Carrot cake muffins

Improvising while cooking is a good thing.  Sometimes it works, sometimes, well,  not so much.  Laziness can lead to success, like I’m missing an ingredient and say, “What do I do now? “ So we come to this recipe .  I was out of white sugar, so I had to decide between going to the…

I mako shark steak for dinner

I’m hooked on puns! While at my favorite fish monger, Crosby’s Crabs, I was directed to the fresh fish counter, and my guide pointed to the fresh shark.  Shark!  Shark!  So I said,  “ I’m in,” and he got me a nice thick piece.  Now,  I had had shark 40 years ago , but I…

Parsnip Apple Slaw

I’ve been using the new smoker and eating heavy, so I needed to lighten it up a little.  Parsnips are a fall vegetable; so are cabbage and apples.  The apple cider cuts through the heartiest beef or pork.  I hope you like it.  Oh, and the pork chop is from Rainbow Acres Farm – thick…

Grade School Lunch Box Cupcakes

How may of us had a packed lunch during school and found a packaged cupcake?   They have a life span of infinity but not as long as Twinkies.  Now as much of a treat they were, we are adults now, and we deserve better.   So I have made an adult version with more…

Onion Dip

I love chips and dip while watching football.  I read the label of the store bought stuff and found three words I was unable to pronounce.  Yeah, that doesn’t shock my friends and family -they know a book of words I can’t pronounce called a dictionary.  But these were words of stuff that didn’t sound…