A favorite YouTube channel of mine has become Tipsy Bartender. He makes fun drinks and shows you how to do it in an entertaining way, and is obviously having a great time while he's doing it. Recently I saw a video of his that showed how to make Mountain Dew flavored ice cream. I've always … Continue reading Dr. Pepper Ice Cream
When I first moved up to Portland, I was living with a room mate and supporting both of us on a grocery store paycheck. Rent took up most of that so simple, easily prepared meals became the way to go. I created this recipe for roasted potatoes for this. It requires only a bag of … Continue reading Roasted Potatoes
This is a classic recipe in the Kirkley household and one they I hadn't had in a long time and have never made before. I was in the mood for something rich, hearty, and with the unique flavor profile of corn. I had to get Dad to send me the recipe but when I did … Continue reading Corn Chowder
Up here in Northern Wisconsin there appears to be a preference for all things pickled; especially in drinks as garnish: pickled Brussels sprouts, pickled radishes, pickled pickles and pickled mushrooms to mention a few. The other day after we finished a round of golf, we stopped in a the bar for our half-off cocktails. I … Continue reading Marinated Mushrooms
I am revising this recipe, which I posted earlier. Just made this today and instead of using plain butter, I used browned butter and instead of granulated sugar I used brown sugar. It makes for a vast improvement in flavor. Here is the revised recipe.... Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter, softened (replace with browned butter, see … Continue reading Banana Nut Bread – Version 2
The other night we made some of our Green Chili with Pork Stew and there were some leftovers in the fridge. I wanted some breakfast and Laura suggested making a kind of "Shakshouka" by adding eggs and poaching them in the leftover Chili. Well that was a great suggestion. I just warmed up the Chili … Continue reading Pork Green Chili Shakshouka for Breakfast
We were going to make BLTs last night, but I did not want to make a special trip to the store to get lettuce and tomatoes. We did, however have the necessary makings for a Patty Melt (minus the rye bread) but we did have some really good sandwich bread. I followed this recipe from … Continue reading Patty Melt
This has quickly become a great bit of comfort food for me in quarantine. It's fast, fun, very tasty diner staple that can be thrown together quickly but is also a great way to learn basic sauce making techniques. Also, for starters, I use Pillsbury biscuits in a tube. I can make homemade biscuits and … Continue reading Biscuits and Gravy
Weather has turned rainy and cooler here in Southern Oregon, plus we recently watched a fun YouTube video of the chefs from Bon Appetit taking riffs on boxed Kraft Macaroni and Cheese. See the link here. I was not into the "bright orange" cheese powder thing, plus we had quite a bit of cheese we … Continue reading Macaroni and Cheese with Crispy Fried Onions
If there's a meal for when you want something quick and easy that gets the absolute best results, it's a good steak. Unless you're one of our vegetarian friends of course. But this article isn't for them. It's for those among us who want the deeply satisfying meal that is a juicy, well prepared steak. … Continue reading Steak My Way
