Dolly Parton had many gifts, singer, song writer, actor, icon, advocate for reading: the list is endless. She was also known for her down home cooking. This is my take on her famous 5 ingredient chicken casserole. There are a few recipes that I don’t put my spin on. I just added three items chives,…

Followers of this blog know that I don’t jump on the pumpkin spice bandwagon every fall. This cookie screams fall and if you can hear a cookie scream your oven is too hot. Pumpkin and pumpkin pie spices are right there but this isn’t a pumpkin spice cookie. There is a warm molasses vibe that…

This recipe harkens back to the depression and World War II. In those days pork was more plentiful and cheaper than chicken. People raised pigs in their back yards and chickens were more for eggs. So when city chicken was created it came from the pork butt and served on skewers to resemble a chicken…

I am sick of adding a hotdog to some crescent rolls and calling it a day. Today we add the ingredients that would normally be found in a. Cuban sandwich. So the hotdog replaces the pork loin to go with the ham, pickle and Swiss cheese. Don’t worry I didn’t forget the mustard. I just…