Bacon Infused Bloody Mary Cocktail

Bacon Bloody Mary Cocktail with Bacon Infused Vodka Recipe

Hair of the dog?  Maybe you’re just looking for a great brunch cocktail or trying to impress the bacon addicts with something new.  Try a Bacon Bloody Mary!   It … Continued

Caviar Egg Salad Recipe

This Caviar Egg Salad is an easy to make, yet very gourmet recipe.  It is a great way to introduce caviar to your guests. Using Caviar in Egg Salad is also a way to … Continued

Chocolate Grape Truffles

Chocolate Grape Truffles Recipe

You thought Chocolate Dipped Strawberries were great, now you must try these Chocolate Covered Grape Truffles!  I have discovered that men go crazy over these Chocolate Grapes!  Grapes and chocolate … Continued

Classic Caviar Plate

Classic Caviar Plate Recipe

Classic Caviar Plate is a very romantic way to impress your special love one or guests!  My special time to serve this caviar plate is on New Year’s Eve. Caviar … 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

Deviled Eggs with Candied Bacon

Deviled Eggs with Candied Bacon Recipe

Deviled Eggs with Candied Bacon will disappear rapidly from any buffet table or potluck! Deviled eggs are already an all time favorite appetizer at holiday gatherings and picnics no matter … Continued

Holiday Open House

Holiday Open House – Menu and Recipes

Holiday Open House – Menu and Recipes This holiday season, why not host a holiday open house? A Holiday Open House is an old fashioned way to entertain during the Christmas … Continued

Bowl of Hoppin John Stew with collard greens

Hoppin’ John Recipe and History

Hoppin’ John Stew –  Stove Top and Slow Cooker Preparation This recipe for Hoppin’ John black-eyed peas is a southern dish rich with tradition and lore served to celebrate the New … Continued

Keeping Your Resolution to Get Organized

      Author Lea Schneider, a columnist for What’s Cooking America, is a freelance writer and organizational expert whose organizing ideas have been published in many magazines including Woman’s … Continued

Christmas Prime Rib Dinner Menu

Miniature Tourtieres – Canadian Pork Pies Recipe

Miniature Tourtieres – Tourtieres are a meat pie originating in Quebec, Canadian around the 1600s.  It is usually make with minced pork and/or veal or beef.  It is a traditional … Continued

New Year’s Resolutions Should Start In the Pantry

    New Year’s Resolutions Should Start in the Pantry   Author Lea Schneider, a columnist for What’s Cooking America, is a freelance writer and organizational expert whose organizing ideas … Continued

large baking dish with freshly baked northwest cornbread

Northwest Cornbread Recipe

My family loves cornbread! It is easy to make and so good.  Cornbread made in the Northwest is a little sweeter and lighter than the traditional southern cornbread.  I often … Continued