Summertime (or near summertime if you live in Montana), makes me naturally want to eat lighter. I’m a big veggie lover, more veg than fruit please! However, my vegetable drawer has been known to have many a vegetable lay in waste…wanted but forgotten. That’s where the guilt comes in, the truth is that my veg […]
Archive | Appetizers
Deliciously Deviled Duck Eggs
I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter. I spent most of mine cooking, that is improvising my cooking. I also had some drama, not too serious but scary (more on that in a moment). I failed to plan for Easter (that’s not the drama I’m talking about). I more than failed to plan, I didn’t […]
Mini Pizzatizers
It’s pizza two ways, made for picking up with your fingers. Perfect for a family pizza night or the big game, or when a bunch of teenagers are coming over to play video games all night and they don’t want to stop playing. It just doesn’t get better than popping a little pizzatizer in your […]
Hooter’s Hot Wings (Copy Cat Recipe)
Did you know that I used to be a Hooter’s Girl? I served up Hot Wings and Beer. Not really, I was a copy cat just for a day (many years and many less pounds ago). McGyver thought it would be a hoot (pun intended) to get me a Hooter’s girl outfit. So one day […]
His, Mine and Ours Game Day Quesadillas
Would you believe it if I told you that I’m the only member of my family that likes football? It’s true; if I watch a game I watch it alone while everyone else goes about their business. Except for one time a year, Super Bowl time. Suddenly on Super Bowl day I have a crowd […]
Brie, Bacon and Fig in a Fillo Cup
Brie is, without a doubt, is my most favorite of all cheeses. It is today anyways. I am often like a Labrador retriever, whatever is good at the moment is my favorite thing. Walk time, it’s my favorite thing, dinner time, it’s my favorite thing, fetch, it’s my favorite thing, brie it’s my favorite thing. […]
Heart Attack on a Stick & Giving Thanks
Source Happy Thanksgiving. What are you thankful for? That question always looms on this day of thanks. If you were to ask random people, you would almost always get the same answers: my health, my family, my friends, my home, that I have a job, my pets, etc. We often take those things for granted […]
Grandpa HoHo’s Shrimp Dip
If you remember my post on The Saltine Cracker Elevated I promised I would get the recipe refined for my father-in-law’s Shrimp Dip. McGyver was the official taste tester, after all who would know his dad’s recipe better? See we only had a list of the ingredients and not the quantity. McGyver had a general idea […]
The Saltine Elevated
The humble saltine, also known as a soda cracker, isn’t considered a fancy food. It’s used mostly crumbled up in soup, chili, topped on casseroles and once in awhile it gets slathered with peanut butter or topped with a slice of cheese. If your tummy is upset the doctor recommends some soda crackers to fend […]
Guacamole
Pure simple unadulterated guacamole. I’ve read many guacamole recipes that call for a variety of ingredients such as garlic, tomato, onion and jalapenos. But the truth is, I love, love, love avocados. So much so that I don’t want to have my guacamole covered up by any flavors. Just salt to enhance the flavor and some […]