June 2010

Scotcheroos

June 29, 2010 |

Scotcheroos just came onto my radar within the last year or so, amazingly enough. How I could have somehow missed the memo on butterscotch-peanut butter Rice Krispy treats covered in chocolate-butterscotch is beyond me. The previous sentence is a perfect description for these awesome bars – essentially a Rice Krispy treat minus the marshmallow with [...]

Oldie but Goodie for 4th of July: Stained Glass Jello Stars

June 28, 2010 |

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I have been featuring “Oldie but Goodie” recipes over in the sidebar as a way to showcase older recipes that were reader favorites. This week’s feature is stained glass Jello for the 4th of July, and it was so popular last year that I thought it deserved another re-post. This is such a cool effect [...]

10 of My Favorite Recipes

June 25, 2010 |

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I do my fair share of round-ups around these parts, as well Top-However-Many recipes, and even display most popular recipes over in the sidebar. For just about all of these lists and roundups, I feature your favorite recipes. The ones you come back to over and over again, the ones you comment on and sample [...]

Barbecued Beans

June 23, 2010 |

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Like many of you, there are recipes that I practically grew up on. Ones that my mom made for certain occasions, and that envelope me in warmth and coziness whenever I eat them now. These barbecued beans are one of those recipes. When I was younger, my parents would host an annual New Year’s Eve [...]

Black Forest Cake

June 22, 2010 |

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Every year my family typically celebrates Father’s Day in conjunction with my grandpap’s birthday since it always falls within a few days of the holiday. Last year when I made dessert I wanted to make a cake that incorporated one of my his all-time favorite desserts/snacks: Oreo cookies. So, I served up the Cookies and [...]

How to Make Homemade Ice Cream Without an Ice Cream Maker

June 21, 2010 |

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So, you want to make one of these but you don’t have an ice cream maker? Without a doubt, the most popular comments and emails that I receive following an ice cream recipe in the summer is, “I wish I had an ice cream maker so I could make this!” Well folks, if you don’t [...]

Rocky Road Ice Cream

June 18, 2010 |

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Rocky road ice cream, well, rocks. I fell in love with it last year after my slew of allergy problems were finally behind me. My Chief Culinary Consultant lives, literally, across the street from Marble Slab, which can be both awesome and dangerous. Our ice cream cravings know no time or season. We’ve bolted across [...]

Southern Banana Pudding

June 17, 2010 |

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Back in the day before I thought about food 24/7 and I was relatively new to the kitchen, I made this dessert to take somewhere. Only I made it with boxed pudding and Cool Whip. Which isn’t terrible, but I love making as much from scratch as possible, so quite a many years later, this [...]

Oven-Fried Onion Rings, Take II

June 16, 2010 |

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So, back in February, I made some oven-fried onion rings, along with a killer dipping sauce. It tasted just like the sauce you get with an onion that has been bloomin’. The onion rings were absolutely delicious – crunchy and full of authentic fried flavor without needing to actually boil a vat of oil and [...]