Jun 9, 2011 | Food, grill, Veggies
Portobello Mushroom Burgers We’ve done these for years on the grill out doors. Tonight, I decided to do them indoors, setting out to pan fry or oven bake them. But, the notion struck me, “What about the George Foreman grill?” This is every bit as...
Apr 19, 2011 | Food, Veggies
Jalapeno Poppers I did these for the first time for a gathering over at our neighbors’ house. I got the idea from my son and his friend, JR. This is really simple. Just keep an eye on them and try to bring the bacon to crispy without over doing the cheese. Once...
Apr 11, 2011 | Food, Veggies
Collard Greens This is NOT the way my mother does greens, but I’m telling you, this is GOOD! I got the idea from our neighbor, Chef Joel St. John. Until I had his greens I’d never thought about all the other things that could be added to the pot. He...
Jan 4, 2011 | Food, Veggies
Mushrooms in Garlic Butter I stumbled across the delightful Smitten Kitchen cooking blog quite by mistake. I still don’t know where I found the link, but I’m glad I did. I adapted the following recipe from Deb Perelmans Garlic Butter Roasted Mushrooms...
Dec 6, 2010 | Food, Veggies
Lima Beans I My mother gave me her old Mirror pressure cooker that’s probably close to 40 years old. We’ve been having a blast with it. We make chicken stock with it, and use the stock in recipes like this one. Ingredients 1 lb small dried lima beans...
Nov 7, 2010 | Casseroles, Food, Veggies
Green Tomato and Vidalia Onion Gratin Okay, I shamelessly stole this from FoodNetwork’s Claire Robinson. (I just learned today that she’s a fellow alumna of U. Memphis.) If you can’t find Vidalia onions, try Texas Sweets. Ingredients 1/4 pound bacon...
