Everybody has that one dish they love to eat, anytime, anywhere. For El Guapo, that dish is sweet potato pie. Come October, I make him sweet potato pies almost every ...
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Project: How to Make a T-Shirt Quilt
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Dietary Slumming with Tammy: Krab Mac & Cheese
Hey y’all it’s Tammy again. Y’all haven’t heard from me in awhile ...
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Pumpkin-Apple Streusel Squares
Sometimes, when you take two things and mix them up together you get something marvelous. Like when the Glee Troubletones killed a mashup of two Adele songs. Or when the entire cast of Cheers made guest appearances on Frasier. Well, everyone but Rebecca, but I never liked her character anyway. And let’s not forget caramel with fleur […]
Things I’ve Learned
Believe it or not, these are all serious things I’ve learned. Yes, some are sappy, but fellas, sometimes I’m a sappy person. 1. Straightening the bedcovers makes any room look better. 2. When on a trip, always bring more underwear than you think you need. Turning it inside out doesn’t always work. Just saying. 3. Tea […]
Current Reads: V
I’ve recently read a rash of books about living off the land, making things by hand, and living (what I think is) The Good Life. I thought I’d share this bounty. Made From Scratch: Discovering the Pleasures of a Handmade Life by Jenna Woginrich Graphic designer by day, somewhat of a farmer by night, Jenna […]
Yankee Bitch Tells All: Evolution of the Perfect Omelet
Hi! You can call me Yankee Bitch. Here in the south that’s what they call me anyway. I work with Captain Anna and apparently she heard about my omelet making skills enough that she asked me to guest post. Now, to really understand the evolution of the perfect omelet we have to start back at […]
Basics: Spaghetti Carbonara
It’s Valentine’s Week. Cute chubby angels are everywhere. Flowers take on a new level of importance. Antacids with “Hug Me” printed on them are flying off the shelves likes guns since the gun control “scare” (just an observation….). And YOU are in a bind. You’ve got to do something spectacular for that significant other, but […]
Basics: How to Make Grilled Cheese
You think you know how to make grilled cheese, right? Two slices of bread, some cheese, smear on a bit of margarine. Throw it all on a hot pan. Right? Nope. There’s more to the Art of Grilled Cheese than just some fake butter and willy nilly cheese. Dudes, there are RULES to grilled cheese. […]
Basics: How to Make Rice
If you can make rice, you’re well on your way to culinary stardom. Well, at least you’ll be able to feed yourself better. And you’ll always have a carby side dish. It can be yellow rice, wild rice, cajun dirty rice, or good, sturdy, dependable, long-grain white rice. And you can use leftovers to make […]
Basics: How to Make Soup
Soup is one of the great comfort foods. It’s also one of the easiest and cheapest things you can make. Feeling sick? Make soup. Chilly weather outside? Make soup. Need to clean out your fridge? Make soup. Only have $2.00? Make soup. There are a few basic rules to making soup: 1. Put everything into […]
Basics: Eggs Three Ways
Remember childhood? I do. For me, it was all about the hunt. I remember searching for the perfect “fort” in the woods, looking for the perfect sweatshirt (it had to be comfortable while reflecting my ultra-cool personality), foraging for the perfect dandelion leaves and mushrooms for a snack, (if there’s a zombie apocalypse, you probably […]
Basics: How to Saute an Onion
There are a few basic kitchen skills that can equip even the most uneducated home cook and empower them to cook. Cooking is easy–if you’ve got good instincts, pay attention to food, obsessively watch the Food Network, or pour over cookbooks like they’re a treasure map. Sometimes, however, even that is not enough. You need […]
