I figure everyone makes this special treat with leftover pie dough. Am I right?
I grew up with this little treat.
When we were on our snowy, cabin-in-the-woods vacation, I brought two frozen pie crusts. One I used to make quiche; but we were low on eggs so… [more]
I have done it before, but it has been many years: taken too many credits for a given quarter. It will be a full Winter Quarter but I am jazzed. And one of my classes is called American Cuisine. This class is meant to give an upcoming chef… [more]
It is sooooooooo good. And in all my years of blogging, I have kept this recipe secret. Because it IS so good, and some part of me buys into the idea of cooks keeping secrets. But since you may not be visiting my door step soon, I figure I… [more]
If you know Aunt Vicki—or are my extended family— then you know exactly what cheese ball I am talking about.
We grew up with this appetizer at holiday after holiday party. Christmas primarily. It was its own icon; Aunt Vicki would show up looking splendid, out dressing us all (some… [more]
The holidays wouldn’t be the holidays without cocktails. And it had been awhile since I flirted with flavors and mixed up new concoctions. And to be fair, this one isn’t exactly new. Think of it as upgraded for the new year.
We were fortunate enough to spend some time with… [more]
You would think I fell off the planet, after my final and come Christmas… and now New Years.
I didn’t. But the snow fell in large sums. Unlike we have seen in a decade. And that meant staying an extra day, or two, at relatives. Then extra guests, last… [more]