Tinkering in the kitchen

Tinkering in the kitchen2018-12-04T09:41:37-06:00

Baked Bacon

I don't remember where I got this tip, but it's definitely my preferred way to make bacon. Line a cookie sheet with tinfoil, add a baking rack and lay the bacon on the rack in [...]

Homemade Hoagies

What do you get when you take sliced tavern ham, provolone, hard salami, mayo, put them all on a sub roll, toast it in the oven, then toss some fresh tomatoes, lettuce, Italian dressing, salt [...]

Italian Sausage Bread

One day while shopping at the local grocery store, a sale on my favorite Italian sausage caught my eye. Lots of recipes I make use Italian sausage so I knew I'd find a use for [...]

Rob’s Mess

This is a modified version of something we used to eat at the local breakfast diner. It was called "John's Mess" and had these same ingredients of eggs, hash browns and chopped pieces of ham, [...]

French Toast

Truth be told, there isn't much you can do to improve French Toast. This recipe is straight out of The Joy of Cooking, with a little more vanilla and cinnamon than they have in the [...]

Decorating cupcakes

My daughter has been bitten by the baking bug, and I couldn't be happier about it. For several weeks she asked me to locate my icing decorating kit, and I finally found it. She put [...]

“Man-mosas”

We love a good mimosa on a Sunday morning. It's a great excuse to have a breakfasty/alcoholic beverage on the last day of the weekend. My husband recently came across a slightly more "manly" [...]

Cinnamon Scones

I wanted to try some other breakfast pastry, and I had never made scones before. This recipe came from Bon Appetit, and in this first run through, I didn't change a thing. The end result [...]

“Boogaloo” Sandwich

Who doesn't like a good Sloppy Joe? And who doesn't like a good Sloppy Joe that promises to be even better than what you're used to? Well....I already have a Sloppy Joe recipe that I [...]

Fresh Homemade Bread

My daughter loves loves loves bread, so I thought I would try to take a very basic bread recipe and turn it into something more my taste. This was my first attempt at this [...]

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