A few weeks ago my friend Dan, from Coffee on the Porch, Camden Maine, sent me some of his wonderful coffee to sample. Most of it was brewed into French press and cold press, and it was truly some of the very best coffee I’ve ever had. Extremely fresh and fragrant. I can’t wait to…
*Recipe loosely adapted from a What Katie Ate. (She used Habaneros and limes…and crushed the pepper and salt into powder before rubbing the steaks. I used Serranos, and lemons and kept my salt and pink peppercorns coarse for more texture.) I love how the flavors of beef and pink pepper meld in this beautiful and…
Happy Birthday to me! We’re headed out here in a little while to go celebrate with my BFF, Jana! I’m so excited. I’ll be back later with a “Scenes From My Week” post as promised….but I just had to drop off this pancake recipe. Thanks for all the emails and the interest. This is actually…
Are you looking for Jack Daniel’s glaze? Well, you’ve come to the right place. This is that stuff you enjoyed from the TGIFridays menu, only BETTER. This is great on steak, chicken, shrimp and burgers! ~ Jack Daniel’s Glaze ~ (makes approximately 2 cups) 1 cup dark brown sugar 1/2 cup Jack Daniel’s whiskey 1/2…
We’ve been having fun creating delicious recipes for the grill, and this one turned out absolutely amazing. I started with the basic, original recipe for Jack Daniel’s glaze and added some other ingredients that I think add more depth and flavor to this burger experience. I’ve had the Jack Daniel’s glazed burger at TGI Fridays,…
Happy Friday! How was your week? Mine flew by. Between the writing and cooking and photographing and the decorating… I’ve had one of those weeks where there were several instances that I got so absorbed in what I was doing, when I finally looked up at the clock it didn’t seem that four or five…
I’ve been cooking almost all day, and what a fun day it’s been. Playing with the Demarle pans again! This time I made Chicken Cordon Bleu in the grande mold…and when Gracie got home we made a batch of these baked maple bacon mini donuts in the donut pan. Everything turned out so good. I…
It’s Friday night! We love making little appetizers for our Friday night “happy hour” and these tasty chicken wings are just the ticket. The ingredient that really puts this appetizer over the top is Lyle’s Golden Syrup. If you don’t have access to this syrup, feel free to substitute honey or dark corn syrup. They’re…
It’s raining cats and dogs here in Minnesota today. It’s the kind of day when you long for a big cup of hot tea, a quilt, and a good book….Oh, and this… The flavors of beef, Mexican spices, red wine, three kinds of beans and Guinness beer meld together in a rich, tomato based sauce…
There was this whole “bacon jam” frenzy a couple years ago that I completely missed. I planned on buying jars of this ambrosia for my many bacon-loving friends but that never actually happened. I recently came across a very old post-it to myself while perusing my blog files that simply said “bacon jam” on it.…