East African Spiced Goat Neck

This was a gift and a request from Happy Family Ranch to work on a recipe.  I had never worked with goat before.  Fans of this blog know that lamb is one of my favorite things to cook. I found goat to be a little milder than lamb,  but it can handle a good amount…

Diner Patti Melt

This is a diner staple.  I have always found it best at 3 AM coming out of the bar.  Or at 11 AM when you skipped breakfast and don’t have any sales calls scheduled for the afternoon.  Either way it’s delicious.  I have updated it with an adobo mayo and sourdough.  I hope you like…

Heaven and Hell Cake with Fireball Buttercream

This is a very conflicted cake.   It’s like Mae West said: when I good, I’m good, but when I’m bad, I’m better.  It’s got angel food and devils food.  It’s sweet but then comes the spice.  If that wasn’t enough,  we have the fireball buttercream frosting.   So don’t choose a side, just enjoy.  I…

Meyer Lemons Lime Bars

These are a nice summer treat.  In all honesty, this was a happy accident.  I made the Meyer lemon cookies, and many of you asked for lemon bars. So I began by juicing my last Meyer lemon and came up 1 teaspoon short.  My solution was to juice a lime and add that to the…

Crab Corn Chowder

A nice salad and a bowl of crab corn chowder is a good summer supper.  Fans of this blog know I don’t spend a lot of time on salads, but I will take the time on chowder.  I had this in the Carolinas back in the day, and the recent hot temperature reminded me how…