Coffee & Cornbread

I love Lemon Chess Pie. I’m not really blogging about the pie I made for Christmas as much as this crust. Who would think you could make pie crust with boiling water? Who would think you could roll this crust till the cows come home and it would bake up flaky? I found this crust [...]

A Christmas tradition and I have no idea where it came from. They are all over the web and family recipes. If you have extra almond bark to dip something else, peanut butter between two Ritz Crackers makes a wonderful cookie. Easy Peanut Butter Balls 1 18-ounce jar peanut butter 2 pound powdered sug

The year 2010 has not been a year for Virginia gardens. Spring started off beautiful and green. But alass the drought has made our crops scarce. I did manage to put up green beans, and we are getting a few tomato and peppers. The corn is not looking promising and it just makes one realize [...]

Spring and Rhubarb..a winning combination! My rhubarb plant is 2 years old, so I figured it was time to make a Rhubarb Crisp. I didn’t cut last year so they could establish themself in their new home, my garden. The first year was hard on them because they developed some sort of swiss cheese look. [

When I think potato cakes, I think breakfast. served with fried eggs and bacon I love leftover Mashed Potato Cakes for breakfast. Just take leftover mashed potato and refrigerate it overnight (must be real potato and not instant!). Form cakes in the morning with the cold potato. Dredge them in flour

I always do my deserts the night before Thanksgiving, so I don’t have as much to do on the big day. Blackberry Jam Swirl Cheesecake Pumpkin Pie I was thinking about how much of our ingredients we grew this year. The pumpkin for pie, blackberries for cheesecake, green beans, potatoes for mashed potat

I love making home made tortillas. – FOR TORTILLAS 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 cup wheat flour 1 tablespoon canola oil 1/2 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup water They are easy, but this day I felt I wanted to try something else with them. I just used the dough as a crust for this casserole. Make [...]

Hot Wings 2 lbs chicken wings 3 Tbsp butter, melted 4 Tbsp bottled hot pepper sauce 1 Tbsp paprika 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1/4 teaspoon black pepper Create a marinade with the melted butter, hot pepper sauce, paprika, salt, cayenne pepper and black pepper. Pour all but 2 tables

I have been using a lot of reduce fat cream of mushroom soup. I would not normally be doing this, but I am trying to cook lower fat for a few months. This was adapted from a Campbell Soup recipe, although I used an off brand soup and added onion and some milk. You could [...]

We will be leaning toward a more low fat agenda for the next several months. I know once Thanksgiving is upon us, I will be glad I cut back a few months before. Tuna Mac Veggie Casserole olive oil spray 1 can corn 1 red or green bell pepper, diced (I mixed the two) 1 [...]