Chocolate and peppermint are an unbeatable combination. The taste always says Christmas! I had some precious cooking-baking time with our granddaughter Baylie this week. She’s home from college. We made some fancy cookies. The recipes were from some of my favorite food bloggers and they turned out fantastic. Here’s the deal though. I’m just plain…
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Easy Crash Hot Potatoes with Garlic and Parmesan, or ????
Impressive enough for company, easy enough for weeknights. Hot crash potatoes are said to have originated in Australia which gives them a certain mystique and makes them sound smart and charming. They are all that but they’re also a workhorse side dish that’s super easy to modify so it goes with whatever the “main dish…
How to Make Perfect Bacon the Fast and Easy Way
Perfect bacon. For most of us, it’s a strip (or three!) with breakfast, an adornment to a cheeseburger or best supporting actor in a BLT. It falls in the category of what I call “naughty food” but since it’s so stinkin’ good, shouldn’t we learn to make it the evenly-crispy-but-not-too-crisp treat it deserves to be?…
Easy Four-Ingredient Crockpot Orange Chicken
Cooks all day while you’re away ! Last time, I wrote about my orange-marmalade making adventure!! It turned out great and I LOVE it! I usually end up giving away most of my jam and I’m doing the same with the marmalade. But still, I can only eat so many slices of toast and I…