I must confess, my family hates raisins and refuse to eat even one. About five years ago, Lawyer Boy was in Lafayette, LA for a summer internship and we went to visit. We ate dinner at a wonderful restaurant called Prejean’s where we had gumbo, boudin, and bread pudding with rum sauce. Mr. Picky…
Holidays
Bacon Wrapped Hatch Green Chiles #Baconmonth
August is Bacon month and it is also when Hatch Green Chiles are harvested! These are two of my favorite things to eat and together – whew, it’s a good night of eating at our house when that happens! I developed this recipe especially for my son-in-law who has many of the same likes and…
Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie
I am very excited to tell you about August 3rd – it is officially National Grab Some Nuts Day #Grabsomenuts! In celebration, 19 other bloggers and I are posting nutty recipes this morning. I am sharing the best nut recipe that I own: Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie! First, you should know that we have this…
Grilled Ribs with Mango Pineapple Sauce
This shop is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Weave Made Media® and Farmland/Smithfield, but all my opinions are my own. #weavemade #ReadySetRibs http://my-disclosur.es/RgFrEH MemorialDay is the official start of summer in the United States however, as a child I remember it being called Decoration Day. We always went up to our…
Nana’s Old Fashioned Coconut Cream Pie with Meringue
Today is Mother’s Day and my mom is still spry enough to care for Rocket three days per week. Heck, I am not spry enough to do that! To avoid crowds of children bringing their moms as well as parents bringing their children who just graduated (it’s graduation weekend at OU) we will avoid restarants…
Apple Enchiladas #Cincodemayo
Today is Lawyer Boy’s 27th Birthday. I met him when he was 16 and still in high school. I remember meeting him one Saturday afternoon and then the next week, I was in a Oklahoma State University Extension office and there his picture was in a green jacket. I asked the lady I was meeting…
Fat Sam’s Meaty Melted Man Dip
The weather is finally warm and beautiful here in the land of the Sooner. In fact, it is going to be in the 90’s for the next few days….that might be a little too hot for me! Nonetheless, we are doing all things summer-like at the house these days like grilling burgers, which is one…
Easter Eggstravaganza with Peeps!
***I just want to pause a moment to remember those who died today 19 years ago in the Murrah Building in Oklahoma City. I was sitting in the Bull Pen (big room full of desks) working on a case. A woman next to me got a call from her daughter saying that there was an…
Peeps Sugar Cookie Sheet
Hello everyone! I have missed you guys and I hope you have missed me too. It has been a rather wild 8 days and the wildness does not look like it is going to let up anytime soon. First, the neighborhood Internet has been down more than up (and up only when I am not…
Flower Cupcakes with Peeps
I know it’s been a while – but I’ve been having computer trouble. Something is wrong with the telephone lines around the neighborhood and everyone is having problems. I was hardly online last week at all! This weekend I spent all my time with the Peeps! I have the best recipes to share with you. …