Variations on Cooking

This is a combination of a recipe I found for beef soup, that was a bit boring and a recipe we learned in China for beef stir fry: I just...

I am still playing with bread recipes, we had a version of this bread a few years ago and I have trying to recreate it ever since and I...

Ingredients 3 cups of unbleached flour 1 cup chopped pecans 1 1/4 sticks of butter, diced 1 can of fresh pumpkin, 15oz can 2 eggs 1/3 cup...

I have received several emails requesting recipes for canning. While I have only been canning for about 3 years, I did not research and...

My good friend Ina gave me this recipe many years ago. I made a few adjustments, enjoy it. Ingredients 3 to 4 lb chicken cut up 2 cups...

We love all seafood, well Michael more then I. There are a few seafood proteins I am not a fan of but I will always try a dish even if...

This is a repost from Feb 2011. This dish I created for a dinner party a few years ago and I just came across it as I was preparing to...

Ingredients 4 boneless and skinless chicken breast, cubed 2 package of won ton wrappers 1 cup of cooked bean threads - as per directions...

Ingredients 1 16oz container of Crabmeat of choice 1 cup of olive oil mayo 2 eggs 1/2 cup diced onions 1/2 cup diced red pepper 2 cloves...

Well I have been told I need to have more Veggies in our Diet, well already eat a lot of veggies and fruits, so it came as a bit of a...

Ingredients 2 large Acorn squash cut in half, seeds removed 1 small onion sliced 1 small red dried chili, diced 4 tablespoons of unsalted...

Ingredients 4 boneless sirloin steaks, about 1 inch thick, size is your choice 1/3 cup peppercorns, ground to medium coarse 1 cup dry red...

Now mushrooms are usually available all year round, but we have a local grower and she said the fall and spring mushrooms have the most...

A favorite dish of ours and very easy to make. Ingredients 24 to 36 Little Neck Clams, scrubbed 3 links of Chorizo 1 small Onion, sliced...

I had come up with about a year ago and I just found the recipe in a pad of paper here at the cabin. Ingredients 1 lb of pork tenderloin...

I got the idea for this stew after having a french version a few years ago, only it needs a bit more of a kick so I went south of the...

I whipped these up for dinner a few weeks back. Never made crab cakes before, but I have had them many times and what I wanted ones that...

Ingredients 1/2 Lb of bacon, chopped 4 ears of corn, shucked and the kernels removed from the cob 2 red peppers, diced 1 red onion, diced...

A re-post from August 2015 I make this about once a month, the meats/seafood changes depending on the time of year. Also, I do not like...

One of my favorite desserts, well Cherries are my favorite fruit. I did a variation on the cake from the cardamon cupcakes I have posted...