Red velvet cookies with a green cream cheese frosting. I always love a red velvet cake, but cookies are more portable. I made the icing green to be more holiday-ish. This may be a hit at your cookie exchange. I hope you like them. Dry ingredients: 3 cups all purpose flour 4 tablespoons dark cocoa…
Thanksgiving Egg rolls (sounds so much better than leftovers egg rolls)
What are you going to do with all the leftovers? Why not put them in an egg roll! People will be amazed. It may even give your kids a chance to cook in the kitchen with you. 8 Egg roll wrappers 1/2 pound leftover turkey 1/2 pound leftover stuffing — ok dressing (quoting Alton…
8 things I didn’t know existed in the kitchen as a kid but can’t do without now.
olive oil – We had bacon fat for eggs, crisco for baking, lard for frying, corn oil for frying, and margarine for spreading on things. We didn’t have butter either. Good parmigiana cheese – We had green can cheese. My daughter was picky and wouldn’t eat parmigiana unless it was aged 2 years. Any lettuce…
Hush Puppies (gluten-free)
You may or may not have seen all my fried seafood recipes on my blog (the story of a fryer and the boy who loved it), but what would you serve fried seafood with? Hush puppies! These are a great addition to seafood or fried chicken. If you want them lighter, leave out the cheese….
Holiday Brittle (ok, pecan bourbon brittle but holiday sounds so much better)
This is is something new for me; I have never made a brittle before. Of course, I added some things to put it over the top: bourbon, a little salt and the warmth of some cinnamon and cardamom. See, that’s how I call it Holiday brittle. I will tell you that a wooden spoon and…