Posted in breads, dessert, old recipes | August 27th, 2009
This is a recipe from a dear friend of my wife.
I had to give her friend some credit based on the post name.
This is the most incredible banana bread I have ever had the pleasure to enjoy in my life.
My daughters will actually stop eating the bananas so that Pamela will make this.
Truth.
When it’s warm [...]
Tags: awesome, baked goods, banana bread, butter, dessert, old world recipe
Posted in cookies, dessert, old recipes, snacks | August 27th, 2009
This recipe is @70 years old.
It is now copywritten as I post it.
My grandmother was a pastry chef and made these cookies for me when I was knee high to a grasshopper.
Served with a glass of cold milk, I can think of nothing closer to heaven.
Miss you Nana.
This recipe is special.
You will need:
1 – cup [...]
Tags: cookies, dessert, Nana, old recipes
Posted in Quick, Side Dish, salads | August 19th, 2009
I promised to post this so here it is in all its simplicity.
You will need:
1lb- bag of coleslaw
(ready shredded, if you want to go through all the work of shredding cabbage, carrots and everything else, be my guest)
4 tbls sugar
3 tbls white vinegar
4 tbls mayo
dash of caraway seed
Mix sugar, vinegar, mayo & caraway seed in [...]
Tags: coleslaw, salad, Side Dish
Posted in Quick, appetizers, lebanese, snacks | August 19th, 2009
This is a recipe I’ve culled over the years and to be honest, is one of the very best hummus recipes around.
I don’t make a point of tooting my own horn but I’ll make an exception here.
Make sure to get the freshest Syrian bread you can find.
Some nice olives help, too.
You will need:
1- can of [...]
Tags: dips, El Morocco, hummus, lebanese, old world
Posted in BBQ, Burgers, Main courses, summertime | August 17th, 2009
From the island of Bermuda comes this recipe I weaseled out of the chef from the Swizzle Inn in Bermuda.
When I was working there in ‘86 he came to see me play at Rum Runners.
He was a bit tipsy one night and I was able to get this incredible recipe.
To this day, it’s Pamela’s favorite [...]
Tags: Burgers, grilling, main course, rum
Posted in Salsas, appetizers, snacks | August 16th, 2009
I’ve been making this salsa forever and to be honest, it works out to be much cheaper
than the pathetic bottled salsa’s flooding the supermarket.
It’s nothing special but damn it’s good.
Ingredients:
1- 28oz can of crushes tomatoes (preferably Pastene but anything without basil or seasoning)
1- medium sized Vidalia onion, finely diced
2- cloves of garlic, minced
2 tsps. ground [...]
Tags: Mexican, original, Salsa, sauces, snacks
Posted in Chicken dishes, Main courses, Quick, rum, salad dressings, salads, summertime | August 16th, 2009
This is a very simple recipe.
So simple, in fact, it was given the above name.
You will need:
*Boneless Chicken Breast
*Ken’s Italian Salad Dressing
*Trader Joe’s Corn Flakes (they work the best)
*Spices (oregano, basil, red pepper flake . . . )
*Salt & fresh ground pepper
Marinate chicken for at least 4 hours in the fridge.
Crush Corn Flakes and add [...]
Tags: chicken, easy, main meals
Posted in BBQ, Main courses, Pork | August 13th, 2009
Here’s a recipe from a dear friend from Spur, Texas.
My wife made it last weekend and let me tell you it was incredible.
*Pork Roast (any size will do, depending on how much pork you want)
*Vidalia Onions (1 large or two small will be fine. Slice them up)
*One CrockPot
*Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ Sauce
*Put roast in crock [...]
Tags: BBQ, crockpot, good eats, Pulled Pork, recipes, slow cooking, Texas