you’re going…
New Kitchen
Several months ago, I let you all know that I was remodeling my kitchen. You may have realized from the background pictures in recent recipes that things are up and running again. We’ve been able to cook in the new kitchen since about mid-March. Now things still aren’t 100% finished with the new addition, but…
Watermelon Lemonade
It’s almost Memorial Day, and I am proud to say that I’m the granddaughter of two Marines. They were both fortunate enough to make it home from WWII and I got a chance to know, love, and make memories with both of them, but since they aren’t with us anymore, Memorial Day really takes on…
Greek Chopped Salad
Even though, if you looked in my fridge you’d find at least a half dozen salad dressings, I really love to make my own dressings for our dinner salads. They are fresher, can be customized, and you know exactly what is in it. One dressing that has alluded me for a while is a Greek…
Pineapple Mango Salsa
Back when I didn’t have a kitchen, we were really craving a home cooked meal. And not something crazy fancy, just something classic and comforting. So I invaded my in-laws kitchen and made tacos. But when we hang out with this crew we almost always play games and hang out so I wanted to keep…
Baked Chicken Taquitos with Tomatillo Avocado Dipping Sauce
Someone asked me recently what my favorite type of food to cook is and after some initial hedging that there is NO way I could pick a favorite, I chose Mexican. Mexican, Tex-Mex, or even Mexican-influenced might be a more appropriate way to describe it because I can’t claim that any of my dishes are…
French Toast Croissant Breakfast Sandwiches
The other weekend, Derek had a bowling tournament and one of my good friend’s husband’s had to work so we planned a girl’s day. We wanted to make something yummy in my new kitchen so I told Derek he was on his own for lunch before leaving. So the night before we were walking through…
