Coconut Lime Cookies

A summer cookie is needed; coconut and lime are as summery as you can get. The umbrellas kept burning, so I had to leave them off. It is a sugar cookie with a lot extra. I hope you like it. 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour1 teaspoon corn starch1/2 teaspoon salt1 teaspoon baking powder1/2 teaspoon…

Pulled Pork Butt

This is just a part of a bigger purpose, but the pulled pork stands on its own. American Heritage Farm had a great looking pork butt that I used in this recipe. Classic smoked BBQ, Georgia style sweet heat apple juice based rub over Georgia peach wood pellets. Well, this should get your BBQ weekend…

Candied Pecan Sandies

Followers of this blog know I spend a good deal of time at farmers markets and because of that, I get to meet some cool businesses. In today’s installment we used the Purposeful Pecan to make an updated Pecan Sandi. The updates are more vanilla, candied pecans and cinnamon. Now, my wife took the lead…

Bacon Mac & Cheese Empanada

Bacon. I didn’t think I had to say more, but OK, here is the rest: creamy mac & cheese all in a flaky crust. Yes, I used store bought pie crust, but so did my Mom. Simple, tasty, and easy to eat. 8 ounces bacon (Hayfield Farm)8 ounces sharp cheddar6 ounces cream cheese1 teaspoon Dijon…

Italian Soboro

This started as a breakfast dish from Japan. The key is slow, slow, and low heat while cooking. Here is the issue; somehow I ended up in Northern Italy, and somehow I had a layover through New Orleans to get there. The end goal is a silky texture on both the eggs, shrimp and the…