Looking for a healthier side dish to serve with your thanksgiving turkey? Let’s face it… Almost everything on the table is high in calories and fat or going to be covered in gravy. With all that heavy food, these are a nice, lighter addition to…
How to pronounce duxelles Now I’ve been making duxelles for years, but evidently I’ve been saying it wrong all this time. Pepé has just informed me that he will be walking out of the kitchen if I don’t start saying it correctly. I guess it…
Making homemade hamburger buns is fun, easy and way better than pulling weeds… Just ask Pepé Summer weekends often seem to involve a lot of grilling or gardening and this one was going to be both. We planned on grilling some burgers on Sunday, but…
Is it a sauce or a marinade? Well, it’s both. Or as my hubby would answer… “Yes”. If I ever ask two questions in a row… a “is it this or that”, “do you want to go here or there“ question, you can count on…
Grillin’ & Chillin’ We just grillin’ & Chillin’, but Pepé is confused as always. He wants to know why I’m putting my sweet potatoes in the microwave when I said we were grilling. Fair question I guess. I like to put my veggies on the…
. Is it Too Cute to Eat? No. It is not too cute to eat. It’s too delicious to go to waste. Pepé and I always have to be the first to dig in and put some of this yummy turkey cheese ball on a…
Please Stop Putting the pit in the Bowl! I’m sorry if this offends those of you who still insist on putting the avocado pit in the bowl. You all declare that it keeps it from turning brown. It absolutely does not. The only part it…
There’s no law about slaw Well, I was smoking a pork shoulder for our guests and as usual I was going to make the standard coleslaw to go with it, when out of nowhere, Pepé le Chef jumped out and said, “NO, NO SHERIE……
Can’t make this sh*t up! Sorry for the harsh language, but now that I have your attention, I think you are going to really enjoy this story — it’s bizarre and 100% true. We have lived in our current house for many years and…
Strawberry fields forever Do you ever get a song stuck in your head that you can’t stop singing over and over? Well, with the plethora of strawberries that keep showing up at my house, that’s what happened and how the strawberry tart transpired. I told…
Soufflés are easier than you think Before we make this Kale & Cheddar Soufflé I have to tell you a short story. We just got back from South Carolina after visiting with family for the holidays. Now as you all probably know, I cook a…
Eclipsapalooza 2017 Living in the Midwest was especially cool this year because we got to experience the solar eclipse. Our wonderful friends (Ann and Rick) were gracious enough to host a spectacular Eclipsapalooza party in Columbia, Missouri. It’s only a one and a half hour…