Slow Cooker Beef Stew is one of my absolute favorite meals to cook when the weather turns cooler.  It is easy

I know I say all the time that pumpkin is my quintessential fall food, but man apples also hold a special plac

Fried Butterfly Shrimp are not difficult to make at home.  I usually start with frozen shrimp I have thawed.

Egg Bagels with Canadian bacon and cheese makes frequent appearances for dinner on the nights we need somethin

Guacamole is one of those things that is so simple to make you feel like most people already know how to make

This recipe for Rustic Crusty Bread is my go-to bread recipe whenever I have a hankering for warm bread.  I l

You may notice when you look at my recipes that I use minimal or no cilantro in dishes where it is customary.Â

Tapioca pudding! What else is there to say? Tapioca pudding might be the epitome of comfort foods.  It bring

General's  chicken is a Chinese favorite, but we don’t always want heavy deep-fried food when we want Asian

I know I have said before that simple recipes are usually the best in their original form, but this Samoa écl

My Sweet and Spicy BBQ Sauce recipe doesn't have a whole lot of family history. However, I love BBQ and this

The first time ever encountered hummus was in a Greek restaurant.  I don’t really remember which one or whe

Is it pumpkin season yet?  That's what I call Autumn or Fall, pumpkin season. Nothing screams Autumn quite

This isn’t really a wedding cake, although I suppose you could cook it in layers and turn it into a wedding

Mississippi Coast Toast is a play on Coast Toast from Brockton Villa's in La Jolla. La Jolla Mom has a pretty

This addictive Party Cheese Spread is filled with cream cheese, meat, green onions, and cheddar cheese and can

Meatball subs are in the regular rotation during football season at our house.  They can be made with frozen

Sauce buns and red hots were a summertime tradition back home and seem to be regional specialties not know to

We rarely had dessert growing up unless it was a special occasion or Sunday lunch. However, I do remember occa

Banana bread and strawberry butter ran hand-in-hand with the $30 salad, at a restaurant we used to eat at in

My grandmother was famous for her chicken and dumplings, at least I always believed she was. Then I grew up a

Crab cakes are perfect for spreading holiday cheer, ringing in the New Year, as well as serving up a light din

Ice Cream Cake Roll makes me a feel a little nostalgic.  One of my earliest food memories is sitting with my

Sometimes, what we eat doesn't really need a recipe, but grilled peanut butter and jelly sandwiches seem to go

I will not be able to concentrate on writing this post or recipe if I do not clear this out of my head – but

Old Fashioned Slow Simmered Green Beans have been in my life since I was old enough to eat.  The first indica

Beer boiled shrimp is something I make for others. Shrimp is kind of the bane of my existence, most seafood re

You might be getting tired of hearing about the brutal Oklahoma heat, but man its hot and it has influenced my

This recipe was also inspired by a restaurant from back in my hometown.  It was the first place I experience

Margherita pizza is one of my favorite summertime foods. It tastes the best with garden fresh tomatoes and bas

Chicken salad is my go-to for using up any leftover chicken I have.  Sometimes when I am making chicken soup

I have been growing mint plant on the deck this summer.  For one, I love anything mint, for two, I found a ch

Egg rolls are my downfall in life.  They are like potato chips, I can’t eat just one.  Growing up an hours

I am making bratwurst in beer today. It pairs really well with my too cheesy macaroni and cheese. Nothing like

Here I go again with another recipe designed to cure a craving for a food that I can’t seem to find outside

Chocolate Bacon Bourbon Balls is a recipe I've been experimenting in preparation for football season. Football