at the BUCK 'n RUN RANCH
My favorite go-to recipe for salmon is smoked with dill. The market was out of dill today but they had fennel. If you are a regular reader, you know I am not fond of fennel seed. I admit that I have never eaten fresh fennel. I decided to use the fennel in place of the [...]
I needed a side dish to go with rib eye steak. I chose creamed spinach an easy, tasty recipe. Start with a couple of packages of ready-to-eat baby spinach, make a white sauce, add some cheese and you’ve got delicious homemade creamed spinach. This is so much better than the creamed spinach available in the [...]
The perfect deviled egg have eluded me. The white are usually rubbery and the yolks off center with a green discoloration around the edges. I was drawn to a blog post on King Arthur Flour with instructions for the perfect deviled egg. I had to try it. Step 1 was to find less-than-fresh eggs. My [...]
I can’t pass the fresh pasta aisle without admiring the Butoni Butternut Squash ravioli with it’s. I was in search of food for inspiration for my photography assignment and decided to give the pretty, orange striped ravioli a try. I needed a colorful sauce to go with the ravioli and decided to make a fresh [...]
On Sunday I submitted my photos for week two of the online class, Food Photography for Bloggers. The assignment this week was to work with two foods that had been difficult to photograph in the past. I chose meat and pie. After cooking, meat can often look unappetizing in photographs. Professional food stylists use all kinds of [...]
I needed a hot wing fix but didn’t want to go to the trouble to make hot wings. I decided to create a Buffalo Chicken Hot Sandwich. With Havarti cheese, fresh lettuce, tomato, and blue cheese dressing it was quite good. I served mine on Foccacia rolls but any old roll would do. Well, not [...]
Never having visited New Orleans did not stop me from longing for a King Cake. In case you are not familiar with the history of the King Cake, I borrowed this explanation from King Cakes. The Tradition of Mardi Gras King Cakes The King Cake is believed to have originated in France around the 12th [...]
Michael is having dinner at The Cheesecake Factory with Cameron tonight. I elected to stay home because they were going to the mall. I hate the mall. I have spent way too much time at the mall recently getting my eye exam, choosing glasses, waiting for them, going back for adjustments, having them re-made, etc. [...]
You know that tasty little breakfast sandwich that you get at the drive -thru window under a couple of golden arches? You know the one I am talking about. You can get it with Canadian bacon or sausage, with or without egg, with or without cheese. What you can’t get it with are hash browns. [...]
Michael loves bread and if you fry it, well that is an easy winner. I found this recipe the other day for Leftover Bread and Cheese Patties from the Turkish food blog, Give Recipe. I decided to start my Superbowl food frenzy with these. I just finished making and serving them and they were a [...]
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