Spicy Sweet Savory Pickled Cherries

PICKLED CHERRIES YOU ASK...???WELL...PUCKER UP !!!THESE BABIES PACK AN AMAZINGLY POWERFUL FLAVOR PUNCH.THEY ARE ADDICTING.i don't know how i got this idea that i HAD to make pickled cherries. i just wanted a way to enjoy all these beautiful cherries...

Parmesan Vanilla Bean Pound Cake

i love pound cakes...i think i'll be on a never ending search for the perfect pound cake...never ending because there is not ONE perfect pound cake. there are too many perfect pound cakes.THIS IS ONE OF THOSE POUND CAKES.perfect in it's own way.a whole...

Orange Tarragon Marmalade

i don't know about you, but i'm a big HUGE fan of  SWEET and SAVORY.for instance, i miss the Rosco's Chicken and Waffles i used to get in L.A.  crunchy, well seasoned fried chicken and a fluffy, crisp golden waffle with a bottomless dispenser...

BACON JAM with a little kick

BACON JAM...are you kidding me?was someone keeping this a secret?how did i not know about this WONDER SPREAD?!move over candied bacon...there's a new kid in towngood morning...good afternoon and good night !i could eat this with every meal...and i think...

Another Great Oatmeal Cookie made with BACON FAT

i know...you might be over all this bacon fat overload, BUT this is definitely another WINNER.  people raved about it...begged for another.  these are quite different than the other cookie i posted about called the Depression Era Oatmeal Cookie....

Depression Era Oatmeal BACON FAT Cookies

did your Grandma keep a coffee tin on the back of the stove for BACON GREASE?mine did.  she used that darn bacon grease for everything. butter and fancy oils weren't used for "saute-ing" in those days...it was more like frying. AND...butter was...

OATMEAL EGG BAKE w/BACON AND MAPLE SYRUP

another one of my new cold weather favorites...easy and so satisfying.  nothing real gourmet about this one, just good old breakfast ingredients presented in a different way...makes breakfast more fun and feels a little gourmet-ish.  this would...

Bacon Candy

what can i possibly say about this that you havent already imagined. just two simple words...BACON..and...CANDY. might make little sense to the unenlightened few, but once you've crossed the line and seen the light, this concept makes...

Pickled Eggs

PICKLED EGGS...reeeeally pickled...yumwell, i'm a little embarrassed to say, this is the only pickling i have done this year...who am i trying to kid here...this is the ONLY pickling i have EVER done in my life. i've always wanted to get into the whole...

Chicharron Pancakes

CHICHARRON PANCAKES...pancakes made with ground pork rindsNO flour...NO kidding !well, i don't have to tell you that these are my new favorite thing. what could be better? a pig in a pancake? i seem to be alllll about anything PIG lately and i apologize...wait...

SWEET and SAVORY SODA BREAD

well, i am now A BREAD BELIEVER!!!i can finally say that i have found the bread i have been looking for. you see...i like to reserve my carbs for the best of the best. soda bread is it. moist, dense, crusty outside and flavor-FULL on the inside. it's...

SWEET SAVORY SPICY PECAN PANCETTA AND EGGS

i really don't know where i came up with this combo, but i gotta tell ya, it sure works for me. my 1st bite made me think i was at a 5 star hotel on a fabulous vacation somewhere just willing to try anything and everything different or out of the ordinary....