I am re-posting this recipe because I now have a picture of my own and I want to recognize it again. It is a great fall food and it is VERY EASY. It is one of my husband’s favorite desserts (and mine too!) The caramel forms as it cooks. Serve with vanilla ice cream or…
Jalapeno Jack Potato Soup
Reader, have you ever read The Tale of Desperaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread by Kate DiCamillo? It is my favorite book. It is such a quaint, clever, and profound little book. I have read it three times and it doesn’t get old to…
Pumpkin Dump Cake Ice Cream
Have you ever had pumpkin dump cake? If you haven’t, you should. It is so delicious! It is one of my favorite desserts. It is made from pumpkin filling and cake mix. Click here to see the recipe. Well, I made an amazing ice cream flavor out of this dessert. It tastes just like the…
Fried Okra
Okra? Yes, okra. Have you ever had it? Many people don’t like it, but I love it! It is a green pod that looks like this: It has little white pods inside that are quite slimy. I don’t mind the gooey-ness. The goo is actually a source of usable fiber! If you sprinkle a little…
Spicy Baked Potatoes
My husband is very nice about letting me experiment in the kitchen. He likes how I like to try cooking new things. He never requests or asks me to make things. I told him that I wish he would like something so much that he would beg me to make it. Well, today he found…
Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana
I have never had this soup at Olive Garden, but if it tastes anything like this recipe, then I would order it in a heart beat. This soup was fabulous! I changed a couple things because I didn’t have them on hand and I think it would be great either way! Ingredients: 1 Lb. Italian…
Zwetschgendatschi ( German Plum Cake)
I found plums for 28 cents a pound. That is a good deal right? I thought it was! I spent two or three dollars and got tons of plums. I cut them up and bagged them in the freezer. Plum season is from May through October. In some places it ends around the first of…
Mom’s Banana Bread
My mom makes the yummiest banana bread. It is everything banana bread should be. Moist. Sweet. Banana-y. I know most of you know how to make banana bread, but this is my favorite recipe ever. My mom has a few tricks to make the banana bread perfect. I will include them in blue. Ingredients: (This…
Garlic Naan Bread
My husband and I love Indian food. We are suckers for a good Indian buffet. And can you guess my favorite part of an Indian buffet? Naan Bread! We also make Indian food at home quite often. In fact, almost every Sunday, my husband grinds his own spices and makes a delicious Indian dish. This…
Chicken Tikka Masala
This is definitely my favorite kind of Indian food. You might have guessed from previous posts (like this one, this one, or this one) that we eat lots of Indian food in my house. Thanks to my husband. He loves anything Indian. He is always begging me to let him make dinner and when he…
