My Wife’s Favorite Potatoes
This is one of those recipies in the category of 'Get Forgiveness For Any Transgression'. Of all the potato recipies I have, this one is my Wife's favorite. I fixed a double batch for Mother's Day and there were almost…
Sparkling Pomegranate Juice Cocktail
Here is a refreshing drink that I just love, and it's suitable for occassions when you want to serve something nice but it must be non-alcoholic. Pomegranate Juice Cocktail 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup water 1 cup unsweetened pure pomegranate…
Mother’s Day Dinner
Tonight I had the honor of preparing Mother's Day dinner for five women in my family spanning four generations, four of them mothers. The eldest was my own 77 year old mother and great-grandmother to the youngest lady present, Sydney,…
Warm Banana Betty
My lovely wife is trying to lose a little weight, and I wanted to make a dessert for her that was not packed with sugar. This receipe is from Gwen Ashley Walters' Cool Mountain Cookbook. The more recipes I make…
Cool New Measuring Scoop
I visit Plate It Up! here in Glendale, AZ almost every Saturday and I always make Heather show me the new gadgets that have arrived since my last visit. Yesterday she showed me this new adjustable measuring cup and scoop…
Blackberry-Stuffed French Toast
OK, guys, let me set the scene: You wake up in the morning with your beautiful, sweet lady at your side. As the last vestiges of sleep slowly ebb, the memories of yesterday's romantic evening drift into your consciousness. Last…
The Cool Mountain Cookbook
I met Gwen Ashley Walters, author of The Cool Mountain Cookbook at the West of Western Culinary Festival last weekend. It is hard for me to resist a new cookbook, and with three to choose from, I asked Gwen for…
Julienning
I have figured out the secret for easy julienning without spending big bucks for a mandolin. (First of all, as a banjo player, I could never bring myself to pick up a mandolin.... oh wait, wrong kind of mandolin.) Kyocera…
Le Creuset Dutch Oven
There were finally enough pennies in the piggy bank to buy the 5.5 qt Le Creuset Dutch Oven (actually Le Creuset calls it a 'round oven') I have been lusting for. My wife insisted on the red one. Now to…