These are so fabulous! You can rub the herb mixture over the chops in the morning, cover them with plastic wrap, and they are all ready to grill for dinner! Grilled Lamb Chops with Pepper-Herb Crust 1 Tablespoon freshly ground black pepper1 teaspoon dried thyme1 teaspoon sweet paprika3/4 teaspoon salt1/2 teaspoon dried mintPinch of cayenne […]
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Saturday’s Recipe: A Refreshing Citrus Drink for Summer
What can beat a nice cold drink on a hot summer’s day? This drink is filled with citrus juices and fresh mint. I make it all summer long! Citrus Mintade 3 cups cold water2 cups fresh orange juice1 cup fresh pink grapefruit juice1/2 cup fresh lime juice1/4 cup fresh lemon juice1 cup loosely packed fresh […]
Road Tasted: 1950’s Style
Did you ever watch “Road Tasted” on the Food Network with Jamie and Bobby Deen? Or now watch “Road Tasted with The Neeley’s?” Well, I just found what is possibly the first “road-tasted” cookbook, formerly owned by Muriel of Chicago, who could have been an original “hostess” on the road. The Ford Treasury of Favorite […]
Celebrity Cooking
I find what celebrities cook in their own kitchens more interesting than what they wear on the red carpet. With clothing, they just name the designer, but with cooking, there is always more of a story behind a favorite recipe. Regis and Kathie Lee, and now Kathie and Hoda, seem to love having cooking segments […]
Cooking with Herbs
I bought this beautiful, coffee table cookbook in 1989. After reading this inspirational book, you will want to go out and plant a garden, or at least put a pot of herbs on a sunny windowsill. Since it is such a large cookbook, you can only imagine the incredible photographs that grace every page. The […]
The Sugar Plum Tree and other Culinary Delights of Childhood
I don’t remember the first food I ever tasted, but I do remember all of the food in books my Grandmother and Mother read to me. The Sugar Plum Tree by Eugene Field is probably the first one I recall. Imagine a 2-year looking at this photo and seeing a little girl holding up an […]
Cookbook Give-Away for the week of 5-31!
Just in time for barbecue season to begin, here is a great outdoor cookbook from the Culinary Arts Institute, published in 1975. There are recipes for picnics, backyard barbecues, a rib and corn fest, beach parties, cooking on a boat, camp cooking, and backpack meals. This is a great cookbook! I use mine all the […]
Delectable Stuffed Eggs for a Memorial Day Picnic!
Everyone seems to love stuffed eggs for a picnic, especially to celebrate Memorial Day. These are my absolute favorite eggs to bring to a picnic. They are always gobbled up very quickly, leaving me wishing I had made a double batch! Pesto-Stuffed Eggs 8 hard-cooked eggs, halved1/3 cup fresh basil leaves1/4 cup mayonnaise2 Tablespoons butter, […]
