Bacon Explosion … Yes, Really.
My local newspaper, the Dallas Morning News, posted a recipe just before Superbowl Sunday titled Bacon Explosion. Since bacon is the candy of meat, I had to click the link and see what was what. What I found was intriguing, and hard to resist. It is a blanket of woven, thick cut, bacon that encases a pinwheel of sweet Italian sausage, BBQ sauce, BBQ rub, and crisp bacon bits. I amended the recipe very slightly by adding diced...
Cheddar Cheese Soup
For the last few weeks, when the Texas weather cycles between pleasant to bone chilling cold, I have been craving bowls of steamy hot soup. Let me begin by saying I have never been much of a soup person. It isn’t that I dislike soup, or that I think badly of soup, but when it comes to meals I am attracted to more substantial fare. However, this year I have been making, and greedily eating, soups for the first time since I...
Pumpkin Bread
With the gift giving season descending upon us it makes sense to think about home baked gifts that you can do in advance. Homemade gifts are, to me, the best gifts. They indicate that someone took the time and interest to make you something that took more effort than selecting a gift card. Homemade gifts say that you are important to them to should get something made personally and with love. With that in mind, I ALWAYS make...
Bruna Kakor
Christmas cookies. Two little words, but what images and memories they conjure. In my family they are tradition. I have five cookies that I make every year without fail. I have been known to add a new cookie into the mix from time to time with varied results, but I always stick to my five. This year, I am making a change. Out with the Sugar Cut-out cookies and in with Bruna Kakor!! Penzey’s spice...
Turkey Burgers
So, I am not feeling the holiday spirit this year, for some reason. Maybe it is the elections, maybe it is the economy or the tax-payer bail-outs, or maybe it is the alignment of the stars. Whatever the reason I have gotten lazy on my Christmas baking. If I wait too much longer I will find myself in a full on panic. To be fair, my freezer is full to the brim and there is really no room for more cookies, but I could clean it out if...
