Calling all garlic lovers! Welcome to National Garlic Day 2015, hosted by Heather from girlichef. April 19th is a day for garlic lovers far and wide to come together and celebrate the wonder of “the stinking rose”. Whether it’s the ability to ward off vampires (and bugs), its numerous health benefits, or the way it…
Super Bowl Food
Mozzarella Cheese Coins Appetizer
We went to a restaurant not long ago and our family ordered appetizers. When they brought them, they were not the regular Mozzarella cheese sticks, they were cheese coins and they were great! Mr. Picky Eater really enjoyed them asking if I would try to recreate them at home. I could not believe he asked…
Bacon Mushroom & Beer Alfredo #baconmonth
Now let’s talk about Bacon and Beer and Mushrooms and even a little asparagus! Here’s what you will need: 1 bunch of asparagus, roasted with salt, pepper, olive oil and a little parm (425F for 12 minutes) Bacon Mushroom & Beer Alfredo 1 Cups of Mushrooms, sautéed in olive oil 1 can of beer…
Bacon Ranch & Pimento Cheese Stuffed Veggies #putsomepiginit
Welcome to Week 2 Day 2 of Bacon Month!! How are you all doing? It’s been lovely weather here for the last couple of days and I have enjoyed it very much. Tomorrow we are back to the mid-90’s so we will be back to sweating again, but Monday and Tuesday were a nice break….
Bacon and Beer Hushpuppies #putsomepiginit
Welcome to Bacon Month hosted by many bloggers and spearheaded by Julie at White Lights on Wednesday! This month, every Tuesday and Thursday I will be posting a recipe featuring bacon and a giveaway. How exciting! This first recipe came to me a couple of weeks ago when my former co-worker and friend Kay…
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…
Steak Sandwiches with Cheesy Horseradish Aioli
I got a very exciting phone call late Friday afternoon and I hope to be able to share some news with you someday soon. Because of the call, I was in the mood to celebrate at supper with something tasty that we had not eaten before so I sat down to pull up my trusty…
Mardi Gras Round-Up
Can you tell that I’m a little bit fanatical about Mardi Gras? I thought I would share all my New Orleans influenced and Mardi Gras recipes in one post! Just click on the links below to take you to my favorite recipes. Laissez les bon temps rouler!! From the top right hand corner – Bacon…
Alpine Sauce
Does Bleu Cheese sauce make you blue? Does Ranch dressing make you wretch? Have I got a dip for you! I call it Alpine sauce because it is as close as I can get to the Alpine Sauce of my favorite childhood pizza hangout – Lindenloft Pizza. The would spread it over hot dog buns…
3 Outstanding Holiday Leftover Ideas
Casseroles and soups – the staples of holiday leftovers, right? In our family soup is great but casseroles often don’t make the cut for some reason so I am going to show you how we make holiday leftovers shine for weeks to come in our house. Discovered by accident this little trick has become our…