Articles tagged with: recipes
Easy! Barbecue Chicken Pizza Snacks
This is possibly the easiest recipe I have ever made up. Not only is it pretty simple, but aside from fresh cilantro, you probably have each of these ingredients on hand in case of a snack emergency.
It makes a perfect …
Countdown to kickoff: Cajun Chicken Wings
A football kick-off list is not complete without wings, and that’s why this recipe was my No. 1 choice.
Football without wings is like me without makeup. Isn’t. Gonna. Happen.
In the South, football is king, and none more than in Bayou …
Countdown to kickoff: Beer-Cheese Spread
A little cheese + a little beer = a recipe for cheer.
This is No. 2 on my list because of its simplicity and the fact that dips are the cornerstone of any football watch party.
Chances are, you won’t have to …
Countdown to kickoff: Snickers brownies
Football season is quickly approaching! This week, I am posting one easy recipe each day to help your game day experience become a grand snacking affair.
No. 3: Chocolate. Chocolate. Chocolate. THE END.
Snickers-Topped Brownies
(Makes about 36 mini-muffin brownies.)
2 cups white sugar
1 …
Countdown to kickoff: Pizza loaf
Football season is quickly approaching! This week, I am posting one easy recipe each day to help your game day experience become a grand snacking affair.
No. 4: Football without pizza? I don’t think so.
Sausage Pizza loaf
Ingredients
1 pound Italian sausage
1/4 cup …
Countdown to kickoff: First-down onion dip
Football season is quickly approaching! This week, I am going to post one recipe each day to help your game day experience become a grand snacking affair.
Think powder kits or pre-packaged dips are “good enough?” I dare you to whip …
Recipe: When the Girl Scout cookies are gone
It is July and my freezer is officially void of Girl Scout Thin Mints. After trembling in fear, with a death grip on the empty box and a glazed look in my eyes, it hit me.
I have a recipe to …
Black Books: Berry Bliss(ful) Cake with Lemonade Glaze
It’s that time of year: Berries, berries and more berries. Farmer’s markets, grocery stores, roadside stands… they’re everywhere. And I love it. My favorite is raspberries, which I suppose is because they taste like candy. Good, healthy candy.
The following recipe …
Black Books: Ribs and Texas Blackjack Sauce
I saw this recipe in Woman’s Day magazine in 2005. It immediately went in my Big Black Books and I prepared it for the first time that summer, my last in Chicago. I remember being very leery of the fact …
A piece of cake? Notsomuch.
Sometimes my inner Sandra Lee perks up and I get brave. And because I am honest and not one of those bloggers who only show the do-overs, I present to you my first experience with Cake Truffles.
I should start by …


















