I made this cake, Chocolate Sour Cream Pound Cake with Raspberry Sauce, specifically for my sweet husband. To his way of thinking, there is no better Valentine’s Day Gift than this. If it’s NOT Valentine’s day, I have no justification for this recipe whatsoever other than…chocolate. If you are health conscious, as we …
Slap Yo’ Mama Butt Rub is the PERFECT spice rub blend for pork, chicken, or venison. Wrapping Up Grill Week I’ve decided to wrap up Grill Week here in the Boonies with a recipe for a spice rub called Slap Yo’ Mama Butt Rub, to go on whatever meat you’re going to grill. I did …
Spicy Pasta Salad with Smoked Gouda, Tomatoes and Basil is the perfect side dish for almost anything you’re grilling! Recipes for Grill Week Welcome back to Grill Week in the Boonies. I have another fantastic side dish, Spicy Pasta Salad with Smoked Gouda, Tomatoes, and Basil that I’ve discovered this summer, that I think …
Since I’ve declared this week, “Grill Week” here in the Boonies, I realized quite a few of us might enjoy a recommendation for a nice wine to sip with the lovely recipes I’ll be serving up. I went to my friend and local wine guru, Denny Jiosa, and asked him to turn us on to …
Welcome to Grilling Week on My Website! We’ve been eating pretty well around here since grilling season started. I’ve been trying some new recipes that sounded delicious to me, and changing them up a bit, just to put my own spin on them, and I’ve found some winners that I’d like to share with …
Grilled “Toaded” Chicken with Mustard I’m a HUGE fan of the food blog “What Katie Ate”, the award winning food blog written by Australian Katie Quinn Davies. Actually, my husband and I both are. She has, in our opinion, some of the best food photography around! Katie’s brilliant images prove that a food blogger does …
Lime Cardamom Frozen Yogurt with Brandied Cherries is a party for your mouth! What a refreshing summertime ice cream treat!!! Tart and tangy, bright and sweet, refreshingly creamy: this frozen yogurt, on its own, is already all that. Lime Cardamom Frozen Yogurt with Brandied Cherries. It’s a party for your mouth. Drizzle …
Lemon Blueberry Frozen Yogurt is both light and creamy, tart and sweet. Perfectly balanced. Perfectly paired. You’re going to love this recipe! Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams at Home For Christmas, I was given the cookbook “Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams At Home” , and I’ve been having fun utilizing my new Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker. Today’s recipe …
Hummus is a Middle Eastern dip made with chickpeas, that is often eaten with pita bread, or fresh vegetables. This yummy hummus dip recipe is easy, delicious, and one that I’ve been using for years. I’ve served it at parties, as an appetizer, because you can really dress it up to look elegant. But it’s also …
Chocolate Zucchini Cake is the very best use of your leftover, unwanted zucchini. Because as we all know, it’s the time of year when gardeners are paying their friends to take some of the zucchini they’ve grown off of their hands. Now that I’ve got your attention…. The Fiasco BEFORE Making Chocolate Zucchini Cake …
Easy Basil Pine Nut Pesto Recipe : A bit of butter gives this recipe amazing flavor! This is the best pesto I have ever had, whether served to me in an Italian restaurant, or purchased from a store, or homemade! Basil: The One Thing I Can Grow We don’t grow much here in the …
Getting your mojo back can be oh, so delicious, and easy! It’s hot. Dang hot. I need to get my mojo back. But it’s too stinkin’ hot!!! Can you relate? Can I get an Amen, somebody??? Here’s a recipe for grilled pork tenderloin. With mojo sauce. Specifically designed to help you get your mojo back! …
Since my dear husband’s heart attack, we’ve been searching for desserts that are a little lower in the dreaded “b” word. That word that used to bring joy and meaning to my existence. Buttah. I have a long and sordid history with butter. If you can believe this, in my childhood, I used to eschew …
We’re smokin’ in the Boonies, again. Started smoking last night at midnight. Seriously. A mighty fine sign indeed. And, yes, we cleared this with the dietician. Our friends who typically hold their 4th of July bash on the 4th of July have thrown us and themselves a curve ball this year: they have a fabulous …
Here is the promised recipe for Butt Rub, that goes on Boston Butt/Pork Shoulder before you put it on the smoker. My dear husband, the Big Bison, found the recipe on line, and he has no idea where he found it. We altered it, anyway, to suit our own tastes, by using smoked paprika instead …