Just when you thought all pancakes recipes began with the instructions “Open the pancake mix box,” we bring you cowboy pancakes, or as the old Chuck-wagon cook used to call them, Sour Dough Pancakes. Like their close cousin, sour dough bread, this begins with making …
Read MoreHomemade Syrup
Ever get to the end of the making a batch of pancakes, with 12 hungry people ready to chow down, only to finally remember the item you forget to get at the store yesterday was syrup….a seemingly harmless part of the pancakes that make renders …
Read MoreBanana Pancakes
Next time you have bananas going bad, think pancakes instead of bread. This made from scratch recipe not only impresses the young’ns, but the old geezers who complain about everything as well, so it’s a win-win at the breakfast table. Ingredients Process Note: the nutmeg …
Read MoreEggplant Parmesan – Air Fryer
This is a nice way to make a healthy appetizer in about 30 mins start to finish. The best part of using an air fryer is that that you don’t use oil and the biscuits come out nice and crispy, along with being packed with …
Read MoreBaked Apple Oatmeal
Runners and cyclists need energy, the problem with the store bought energy bars is that they’re packed with chemicals – they say they’re not, but consider the shelf life alone and you know there’s preservatives. So, why not make your own healthy energy bars? Sounds …
Read MoreStroganoff
Stroganoff is considered a Russian dish but truth be told, it was invented by a French chef working in Saint Petersburg in 1891; so while technically not an American cuisine, this is nonetheless a classic American entree. Most Americans think stroganoff is made by dumping …
Read MoreSpaghetti Alla Nerano
Every region of Italy add their own unique flair to this Italian classic. Spaghetti alla Nerano is popular along the Amalfi coast. It’s a dry spaghetti but the zucchini disks provide the right amount to moisture to counter the pasta. This is not a difficult …
Read MoreAdobo Chicken
Years ago I would travel to Washington one week a month to attend meetings at the Department of Energy (DOE) headquarters. One of my favorite things to do was to have lunch in Lafayette Park. Along the far side of the park food trucks would …
Read MoreThe Logic of the Logically Irrational
I listened with a bizarre mixture of despair, disbelief, and disillusionment as President Biden, along side his most trusted confidant, Anthony Facui, laid out their assertion that the Omicron strain of COVID will kill us all by spring. To be precise, Biden didn’t say we’d …
Read MoreRoasted Tomato Basil Soup
What I like about this recipe is that most the ingredients are fresh and since I grow tomatoes and basil in my garden, it’s a soup just asking to be made. This recipe serves four, unless you’re using it as a first course, then you …
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