Basic (sweet) Cornbread

Originally published Jun 29, 2010 on old blog My old Buddy, (Clif), passed on one of his earlier cornbread recipes – first shared with Heidi and I about 4 or 5 years ago – after hearing how much she loves having cornbread for dessert with butter and jelly or honey spread on it. This is exactly as it was passed, […]

Old Fashioned Biscuits

Originally posted Jun 29, 2010 on old blog While making a cornbread batter today, found this recipe on the back of a can of Clabber Girl Double Acting Baking Powder, so you KNOW it just has to be good! Old Fashioned Biscuits Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour 3 1/2 tsp Clabber Girl Baking Powder 1/2 tsp salt 1/3 cup shortening […]

Speaking of Cornbread

Originally posted Jun 27, 2010 on old blog My Buddy found a great recipe for Jalapeno-Cheese Cornbread and shared it with us a few years back. The proportions described in the recipe are perfection in my opinion… Chili with cornbread, Navy beans with onion and cornbread, Hoppin John with cornbread – you name it and cornbread is the perfect match! […]

Beef Ranchero Taco Skillet

Originally posted Jun 25, 2010 on old blog I have been scouring through our recipes for those I could adapt for use with the new Lodge “Combo Cooker” on the propane grill. Today the wife mentioned her “Taco Skillet” recipe she got from Campbell’s Kitchen then modified to OUR tastes a few years ago. Our Son-in-law just absolutely *LOVES* this […]

Classic Macaroni Salad

Originally posted Jun 24, 2010 on old blog Another old post I just *HAD* to recover! In an earlier post, I mentioned my Buddy’s GREAT Macaroni Salad – he originally found the recipe on www.allrecipes.com and admittedly does not follow it precisely, (real cooks never do), but here is a slightly modified version of their original recipe.  He uses a food processor […]