I am still enthralled with Mimi Thorisson’s A Kitchen in France, so bear with me for another recipe from this astounding cookbook. To quote Mimi, ” I always (...)
Busy days on the lake call for easy meal preparations. Flank steak fajitas cooked in the crock pot could not be easier. But my hands off plan was somewhat (...)
One of the first cookbooks I ever owned was called Cooking for Two. It was a wedding present and I remember reading it from cover to cover in the car on our (...)
One of the most trusted and influential food authorities of our era is Alice Waters. Her innovative Chez Panisse restaurant set the bar high for high quality (...)
Julia Child’s deviled chicken with mustard and breadcrumb coating
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This is not the first time I have had this chicken, but it is the first time I have made it myself. This used to be my husband’s speciality. I received Julia (...)
This is a very simple and moist apple cake with a caramel glaze on top. I saw the recipe on Pinterest and it appealed to my autumnal senses. I made it even (...)
Cooking has been a challenge for the past week. We visited the kids in Cary over the weekend. Upon arrival at their new house our dog Daisy got away from us. (...)
I decided to make a dessert with what I had on hand. I don’t often use canned pie filling, but at Christmas time I bought a can of raspberry pie filling to (...)
My husband is always getting me into trouble. He was watching the Food Network show, The Best Thing I Ever Ate, the other day and said, “Come here, you have to (...)
This is a recipe with a long history. About 15 years ago Robin Chapman from Ripley, Mississippi made this roast in her crock pot. It required a stick of (...)
I am part of a cookbook club sponsored by Food52 on Facebook. Each month we cook from a different cookbook and post our results on the Facebook page. This (...)
This was such an easy dish to prepare and it is perfect for company because you can do all the prep work ahead of time and then just put it in the oven when (...)
I have to say that this is one of the best apple-walnut salad recipe that I have ever tried. It is all because of the lemon curd that is mixed into the (...)
There is nothing fancy about this except maybe the presentation. When you want something besides a plain tuna fish sandwich for lunch this is just the thing. (...)
This is a great dish to serve on New Year’s Day with collard greens and black-eyed peas. It is easy to double if you are expecting a crowd and bubbles away on (...)
There are several recipes on the internet for this copycat recipe for Chicken Lettuce Wraps from P.F. Chang’s. I used the recipe from Averie Cooks. David is (...)
The second Barefoot Blogger recipe for the month of August is this beautiful mixed berry cheesecake. The recipe was chosen by Nathalie of Snowbell Jewelry and (...)
I made these delicious little mashed potato cakes before we left for Florida. I packed what was leftover in our cooler and we have finished them while we are (...)
Princess Rachel turned 3 this weekend. She is such a girly girl. Her Dad has signed her up for soccer (his favorite sport), but I’m afraid she will want to (...)
While still in Florida, we had a family get together at my nephew Paul’s home. My Brother grilled shrimp, pork tenderloins and these moist and delicious (...)
We have friends visiting for Daytona Beach Bike Week. The guys are busy going to such esoteric events as coleslaw wrestling and wet T-shirt contests and Jackie (...)
One of my favorite desserts over the years has been this chocolate orange mousse. I still have the original parfait glasses in which I served the individual (...)
I decided that I wouldn’t make a chocolate dessert this year for Valentine’s Day. Instead I was drawn to the idea of something with fruit. The Barefoot (...)
While our friends were visiting, I made a batch of scones. Scones have all of the qualities of good biscuits but with the sweetness and flavor amped up. Orange (...)
