EPIC SHRIMP AND GRITS RECIPE
This shrimp and grits recipe is the best you’ll ever eat.
6 GREAT WOODLAND PARTY FOOD IDEAS
Woodland party food ideas When we were planning my daughter’s baby shower, we decided on a woodland theme — perfect for fall. Here are 6 snack recipes that you’ll love for a woodland party or just entertaining at home. You can get great woodland party decorating ideas here. 1: Acorn cookies One of my favorite woodland…
NOSTALGIC RECIPES FROM A VANISHED COOKBOOK AUTHOR, RENNY DARLING
Once upon a time, Renny Darling was epic The late 1980s launched my love of cooking and baking. Those were the days of 7-layer dip, bran muffins and chicken casseroles with cream of mushroom soup. As a newlywed just out of college, I poured over cookbooks (rarely did they have photos back then!) and tried…
NASTURTIUM BUTTER WITH ORANGE AND BASIL
Nasturtium butter recipe Nasturtiums are such a lovely, old-fashioned flower. They’re easy to grow and are edible. There are lots of nasturtium flower recipes, but this nasturtium butter recipe is special. Nasturtium butter has a sweet, herby flavor, perfect for tea breads or muffins. What do nasturtiums taste like? Nasturtium flowers have a mild peppery…
MERINGUE DRAGON COOKIES FOR CHINESE NEW YEAR
I was born in the year of the dragon, and I really wanted to find some fun ways to celebrate Chinese New Year this year. I searched for Chinese New Year desserts, but didn’t have much luck. I did find these dragon cookies, which looked amazing, but which sounded difficult to me. So I decided…
GRANDMA’S COWBOY COOKIES
My grandma’s cowboy cookies When I was a little girl, there was nothing better than walking into my grandmother’s house and discovering she’d made Grandma’s Cowboy Cookies. She knew these were our favorites and almost always had a tin ready for us when we came to visit. And yes, they were in a tin! Mama Nin,…
PERFECT POMEGRANATE MOSCOW MULE RECIPE
What’s not to love about a pomegranate Moscow mule? Moscow mules are my favorite cocktails. I love the spicy ginger beer and the fresh lime juice. And yet they’re so versatile. You can create a Moscow mule with almost any flavor or theme. These pomegranate moscow mules are the perfect crimson shade for Christmas. It…
EASY PUMPKIN BREAD RECIPE FOR A SWEET TASTE OF NOSTALGIA
Easy pumpkin bread recipe This easy pumpkin bread recipe is the perfect quick bread for a holiday breakfast, snack or even dessert. And this recipe is so easy and versatile. You can make it ahead of time and freeze it for weeks, if you want. It’s an incredibly moist bread, and it’s packed with pumpkin…
ROASTED SQUASH AND APPLE SALAD WITH WILD RICE, PANCETTA AND POMEGRANATE
Roasted squash and apple salad Sweet, salty, sour — and delicious! This savory roasted squash and apple salad combines delicata squash, apples, pancetta, wild rice and pomegranate seeds for a perfectly balanced and healthy autumn dinner. You don’t have to use delicata squash – butternut squash, acorn squash or even roasted sweet potatoes would be…
THE BEST GRILLED STEAK RECIPE: BY THE KING OF MEAT
Discovering the best grilled steak recipe On our way back from a family visit to Bloomington, Illinois, we happened upon a landmark restaurant — The Beef House in Covington, Indiana. It’s exactly our kind of place — a well-loved family-owned restaurant that’s been around forever, located in what feels like the middle of nowhere. Since…