It's a winter wonderland here in Oklahoma right now! Snow about 4-6 inches thick blankets the ground. The temperature is hovering in the 20's with overcast skies. This is my favorite type of weather---and favorite time of year. I'm sure we'll thaw out here pretty soon. Snow doesn't ever stick around for long in this… Continue reading Cranberry Oat Bread
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Banana Pineapple Bread
I swear, bananas do not last long in my house. Maybe it's because my kitchen is so warm and humid, or because we'll at a few bananas and then forget about the rest, but at least 1-2 bananas goes bad before we can get to them. Right now we are in 'waste not, want not'… Continue reading Banana Pineapple Bread
White Texas Sheet Cake
There are a few culinary treasures that the state of Texas holds near and dear to its heart. I'm talking chicken fried steak, cheese enchiladas with chili gravy, Texas toast, and steak-on-garlic sandwiches. Brisket is done best in the great state of Texas. Iced tea is always served with sugar on the side. One sweet… Continue reading White Texas Sheet Cake
Pineapple Cake Cookies
I'm constantly searching for the perfect weird cookie combination. Chocolate chip? Nah. Too normal. Oatmeal raisin? Get out of here with that. I've experimented with lemon and white chocolate, mint and dark chocolate, plus a whole menagerie of ingredients that are thrown into my recipe for My Man's Cookies. Everybody and their mom has a favorite chocolate chip… Continue reading Pineapple Cake Cookies
Chipotle-Lime Tex Mix
Yesterday, I shared this sweet snack mix recipe with y'all. I ended up making two different snack mix treats as Christmas gifts for my coworkers, and the other one is this Chipotle-Lime snack mix recipe you will find below! Since there are technically no "Chex" cereal in this savory mix, I decided I would swap out the… Continue reading Chipotle-Lime Tex Mix
St. Nick Snack Mix
I cannot believe that Christmas is only 5 days away! It feels like just yesterday it was Thanksgiving. Heck, just yesterday was Halloween, right?? I've already got the turkey breast defrosting in the fridge since we are having our Christmas dinner on Friday. On Sunday, it's all about the Christmas breakfast casserole in the morning while opening our presents. Then,… Continue reading St. Nick Snack Mix
Persimmon Spice Cookies
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
Lemon White Chocolate Cookies
I finally did it. I successfully melted white chocolate! My last attempt ended with me yelling every obscenity under the sun alone in my kitchen. I think I know why it worked so well this time---I used white chocolate baking bars instead of white chocolate chips. I read the back of the box and followed the instructions… Continue reading Lemon White Chocolate Cookies
Pecan-Crusted Pork Chops with Pumpkin Butter
I've been struggling to pick out the perfect pork chop lately. In the past, I've always eaten thick-cut, boneless pork chops---but those tend to dry out quickly. It's nice to know you only need to cook pork to an internal temperature of around 145 degrees now, effectively making dry pork chops non-existent...but still. Those thick-cut… Continue reading Pecan-Crusted Pork Chops with Pumpkin Butter
Crab, Apple and Watercress Salad
I've spent hours upon hours researching how to make my blog just a little bit better, and I discovered one thing I was missing: printable recipe cards. I know a lot of you probably just bookmark or save recipes that you like, but having a hard copy is always good----plus, it makes reading recipes on the… Continue reading Crab, Apple and Watercress Salad
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