…or as I like to call them: Sweet Orange Rolls O’Yurm. I do love a lip-smackin’ sweet roll (hello, pumpkin-cinnamon streusel buns) and these Sweet Orange Rolls have been added to my ever-growing list. They are delicately delicious. Freshly squeezed orange juice imparts a light flavoring. You could add an orange extract to bump up …
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Muffins with donut glaze seems impossibly decadent, but double-dip those beauties and folks will want to marry you, kids will clean their rooms without nagging and grandkids will think you made them candy for breakfast. Oh, my. I present Blueberry Muffins, double-dipped with donut glaze. The glaze is thin and subtle, but it …
Cakes, cheesecake, cookies, pies, bars…you name it, I bake it! So much yurm! With Christmas lurking, it’s time to start thinking about introducing something new along with your something traditional. In our house, Russian Teacakes are a longtime fav. Yet…they aren’t my favorite. I like ’em, I’ll eat ’em, but they’re a little ho-hum, which …
Pinto beans are a staple for Texans. We wrap them in tortillas, mash them for refried beans, eat them with our Tex-Mex, but never in our chili. Today, I offer the easiest pinto bean recipe you’ll ever find. PrintEasiest Pinto Bean Recipe You’ll Ever Find Ingredients1 16 oz bag of dried pinto beans 8-10 cups …
Consider these to-die-for filled chocolate cookies my obligatory Halloween post. Wait. I almost forgot did this one. Way back in the day, Boy and I used to make these cookies at Halloween. They were his absolute favs. Yet, when I sent him a text telling him that I was making them again after a hiatus …
Pancake = Pan-CAKES = cakes! That’s where my mind goes whenever I see the word pancakes. Yet, when I saw the recipe for banana in a pancake, I was dubious. Its only saving grace was that the word “bread” followed. Confession time: I’m not a banana fan, yet I adore a moist dense banana bread. …
The weekend Boy, Girl and Sweet E came to visit, Husband slow-smoked pork ribs out on the pit. If you’ve never had slow-smoked pork ribs, what are you waiting for? Heaven, I tell ta! We had family over and fed everyone, then sent some of the leftovers home with Boy’s crew. That still left us …
I live in Texas and Texans love their ‘picy foods. It’s jalapeno this and jalapeno that. (btw: proper pronunciation in Texas = hal-eh-pain-nyo) The dirty little secret for some of us big bad Texans (me) is that we prefer our taste buds not be seared off when eating our favorite Tex-Mex meals. So, what’s a …
Have you ever wondered why folks sprinkle deviled eggs with paprika, why anyone even bothers? The taste is always the same: tastes like eggs with bland red stuff on it. Maybe it’s for the color pop. Maybe because tradition is hard to break. Certainly not to enhance the taste. It’s the reason I don’t use …
Every August, when it’s blazing hot outside in Texas (today: 108° feels like 113°), I start thinking about holiday cooking. What to have, what to try, what to tweak. I’ve had this recipe on my mind for a few weeks now and just as it started feeling like the innards of an oven outside, I …