I received the greatest little gadget in the mail Friday and I will tell you about that in a minute, but for the benefit of all the new people who are following my blog, I want to tell you a little about me and mine first. I am Kelli and last year, on my 49th…
Recipes
Chicken Fried Steak
If you are looking for an aesthetically beautiful or extremely healthy recipe, this one isn’t for you. There is really no way to photograph it prettily and there will be lots of calories in it for sure however, it is one of the flagship staples of southern cooking. Chicken Fried Steak. When I met my…
Chocolate Peanut Clusters
Here in this part of the country, we have a chain of what started out as ice cream stores and now offers grocery items. This place is called Braum’s. Their main dairy farm and headquarters is about 10 miles from my house. As I get older, going to the huge super stores do not hold…
Happy National Can it Forward Day
Happy National Can it Forward Day! Remember to check out My National Can it Forward Day Linky Party! Don’t forget to go get your free copy of my Nano Canning eBook from Amazon today. It’s only free today, 7-14-2012! Below are links to the Amazon.com and international Amazon copies of my book! Amazon.com http://amzn.to/MWMy5W Amazon.co.uk…
Rockstar Crescent Rolls
Yes – I said rockstar and I meant it! I must tell you right up front that I started out trying to make this recipe http://www.rhodesbread.com/blog/blog/bacon-cheese-crescents from Stephanie of Plain Chicken Blog fame, found here: http://www.plainchicken.com/. But when I got home this evening I found that I didn’t have several of the ingredients Stephanie used…
Mini Cinnamon Rolls
When I was a kid, my mom’s brothers, sisters, their spouses, and kids would all come home about once per year. Every year they asked my Nana to make them her cinnamon rolls because they could never find ones as good as hers. I always liked them really well but never knew why no one…
Sand or Chickasaw Plum Jam and Jelly
Sand or Chickasaw Plums grow by the side of the road here in Oklahoma. I wasn’t sure the rest of the world would know what sand plums are – I thought maybe they were only found here in the south – so I looked for pictures and explanations and here is what I found:…
Pina Colada Poke Cake
A few weeks ago I made a Banana Pudding Poke Cake from Brandie over at The Country Cook. Mr. Picky-eater had never even heard of a poke cake at the time. Since, I have made 2. He loves them. At the grocery, I was standing in the cake and pudding mix aisle trying to decide…
Another Goal Met!
NANO-CANNING: Specialty Jams, Jellies, and Marmalade My second Nano-Canning eCookbook has been released! I’m really proud of this one because it marks all the work I’ve done creatively, scientifically, and photographically over the last few months! It has Nano-Canned versions of all my most searched jams like Dreamsicle and Strawberry with Black Pepper. It also has new…
Pepperoni Logs
Are you looking for a portable and tasty dish to make for Super Bowl night or any other party? I believe this will be perfect. It is so easily made and while you could cut them in half for appetizers, you could serve them whole on a buffet. You just can’t be them for good…