Category: Recipes

Luzetta Davis made these biscuits in a wood-burning stove, sitting atop teetering planks just over the drafty frozen ground of a one-room house in northern Kentucky. She had 7 children to tend and feed, and a husband who was a part time bricklayer – when he wasn’t drinking, shooting...

The reason Ponce de Leon, that optimistic Spaniard, never found the famed Fountain of Youth wasn’t for lack of trying. He was quite energetic.  But it’s a (very) little known fact that one day, after weeks of marching his men through the thickets of the pre-Disney Floridian forests, he...

You have got to try this buttermilk cornbread (recipe below) because it is so very incredibly awesome.  (please share this recipe with your family and friends!)  In our house, it is an event. When this puppy comes out of the oven, all golden and crispy on the outside …...

  This recipe is taken from The Joy of Cooking Cookbook. It is a great recipe to get you started on exploring pizza dough. And remember pizza and even be cooked on the grill. Enjoy! Combine in a large mixing bowl or the bowl of a heavy duty mixer...

You’ll Need 1, 9 inch pie shell, baked 1 1/2 quarts fresh strawberries 3/4 cup sugar 3 Tablespoons cornstarch 2 Tablespoons lemon juice Grated lemon zest (optional) Whipped cream (if desired) Directions Wash strawberries and remove stems. Do not wash the strawberries early prepare right before you are about...

You’ll Need 1/4 cup golden rum 1/2 cup club soda 2 Tablespoons fresh lime juice 1 teaspoon sugar Directions Mix all of the ingredients pour in a glass filled with ice....

Let the Flames Begin!! Mark Bittman is awesome. This article from the NYTimes today carries 101 of his quick recipes for Grilling. I have Mr. Bittman’s “How To Cook Everything” cookbook. I find the recipes easy, sane (with no whacko ingredients that you buy and use for that one...

The simplest things are the best, and healthiest. If you’re looking for optimal health, choose pedestrian, common, everyday foods. Like polenta. I got this recipe from “An Embarrassment of Mangoes”, an awesome book about a couple from Toronto who take two years to sail down to the Caribbean. This...

You’ll Need   1 pound extra large shrimp, peeled 1 Tablespoon fresh lime juice ½ teaspoon garlic powder ½ teaspoon onion powder ¼ teaspoon thyme ¼ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon red pepper 1/8 teaspoon black pepper Lime wedges     Directions Toss the shrimp with the lime juice in...

  You’ll Need · 2 pounds rockfish, halibut or cod filets (1/2 or ¾ inch thick · Salt · Pepper · ½ cup cornmeal · ½ cup all-purpose flour · ½ cup buttermilk · ¼ cup butter · ¼ cup olive oil Directions · Rinse fish and pat dry;...

You’ll Need · 2 Boneless, skinless chicken breasts, split (about 1 pound) · 2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour · ½ teaspoon salt · ½ teaspoon black pepper · 1 egg beaten · 2 ¼ ounces sliced almonds For orange sauce · 1 Tablespoon brown sugar · 2 teaspoons cornstarch ·...

  Yields 1 cup   You’ll Need · 2 Tablespoons butter · 2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour · ¼ teaspoon salt · 1/8 teaspoon pepper · 1 cup milk · ¼ teaspoon dry mustard · ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese Directions · Heat butter in 1-1/2-quart saucepan over medium heat...