Passion for food

  Black garlic's taste is pretty magical, you'd think it's going to taste like garlic.. But it really doesn't! If you have never tried it you really should, it's delicious and even MORE healthy than regular garlic! That's right black garlic is just LOADED with healthy anti-oxidants! To me it kind of tasted like a dried date, who's grandmother could have been garlic.          Black Garlic Ravioli Recipe:    Click for Printable version

I love a good chili dog & chili burger. But the store bough canned hot dog and burger chili just isn't very good. Not only that but the majority of the brands I checked DON'T EVEN CONTAIN BEEF. Yes you read that correctly. No beef. Check the ingredient list! A lot of them had beef fat, and TVP - Textured vegetable protein. I did find a brand with real beef, but frankly, it was nasty tasting. So it's time to make our own hot dog chili, and make it AMAZING and oh so simple at home!            All Purpose Mexican Spice Mix Recipe:    Click for Printable version

  The thing about "leftovers" recipes is that no wants a a recipe to SEEM like left overs, and this recipe really doesn't! You can make it from scratch with uncooked chicken or turkey, or use pre-cooked it will come out delicious and juicy either way! And the spice mix we use here is great for all kinds of thing, beef, chicken, pork, turkey, beans, you name it!          All Purpose Mexican Spice Mix Recipe:    Click for Printable version

 The BEST dinner rolls don't have to be difficult to make! This recipe is super simple, and the dinner rolls come out of soft and ever so delicious! I like to batch bake these rolls on a sheet pan so you get that classic look, but you can totally space them out a little more and they come out just as good. The dough for these rolls should be soft and a little sticky, if the dough is too dry the final dinner rolls will also be dry, and no one likes a dry-roll.           The Best Dinner Rolls Recipe:    Click for Printable version

  Making flat bread is easy! But if you want that perfectly puffed pita pocket there a couple of key things we need to keep in mind! Those key things to get pita to puff are: moisture, the dough should be sticky, flour: the flat sides of the pita need that flour to help them become more stiffer than in inside dough, giving the steam no where to push out, and finally HEAT: we need to cook our pita bread in a SUPER HOT pan, or an oven as HOT as we can get it! I set my oven to it's max setting of 550F and pre-headed my sheet pan. Keep in mind even with perfect dough and flour and heat, sometimes a pita can get a hole in it preventing a puff, don't press to hard or damage them while flipping!          Puffed Pita Bread Recipe:    Click for Printable version

 I love simple recipes that seem fancy, and this wonderfully creamy pumpkin bisque soup fits the bill! This is a great recipe for fall, or really any time! It's quick to make and can be flavored however you would like, yes even the dreaded pumpkin pie spice, if you want!          Creamy Pumpkin Bisque Soup Recipe:    Click for Printable version

  Lets make one of my favorite snacks, these soft & chewy home made pretzels! They are soft and chewy, but also a little crunch in all the right ways! And the best part is they're really very easy to make. And of course we need a nice easy cheese sauce to go along with them which only has 3 ingredients!           Soft Pretzels With Cheese Sauce Recipe:    Click for Printable version