Tag: sides and appetizers

Mushroom Peppercorn Cream Sauce and Alexia Premium Side Dishes

Mushroom Peppercorn Cream Sauce and Alexia Premium Side Dishes

Reading Time: 7 minutesThis post is sponsored by BabbleBoxx.com on behalf of Alexia Alright, I’m going to let you in on a little secret. It’s something I don’t go blabbering to just anyone, either. So I hope you walk away from this with your newly found cosmic wisdom …Read More….

The Wife’s Sunday Dinners: Sweet Potato Gratin

The Wife’s Sunday Dinners: Sweet Potato Gratin

Reading Time: 5 minutesWinter is coming… But first is fall, baby! Best season ever! Don’t sit there and start trying to think of reasons why it’s not, you’ll just be wasting your time. You could think about winter and the pretty snowfall and cozy nights by a fire, …Read More….

Simple Antipasto

Simple Antipasto

Reading Time: 10 minutes  Before I get into the unbelievably easy “recipe” that is a simple antipasto, let me spin you a tale. Once upon a time, in a mystical, unforgivably hot, far away land – that you may know as Florida – lived my wife and I. …Read More….

The Wife’s Sunday Dinners: Baked Macaroni and Cheese

The Wife’s Sunday Dinners: Baked Macaroni and Cheese

Reading Time: 10 minutes  Dark Horse Update 10/26/19: So the mad scientist that the wife is, improved her recipe! After countless experimentations, and even more cursing and swearing, she has found the perfect balance of cheeses and creams and macaroni. Seriously, just thinking about it is making my …Read More….

Mango Salsa

Mango Salsa

Reading Time: 4 minutesSummer! …Summer is here, right? It better be because it’s pretty hot out there. It could be just as hot here as it is in Florida but I wouldn’t complain. I’d be able to find solace in the fact that the heat will only last …Read More….

Bread and Salt & The Sacred Law of Hospitality

Bread and Salt & The Sacred Law of Hospitality

Reading Time: 9 minutesThe Rains of Castamere ‘String Quartet’ Happy Game of Thrones Day Week! I know, I know.. I’m a few days late and I missed all the premier viewing parties, but season 4 just started! You have 9 more weeks to make this and share it with …Read More….

Onions, Caramelization and You

Onions, Caramelization and You

Reading Time: 5 minutesIf you’ve never made caramelized onions before then you’ve been missing out. It has to be the best way to have onions. …If you don’t count deep frying them. I can understand if you were intimidated and didn’t want to venture into the deep, dark, …Read More….

What’s Taters, Precious?!

What’s Taters, Precious?!

Reading Time: 5 minutes“What’s Taters, eh?” “PO-TAY-TOES! Boil ’em, mash ’em, stick ’em in a stew…” Haha. Sorry… Whenever I see the word “taters” I always hear poor, little Smeagol asking what they are. I love me some mashed potatoes. And there are close to a bajillion ways …Read More….

Creamed KoRn

Creamed KoRn

Reading Time: 4 minutesI’m not going to lie to you. I never made creamed corn before I started making shepherd’s pie. I never had any ambition to make it. I never had it growing up. My grandmother used to make a thousand things but never once do I …Read More….

Buckle Up.. It’s the Slaw

Buckle Up.. It’s the Slaw

Reading Time: 5 minutesWelcome to the Church of the Holy Cabbage. Lettuce pray..                                                     ~Unknown Hello to the first day of Spring!! Aside from a few of those in the North, it’s been a rather mild Winter for most of us. But as of today it is officially …Read More….