Drys 1 1/4 cup AP flour 1/3 cup dark coco powder 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt Wet 1 stick butter 1/2 packed cup light brown sugar 1/2 cup 1 large egg 1 extra egg yoke 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup chocolate chips Topping 1/2 cup evaporated milk 1/2 cup sugar 1 egg yolk…

This is a recipe that I don’t remember eating as a kid.    I pulled out the old family cook book updated the ingredients (oleo really?)  I took some of the fat out and put my own spin on it.  Like with many of Molly’s recipes she left out something on this one: milk.  So…

Out of high school I worked at Lums on Woodward Ave.  (I know a couple of you came by for a beer or three.)  They were known for their hot dogs and burgers.  Their biggest seller was the Ollie burger but my favorite was the mushroom swiss burger.  Here is my take on that classic. …

I was at my favorite seafood store Crosby’s Crab Co in Bristow VA http://www.crosbyscrabco.com  and saw frog legs on the board. Growing up in Royal Oak I remember once a year I would get to eat frog legs, my Grandma Molly would make them as part of a big dinner.  Then as I grew up…

This idea was was given to me by my daughter Mary.  I had just cooked up a batch of sweet potato tots and she said the magic word: totchoes she told me why not use tater tots instead of tortilla chips.  I said “what a great idea” and I saw what others were doing and…