Cracking eggs one carton at a time.
Let's talk about pork. The other white meat. I feel like pork gets a bad rap. It's typically positioned at the bottom of the totem pole on people's choice of protein. Most people overcook the meat, turning off potential future pork lovers. Pork is one of my favorite things to cook. Tenderloin, shoulder roast, bacon,… Continue reading Pork & Apples with Stuffing
The dog days of summer are here, and they're here to stay. With that comes hours of languishing pool side, huddling in a dark house to escape the heat, and sweet, sweet peaches. Peaches are probably the most fantastical thing about summer. When those fuzzy round fruits start popping up at the farmer's market and… Continue reading Spiced Peach Bread
My circadian rhythm is all off. Waking up at 10 p.m. and going to work at midnight is a lot weirder than I thought it was going to be. I mean, don't get me wrong, I knew it was going to be weird. And difficult. And slightly depressing. But I didn't think it was going to be this hard… Continue reading Sun-Dried Tomato Chicken with Garlic Mashed Potatoes
If there is one thing that I'm not good at, it's this: patience. Patience is hard, y'all. Whether it's me losing my temper at work because software is moving slowly, or burning the roof of my mouth because I just CANNOT WAIT for my pizza to cool down---I really suck at this patience thing. Patience is… Continue reading Lemon-Blueberry Cheesecake Bars
Have you ever visited a farm before? I'm talking a real, live farm----like Old MacDonald's---complete with cows, chickens, gardens and barn cats. That kind of farm. I got to visit one for the first time this past week: Providence Farms. The old farmhouse was cute and the ducklings and chicks were even cuter. The family that owns the… Continue reading Smoky Pork, Potato & Apple Bake
I've been intrigued with the persimmon fruit ever since I first read about them in an Oklahoma Centennial cookbook. Both persimmons and sand plums were once widely available in the Indian Territory during the turn of the century, but they've quickly fallen into obscurity. There's a grove of trees near Lake Hefner where you can… Continue reading Persimmon Spice Cookies
I stumbled upon one of my greatest finds (when it comes to cookbooks) in a thrift shop the other day. This beauty was only $2 and is a whopping 500 pages! It is a spiral-bound, home-cooking recipe collection from the Homemakers Association of Oklahoma. They break down the recipes into a dozen different categories, and the… Continue reading Texas Longhorn Cornbread
