Recipes

Spicy Cumin Rub BBQ Ribs

I used a dry rub that I saw on Kelsey’s Essential’s and then combined the rendered juice with my favorite BBQ sauce and the results were off the charts. You bake these ribs tightly covered in foil and then give them a nice char  – either...

BBQ Beer Brisket

This is, hands down, the best BBQ brisket recipe EVER.  It originally came from my mother’s tried and true Wichita Sunflower Sampler but I’ve modified it just a bit to make it Texas style and I think it’s even better. Be sure to use the drippings...

Kelsey’s Charred Corn Salad

I saw this on Kelsey’s Essentials last weekend (The Cooking Channel) and thought I’d give it a try with my next BBQ ensemble. I did and it was a perfect salad dish – just the right blend of flavors. I charred my corn like she did...

Strawberry Rhubarb Pie

Here is one of my all time favorites! Nothing says summer to me like rhubarb pie. I grew up on rhubarb because I spent my grade school years in Minnesota and the stuff grows like weeds up there. It’s a little pricey in the south but...

Chicken Taco Chili

So here’s the deal with this one: It’s from a “skinny” recipe website and my friend Melissa passed it along to me because she’s following a pseudo Weight Watchers diet these days and trying to kill herself in boot camp most mornings.  It’s also a crock...

Lemon Cake With Whipped Frosting

This is a simple  and easy dessert because it starts with a box mix.  It stays in the fridge because of the frosting so it’s cool and refreshing – the perfect dessert on a summer day. Ingredients for cake: 1 lemon cake mix 1/2 cup water...

PW’s Twice Baked New Potatoes

I saw this recipe on her Food Network Show last weekend and thought I would give them a try – I love a good twice baked potato but they can take forever to prepare and I figured the smaller size would certainly eliminate that problem. You...

Summertime Pasta

This recipe is an adaption from one that I found in a Barefoot Contessa cookbook (shocking, I know!). I actually spin this in lots of different ways depending on what I have on hand but I always add some sort of cheese.  I also serve this...