Molten Lava Burgers

OMG!  I must gather my thoughts. How can I describe this beauty?  How do you describe your mouth encountering the perfect cheeseburger? A couple of weeks ago Sam and I were watching an episode of “Food Wars”.  The topic of that particular episode was a burger called the “Jucy Lucy”.  Which consisted of a stack…

Roasted Potato Wedges

            This particular style of potato is one I remember having many times growing up. I find it funny that,as an adult, I have never made it before now.  This approach to the potato is sincerely satisfying in a comforting and simple sort of way.  I cannot remember how they were…

Gobble Gobble

  This is it, a foolproof turkey recipe!  Two perfect years in a row! I will probably never cook a turkey any other way again!  Once you find perfection should you really strive for perfect perfection?  Is there such a thing? And, here is the great part.  It is the easiest turkey recipe I have…

Pasties

One of the things I periodically do to save money is try to spend less on food.  Most of the other things we spend money on are just not flexible like the food budget is.  Sadly, as the cost of food goes up, the food budget is becoming less and less flexible as well.  The…

Granny’s Salsa

My attempt at Granny’s Salsa. I used mostly ripe tomatoes. Nearly all summer, and even last week, Granny has been churning out fresh batches of salsa with ingredients plucked from her and my father’s garden.  When I typed the words, “Granny’s Salsa” the thought of them struck me as funny.  Grannies are supposed to be…

$300 a Day

This family got home from a four day trip to Las Vegas, NV on September 22nd.  While we were there we made plenty of food memories. List of places we ate: 1.     Mirage (room mini bar) Ha Ha! 2.     Mirage Buffet 3.     ExcaliburDinner Show (Tournament of Kings) 4.     Mirage Room Service 5.     TheCoffee Cup Café…