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May 25, 2020
Grilled Corn and Poblano Salad Yesterday, I decided to crank up my old grill for the first time in a long time. Personally, I love cooking with hardwood lump charcoal. I got the charcoal crimson red and then put the poblano peppers on first for a few minutes. Next, I put the corn directly on the grill. You do have to watch the corn and turn it often so it doesn’t burn. After cooking for about 10 minutes, I took...
May 17, 2017
Creamy Feta Herb Spread Before we talk about my Creamy Feta Herb Spread recipe, I need to tell you a story that is funny today but not so much yesterday. I made this yummy spread and decided to take it outside on my back porch for photographs and then snacking. I needed to call my friend Ange, you should remember her from the Decadent Chocolate Cake post. Well, her mom answered the phone so I was talking to her...
January 16, 2016
Garlic Yogurt Sauce Garlic Yogurt Sauce is one of my family’s favorite sauces. Because it is so versatile, we use it like most people use Ranch Dressing. It is so good on oven roast potatoes, french fries, kofte (Turkish meatballs) and sandwiches. It was especially good on the Falafel sandwiches I made recently. Honestly, I could almost drink this stuff. Another variation on this sauce would be to add some seeded and chopped cucumbers. You could make this a little thicker...
January 16, 2016
Tahini Sauce Tahini Sauce is a great sauce for Falafel Sandwiches and Kofte. The main ingredient in this sauce is tahini which is ground sesame paste. It adds loads of flavor to dishes like hummus. In Turkey, they even use tahini to make something called Tahin-pekmez, which is tahini mixed with pekmez (molasses) that is served at breakfast on bread or sometimes as a dessert. This sauce could also be used as a dressing for a chopped salad. You...
February 27, 2015
Caramelized Onion and Blue Cheese Dip Since the State of Alabama was shut down by our 6-9 inches of snow, there was a whole lot of nothing going on outside. Boredom quickly set in so what else was left to do except snack. Luckily, I had bought some Ruffles and Cheese It Grooves the other day. After sitting here watching my “show”, Paramparca over the internet for a couple of hours, I decided to get off my behind and make...
January 31, 2015
This recipe for Easy Skillet Rolls with Pepperoni Jalapeno Cheese Dip is perfect for tomorrow’s Super Bowl Sunday which is going on here in the USA. People everywhere are flocking to the supermarkets and Wally World (aka Wal-mart) to stock up on snacks for the big game. The good thing about this recipe is that I already had everything on hand in my fridge and pantry to make this pan of ooey-gooey deliciousness! I had already planned to make a...
May 2, 2013
Guacamole Tonight was Taco Night yet again which means I made every one’s favorite, Guacamole! I have been meaning to post this because it is so yummy. This time I gave strict orders. . . No eating the dip until I have a picture. My daughter was kind enough to oblige. Thank you sweetheart! So here is my simple but delicious recipe. The key to this recipe is to use the best quality ingredients you can find, of course this is...
