While I love cheesecake, I have cut way back on sugar. So I went looking for a cheesecake that was savory instead of sweet. I make a small bacon cheesecake because it is very rich and a small piece satisfies. I...
A while back we moved to Wales for a couple of years while BH worked on a college program in documentary photography. Classes at the uni were one day a week. Many of the students lived at home in various parts...
This soup is something BH made before we ever met. He showed me how to make it and I wrote the instructions. Over the years, I have refined the recipe and modified it to be gluten free and low in lactose....
I find that pot roast recipes are pretty similar. What is different about this one is the addition of tomato paste to the cooking broth. This makes a tomato-y pot roast with a very robust gravy. Day 1, I serve it...
BH and I are huge fans of the Liaden universe. Theo, one of the pilots, loves Maize Buttons. So Maize Buttons are mentioned in many of the books. Now usually I have some kind of idea of the real world equivalent...
Usually I make my quiches vegetarian. But I had a bunch of leftover ham from Easter – the little bits left over after you cut a few ham steaks. What to do with chopped ham? Make a quiche – crust-less of...
Several years ago I came across a recipe for chicken marinated in dark rum. I started calling it Drunken Chicken and the name has stuck with me. Unfortunately the website it was on is now gone. Fortunately, I have a paper...
A lot of times I have only a few people for Thanksgiving dinner. So instead of cooking a whole turkey, I make a turkey breast. To save room in the oven for casseroles, I decided to play around with an instant pot...
Gluten-free turkey gravy is pretty easy to make, using 2 Tablespoons of cornstarch in place of 1/4 cup flour in any recipe. But many people with gluten issues cross-react with cornstarch. So I played with xanthan gum until I figured out...
I’m sure most food sites out there have an oven roasted herb turkey recipe. Since I have a number of holiday and Thanksgiving recipes on this site, I thought I’d include the turkey recipe for convenience. I like to use oven...
