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Rheesa, our sweet across-the-street neighbor, drops by at least once a week to gift us with samples of her baked goods, jellies, and other scrumptious offerings. She always worries about how they taste but this woman has a talent in the kitchen she's afraid to admit to. This week, she dropped...

Our home is only 2 years old and we have a definite ant problem, both inside and out. Of particular annoyance is the way ants love to invade my gas grill. Even when I clean it out they swarm all over the inside the next day after use. I have sprayed an insecticide barrier around the base but...

I'll have to break mine into 3 general categories and no, I do not put hot sauce on everything I cook unlike some crazies I know with porcelain stomachs. Mexican: Way out in front of everything else, is Cholula and Tabasco Jalapeno sauce. No, I don't go HOT for hot's sake but rather as a...

I suppose I could be labeled a 'minimalist' regarding some of my cooking because a lot of my stuff is deceptively simple. Here's a basic recipe for fish tacos: I prefer either Tilapia or Mahi-Mahi for tacos. In a skillet I sauté the fish in a tablespoon of olive oil and add only THREE...

When we relocated from the Pacific Northwest to Georgia 25 years ago we took to this regional cuisine like iron filings to a magnet. At the top of the heap for mouth-watering flavor? A properly done low country boil. It is not exactly barbecue or grilling but definitely an outdoor activity...

My favorite hangout as a single guy was a funky college tavern just north of Stanford University called the Dutch Goose. Their bar snacks were superior: keystone steamed clams, flavored popcorns, peanuts in the shell, brat sandwiches, and hot deviled eggs. I bugged the hosts for their deviled...

I have just finished a novel entitled Bon Appetit by Sandra Byrd. It is the second book in her French Twist trilogy romance and deals with a delightful young lady called "Lexi" who travels from her home in Seattle to take on the rigors of a classic French baking/pastry academy. The story is...

I have a fairly thin flexible serrated vegetable knife that I would like to sharpen up. It is of high quality and after a couple of years it has lost its scalpel-like edge. Can you effectively sharpen up a small thin serrated knife?:huh:

1) One of my favorites is large pretzel rods dipped in ranch dressing. 2) Small curd cottage cheese (lotsa S&P) with tortilla chips. 3) Lo-cal Quick chocolate smoothie (In a blender, combine a few ice cubes, 2 packs of hot cocoa mix, a couple of tablespoons of vanilla yogurt, and skim milk...

Nothing stimulates my hunger like a gin martini! Of course, Make it a double. I like mine "James Bond" style: Stirred not shaken. There are many ways to make a good dry martini. Here are three methods from dry to driest: 1) Pour vermouth into a martini glass and swirl around. Pour out all of...

Don't know if this should be posted here or under 'breads' but here I go.... I have tried without success to make a light, fluffy cornbread-style muffin or pan style cake muffins made entirely of masa. I could half-sole my shoes with the results. My wife and I LOVE the flavor of masa and the...

My late WWII Marine father was a fantastic cook and I learned a lot from him regarding my own love of food. This is one weird recipe and one I doubt many have tried. My Dad grew his own ingredients in his backyard garden: Beets, Banana peppers, and onions. Most have tasted and loved pickled...

Begin with a couple of TBSP of olive oil, carmelizing a quarter of an onion and a TSP of minced garlic. Salt and pepper to taste, add a little Italian seasoning and a few shakes of balsamic vinegar. Lastly, stir in fistfuls of fresh or frozen cut-leaf spinach, (thawed)then cover to let steam...

As you can guess by my handle, when I'm not reading something, I'm cooking something. I got turned on to cooking by my late WW II Marine father. Back then, anyone crazy enough to tell him that "cooking was woman's work" was liable to get knocked on their A**. I've been in the kitchen my entire...