Tomatoes

Tomatoes – Learn About Tomatoes

      Tomatoes – Learn About Tomatoes:  Technically a tomato is a fruit, since it is the ripened ovary of a plant.  In 1893, the supreme court ruled in … Continued

Diet Dark Chocolate Brownies

Dieters Beware Brownies Recipe

Dieters Beware Brownies scream with calories!  Very rich, very good, and very fattening!   A three-layer brownie with each layer filled with decadent sweetness.  They are really chewy and it … Continued

Diet Dark Chocolate Brownie Recipe

Diet Dark Chocolate Brownie is rich and delicious.  You will not miss any of the calories, fat, or carbs in these brownies!   Diet Dark Chocolate Brownie is a great … Continued

Date Squares

Date Squares Recipe – Matrimonial Bars

Attention date lovers!  You’ll absolutely love these Date Square Cookies – I do!  These delicious Date Bars were originally known as Matrimonial Bars.  Sometime in history, they became known as … Continued

Chocolate Corn Flake Cookies

Chocolate Corn Flake Cookie Recipe

 Chocolate Corn Flake Cookies are both a cookie and a candy made from a popular breakfast cereal.  Everyone seems to love these crispy no-bake corn flake cookies, whatever their age. … Continued

Chia Seed Cookies

Chia Seed Cookies Recipe

Chia Seed Cookies make a great healthy treat for your family.  They are nutritious as well as delicious! Chia Seeds have a mild, nut-like flavor.  The seeds are easily digested and … Continued

Bizcochito Cookies

Bizcochito Cookies – Anise Seed Cookie Recipe

New Mexico’s Official State Cookie Bizcochito Cookies are a favorite southwestern Christmas treat.  Depending on where you look, it may be referred to as the bizcochito, biscochito or biscocho.  These … Continued

Collard Greens

Collard Greens History and Recipe

But I have never tasted meat, nor cabbage, nor corn, for beans, nor fluid food on half as sweet as that first mess of greens. By James T. Cotton Noe … Continued

Date Nut Bars in paper baking cups

Date Nut Bars Recipe

Bite into family history and let the aroma of these freshly baked Date Nut Bars, conjure up your childhood memories. At least that is the affect these Date Nut Bars have … Continued

Country Ham and Red Eye Gravy

Country Ham and Red Eye Gravy History and Recipe

Country Ham and Red Eye Gravy Learn how to make this Country Ham and Red Eye Gravy recipe. These are very popular in the South, anybody unfamiliar is really missing … Continued

Cornish Pasty

Cornish Pasty History and Recipe

Pastie or Pasty (PASS-tee) – These are basically individual pies filled with meats and vegetables that are cooked together.  They should weigh about two pounds or more.  The identifying feature … Continued

Corned Beef and Cabbage

Corned Beef and Cabbage History and Recipe

Stove Top – Slow Cooker – Instant Pot Pressure Cooker Instructions My family and I look forward to enjoying corned beef and cabbage dinner as part of celebrating Saint Patrick’s … Continued

Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp

Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp Recipe – Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Recipe

My absolute early summer favorite is enjoying fresh strawberries combined with rhubarb in the form of a crisp or pie.  Strawberry Rhubarb can be baked two different ways – as … Continued

Chitlins

Chitterlings (Chitlins) History and Recipe

Let us consider what chitlins are – they are hog intestines or guts  Some people turn up their noses at the mention of chitlins; other leave the house while they … Continued

Chimichange

Chimichanga History and Recipe

Chimichanga, or “chimi,” has achieved cult status in Tucson.  A Chimichanga is a Mexican-American fusion large burrito prepared with a choice of meat, vegetables, and spices. deep-fried to a golden … Continued