This past Saturday was my husband Jon’s birthday. He’s older than me, for the time being – by 2 years. I have almost 3 months to hold that over him, then the spread drops to 1 year. But still, I’ll take it. Older is older. I had grand plans to make him an amazing 3D […]
I love Barbeque. Especially sweet barbeque. So when I decided to come up with a Brunchy type of Tailgate food (since many games require mid-day or late morning tailgating) – I knew just what I wanted. Pork Barbeque Sliders, but on Biscuits. To make it unique, and incredibly tasty, mind you, I went the way […]
We at Casa DoughMesstic just wanted to wish every one o’ ye landlubbers a very Happy Halloween! Last night was Trick-or-Treating in our town, and Seven cleaned up – no crappy candy in his very full pumpkin! So, it looks like Momma will be converting a lot of that candy into some repurposed yumminess! Last […]
I have this feeling that you are relieved to hear that the Hass Avocado Tailgating recipe Contest has come to a close. All that begging for votes, reminders here, on Facebook, on Twitter. Trust me – I had a true distaste for it myself. But once I had entered, there was no way I could […]
Is there a restaurant in America that doesn’t serve Molten Lava Cake as a dessert these days? It seems everywhere you turn, it’s on the menu. And for good reason! They are absolutely delicious. But they aren’t cheap. Oftentimes, you’ll be paying $7.99 for the privilege of consuming this ooey gooey masterpiece. Stop doing that! […]
Today I am here to wish my favorite cookbook author, Dorie Greenspan, a very Happy Birthday! A group of us, current and former TWDers and FFWDers, banded together to create a virtual dinner party to celebrate how special she is to each of us. We each chose a recipe from her new (and amazing!) cookbook […]
Seven is now getting to the age where I see SO much learning. Of course, I always saw a lot – he starting talking very early (Mama and meant it at about 4 months, Dada soon after. Big words at 15 months with lots of other things in between.) and now – he’s a full […]
It’s names like this that scare people off. Hachis Parmentier. What the what?? Let me clue you in…it’s Shepherd’s Pie. And in case you are from a small town in Southwest Virginia whose mama didn’t make Shepherd’s Pie and you may as well be eating Hachis Parmentier, it’s like beefy mashed potato casserole. That help? […]
I made a video. I’m in it. I’m scary. I’m old. I’m not fit for public consumption. But, by popular demand, I made the video to show you that poaching an egg isn’t all that complicated. While we were in Oregon on the Good Egg Tour, we spent an afternoon outdoors, cooking at various stations. […]
Admission time here…I had never cooked a sweet potato. Heck, I’ve barely even eaten a sweet potato. They’re so…orange. And covered in marshmallows. It’s kind of sticky and gross. So, when I was in Iowa last week on the Iowa Corn Tour with a few of my fellow bloggers, imagine my reaction to learn […]
Not every recipe is a keeper. This one, i could take it or leave it, and when it comes right down to it – as written – I’ll leave it. A week or so ago, I was presented with the opportunity to test out a recipe from a culinary school. I had such high […]
You may have heard that I am in Des Moines for a couple of days, with the Iowa Farmers Feed US CORNucopia Tour. On Wednesday, I’ll be touring a couple of working farms, eating lots of great foods, and taking a spin in the Pace Car on the Iowa Speedway! (Jon is kinda jealous of […]