Quesadillas with Chicken and Kale
Quesadillas with Chicken and Kale Yes, I know it sounds strange, but trust me on this. One of the fun things we do around here is play “stump the cook.” Sherry will say, “I’m getting a bit hungry; can you fix me up a little something?”...REVEALING HEAVEN
REVEALING HEAVEN Our good friend, the Rev. John W. Price, has written about his conversations with over 200 people who’ve had a “near death experience.” His book, REVEALING HEAVEN – The Christian Case for Near Death Experiences, is available...More about Dumplings
More about Dumplings Growing up in the south in the home of one of the finest country cooks in west Tennessee, I acquired an early appreciation for a good dumpling. An old Kraft Foods rep I used to do business with years ago gave me a simple dumpling recipe that works...Cornmeal Dumplings with Greens
Cornmeal Dumplings with Greens Our neighbor made these for us, and we thought they were fabulous. I finally got around to trying it myself. Easy to do, and very tasty. Ingredients 1 lb. smoked turkey necks or wings 1 bunch collard greens 2 or 3 turnips, peeled and...Slow Cooker Candied Carrots
Slow Cooker Candied Carrots While watching the Hungry Girl show on the Cooking Channel. I started to type out the instructions when she posted her web address. Duh! Ingredients 1/4 cup apricot preserves (low sugar) 2 T brown sugar 1 1/2 T butter (lite spread) 1...Roasted Garlic and Onion with Shrimp
Roasted Garlic and Onion with Shrimp Sherry asked me to cook something, and I said, “But we have nothing to work with.” She knew better and invited me to figure out something. I roasted most of the vegetables in a dry skillet. Toward the end, I did drizzle...Pork, Cabbage and Hominy Stew
Pork, Cabbage and Hominy Stew This was going to be a version of green chile and cabbage dish Sherry loves so much. But I didn’t bother to look up the recipe, and just winged it. This is what happened. I don’t have a slow cooker big enough to hold it all,...Wilted Kale
Wilted Kale Sherry picked up a bunch of Kale, and I had no idea what to do with it. Let’s just say it wasn’t something we saw much of in the Byrd household when I was a child. Turnip greens, mustard greens, collards? You bet. But Kale? I don’t know....Shrimp with Sweet Potatoes
Shrimp with Sweet Potatoes Sherry said she wanted a snack, so I threw this together in a hurry. I already had the creamed sweet potatoes in the fridge. So I just quickly pan fried some shrimp in butter; warmed the sweet potatoes in the microwave; then topped the...Carnitas
Carnitas Found this interesting approach to Carnitas. Tried it on Jan. 24th with country style ribs rather than a roast. I put most in a 2 liter corningware, and the rest in a small cast iron skillet. I covered both with foil. After 3 hours in a 250 F oven, the ribs...Pollock and Shrimp Pan Fry
Pollock and Shrimp Pan Fry We had some pollock fillets down from the freezer that had thawed a couple of days ago. Along with other good stuff we had on hand, this turned out to be a pretty darned good breakfast. Not traditional by any stretch of the imagination, but...Seafood Combo
Seafood Combo Ingredients 1 lb. frozen Seafood Combo 1 lb good smoked sausage or Andouille cut into bite sized pieces 4 yellow onions (peeled) 15 ounce can of tomatoes in their juice 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 green pepper, cleaned and chopped 1 can chopped clams with...Christmas Dinner
Christmas Dinner When we first planned for Christmas Dinner, it was going to be Sherry, Sam, me, and possibly Sam’s housemate Jeff. I had pretty big plans for a variety of non-traditional menu items. The question of whether to expect Jeff wasn’t really an...Crock Pot "BBQ"
Crock Pot "BBQ" A work mate of Sherry’s gave her this recipe, and I thought it looked promising. Haven’t tried this yet, and I probably will not put beef in mine. Thanks to Hanh Nguyen for this. Ingredients 1 1/2 lbs beef cubed stew meat...A Walk in the Park
A Walk in the Park We are lucky to have a city park and a public elementary school right down the street from our end of the culdesac. The dog loves to take a walk around the park and school grounds, and today, for the first time we toured the on-campus Urban Harvest...Southern Style Biscuits
Southern Style Biscuits My grandmother used to make about 2 dozen of these every morning. She made enough so there would be leftovers for the dogs. I’d stand on the back porch and throw biscuits to Toby and Bullet; they’d catch them in midair and...Links
Links These are links to sites having to do with food and cooking. I’ve set up another page for links to things having nothing to do with cooking. aluminum foil faq Thanks to Reynolds amazing ribs asparagus recipes – California Asparagus...Girls at Work
Girls at Work These are some of our students at Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church. They are SO much fun. Note the mural in the background. We have some fabulous artists at Palmer. Here are links to two of them who did the mural. Jackie Campbell and Katee Esser. ...Seafood and Guacamole Enchiladas
Seafood and Guacamole Enchiladas I make up a seafood salad from mock crab meat. It’s great for sandwiches or in a tortilla wrap. I served Sherry a wrap, and she suggested I heat it up next time. So I decided to try this combination. Ingredients 2 cups seafood...Seafood Salad
Seafood Salad In always liked the seafood sandwiches served by Subway, so I tried to emulate their recipe. Ingredients 1 lb. mock seafood, flake style 4 ounces cream cheese, softened 3 green onions, minced 1 tomato, finely chopped 1/2 cup mayonnaise 14 ounce can black...Trinidadian Style Chicken Stew
Trinidadian Style Chicken Stew Saw this interesting looking dish on Roger Mooking’s “Everyday Exotic” program on the Cooking Channel. It’s made my To-Do list. He also also featured Plantain Gratin and a Pickled Topping recipes that look worth...BBQ Sauce ala Emeril
BBQ Sauce ala Emeril Looking for a recipe for BBQ pizza, I ran across one used by Emeril Lagasse. This isn’t exactly the way Emeril did it, but it’s close. We did this up tonight with some slow smoked pulled pork I did on the grill on the Fourth, and it...Onion Sauce for Pasta
Onion Sauce for Pasta Had some extra onions on hand so I decided to see if I could find a recipe for an onion sauce to go over pasta. It’s on the stove right now. Note: Not finished yet, but the long slow cooking really reduces the volume of onions. I started...Crab Quesadilla
Crab Quesadilla Sherry asked me to whip her up something, so I found a can of crab meat in our pantry and decided to go from there. One can of crab meat is enough for two well stuffed quesadillas. I make up one for Sherry, and while she’s enjoying, I make up a...Red Beans in the Crock Pot
Red Beans in the Crock Pot We have a routine we fell into around here for making chicken stock over the weekend; we time this not because it’s a weekend, but because our solid waste visits on Tuesday mornings. (Yes, we make cooking decisions based partly on what...Seafood Pasta
Seafood Pasta Ingredients 1/4 cup chopped onion2 garlic cloves, crushed1 teaspoon butter1 teaspoon olive oil1/2 lb shrimp1/2 lb scallops1 (6 1/2 ounce) can clams, not drained1 1/2 cups chicken broth1 teaspoon basil2 tablespoons parsley1/2 teaspoon paprika1/4 teaspoon...Shrimp and Bread Stuffing
Shrimp and Bread Stuffing We try to keep stock in our freezer at all times. When I’m out of shrimp stock, I purchase wild head-on shrimp; use the shrimp for whatever I feel like doing; and make a stock out of the heads. Just boil the heads with a chopped onion,...Before There Was TV
Before There Was TV Acrylics on 11″ x 14″ canvas...Banana Bread, Sherry’s
We like to make up this banana bread with a few raisins added.
Breakfast Meeting
